Naming and framing the harms of cyberflashing: men sending non-consensual dick pics

McGlynn, Clare

Abstract

The obfuscation and reluctance to accurately name and frame cyberflashing has potentially significant ramifications. This lack of identification of the core nature and harms of cyberflashing impedes public debate and possible policy and legal responses. If we do not identify the specific harm, we are less likely to take the required action to prevent it and ensure redress. Accordingly, this chapter begins with a brief outline of the gendered nature of cyberflashing to establish the nature of the behaviours being discussed. It then examines recent public debates in England about the harms and law reform possibilities of cyberflashing to demonstrate the ways in which the harms are not named, and which then impacts on the framing of the issue. Ultimately, it is argued that this framing, and reluctance to name the harms, will adversely impact on policy and legal responses and that, perhaps, we need to reconsider the terms currently being used.

Citation

McGlynn, C. (2023). Naming and framing the harms of cyberflashing: men sending non-consensual dick pics. In The Routledge Companion to Gender, Media and Violence. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003200871-42

• Online Publication Date: Aug 23, 2023
• Publication Date: Aug 23, 2023
• Deposit Date: Aug 17, 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: The Routledge Companion to Gender, Media and Violence
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003200871-42
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2761172
• Publisher URL: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003200871-42/naming-framing-harms-cyberflashing-clare-mcglynn
• Contract Date: Jun 7, 2022