The Trouble with Tongzhi: The Politics of Labeling among Gay and Lesbian Hongkongers  

Oleh:

Wong, Andrew D.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Pragmatics: Quarterly Publication of the International Pragmatics Association vol. 18 no. 2 (2008)
Topik: Naming; Semantic change; Social category labels; Language and sexuality; Hong Kong.
Fulltext: Andrew D. Wong.pdf (635.53KB)

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A general address term in Communist China, tongzhi comrade was appropriated by gay rights activists in Hong Kong to refer to members of sexual minorities. Examining its level of acceptance among non-activist gay and lesbian Hongkongers, this article argues that non-activists ideology about sexuality accounts for their rejection of tongzhi and their preference for strategies that leave same-sex desire unspecified. This study demonstrates how the discursive history of a label can both enable and impede its political efficacy. It also sheds light on the internal resistance that representatives of minority groups encounter when introducing new labels for those they supposedly speak for.

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