La representación eufemística de la relación gay en el periodismo serio | Euphemistic representation of the gay relationship in serious journalism
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La visibilidad de las relaciones homosexuales ha logrado un espacio considerable y una cobertura relativamente digna en los medios de comunicación social, tanto en contenidos informativos como de entretenimiento. Sin embargo, esta representación continúa sufriendo un tratamiento estigmatizador en determinados discursos periodísticos, que emplean el eufemismo como recurso para aludir a las parejas formadas por dos hombres o dos mujeres, sobre todo en noticias que abordan asuntos considerados especialmente sensibles o serios como las grandes tragedias o el fallecimiento de personas ilustres. Este trabajo, que pretende conocer qué consecuencias tiene esta práctica en las características propias de la información periodística, aplica el análisis del discurso y de la desigualdad para abordar este fenómeno a partir del estudio de un caso concreto: la cobertura de un trágico accidente aéreo en el que fallecieron dos hombres que mantenían una relación amorosa. La muestra está compuesta por medios de comunicación españoles, italianos y franceses. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran que predominan los ejemplos en los que la relación gay aparece oculta o enmascarada bajo términos eufemísticos. Este hecho supone incoherencias en el mensaje de los medios, impide a los lectores una exacta comprensión de los hechos y confirma que el contexto cultural continúa privilegiando la sexualidad hegemónica en el espacio público.
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Discurso periodístico; obituarios; eufemismo; homosexualidad; veracidad; identidad.
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The visibility of homosexual relations has gained considerable space and relatively decent coverage in the media, in both the realms of news and entertainment. However, this representation continues to suffer from stigmatizing treatment in certain journalistic discourses, employing the euphemism as a resource to refer to same-sex couples, especially in news items that address issues considered particularly sensitive or serious such as great tragedies or the death of famous people. This work, which aims to identify the consequences of this practice in the characteristics of news reporting, applies discourse and inequality analysis to approach this phenomenon by means of a concrete case study: the coverage of a tragic plane crash that killed two men who were having an affair. The sample consisted of items from the Spanish, Italian and French media. The results show that the examples in which the gay relationship appears hidden or masked in euphemistic terms predominate. This fact leads to the message becoming incoherent, prevents readers from obtaining an accurate understanding of the facts and confirms that the cultural context continues to favor the hegemonic sexuality in the public domain.
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Journalistic discourse; obituaries; euphemism; homosexuality; veracity; identity.
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