Comparative Research of feminist content on Tiktok and Weibo

Abstract

As educational equality becomes more accepted, females have gained a prominent on more societal responsibilities and get some chance to voice. However，females suffer difficulty in ensuring the same advantages as males and achieving a vital role in the courts and public administration. Particularly in some developing countries, mothers are indeed regarded to be tied to their households. The Internet has created a "speaking" culture based on this sociological trend, enabling an international feminist community and empowering feminists to become a trendy topic in today's society (Munro, 2013). [18] The wave of feminism, which engages in online and in-person engagements, has progressively grown, with the #MeToo campaign being the most prominent example. Making individuals aware of gender bias in community interaction beneath patriarchy through the spread of information has been one of the motivating causes and motives for the growth of feminism, prompting more constitutional protections activities, including fighting gender inequality, bullying on the street, and violence against women (Flores et al., 2020). [5] The emergence of social media channels has opened up more opportunities for feminism to flourish. This intuitive data transmitted, and user interactions have ensured that worldwide feminist knowledge is connected. This suggests that females have more voice and that anyone may advocate for feminism. Simultaneously, advancements in mobile device technology have made it simpler for users to explore applications on their phones; those apps readily propagate various and customized feminist ideals by linking various groups (Locke et al., 2018). [13] As two of the most well-known instances, Weibo and Tiktok have a substantial number of videos and written descriptions encouraging moderation and radical feminism. Consumers with a significant following, such as @thedebralea, @manishajhingoer, and @rovi-wade on Tiktok and @Xingbieshuibot，@Takaniiiher and @SoniaWangs on Weibo, propagate feminist ideas by posting videos and talking with their fans. Some feminism hashtags, such as #momsofttiktok and #girlshelpgirl, are often used to draw attention to specific posts. The majority of these users are young women waking to gender consciousness and creating a new kind of rights protection by sharing their personal experiences, making feminism more visible (Rich, 2005). [20] The approach and substance of promoting feminist ideals are similar and different in these two apps.