Discrimination on football Twitter: the role of humour in the Othering of minorities

This article explores the footballing Twitter community and abundance of tweets that use discriminatory humour to ‘Other’ minorities. With a 32% increase in instances discrimination during 2018/19 Premier League season, this qualitative study collected containing some form language or slurs be analysed. Two main concepts were identified, Othering humour, where minorities was often concealed by humour. It appears comments, no matter their inconspicuousness, have found new home online as at games is now met with condemnation punishment. Ultimately, highlights justification on football Twitter, whether stated outright otherwise, when it encompassed humorous undertones. The conclusions reflect how understanding can helpful for authorities social media companies identifying abuse.