Objectives: Most polling items that assess abortion labels present pro-life and prochoice as mutually exclusive options. Yet, some studies suggest a proportion of people identify with both terms, leading to questions about whether there are comprehension challenges associated with this measure. As such, we assessed if and why people may identify as both pro-life and pro-choice. Methods: We administered a web-based survey to a national sample of US adults (n = 449) which included two slider items assessing the extent that people identify as pro-life and pro-choice on a zero (not at all pro-life/pro-choice) to six (completely pro-life/pro-choice) point scale. We then asked participants who identified as both pro-life and pro-choice to some extent (greater than 0 on both items) to explain their responses in an open-ended format; we used content and thematic analysis to better understand why people identified with both labels. Results: Approximately 65% of participants identified as both pro-life and prochoice to some extent. People provided a variety of reasons for dual-endorsement such as abortion being an undesirable option and morally wrong, but also a personal choice and important for bodily autonomy. Participants' responses to the closed-ended items were not deterministic of their responses on the open-ended item. Conclusions: People can simultaneously endorse both labels, and dual-endorsement is likely not a function of measurement error. Researchers should consider a wider array of response options when measuring people's selection of abortion labels. Understanding how individuals use and conceptualize "pro-life" and "pro-choice" may have implications for movement building and advocacy work.
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Through participant observation and interviews with cosplayers in the midwestern United States, we analyze the boundaries between frontstage and backstage and between self and persona (character) in cosplay spaces, where fans dress up as fictional characters. We find that back and front regions bleed into each other without causing the conflict or tension that dramaturgical theorists would predict, and that cosplayers engage in varying degrees of theatrical performance when in costume. This blurring of boundaries between front/back and self/character is part of what makes cosplay pleasurable. We argue that the body—not just as a “personal front,” but as cosplayers experience it—is important for understanding what cosplayers mean when they talk about “becoming someone else.”
Objectives: Social media campaigns have mobilized online audiences to share their abortions to combat stigma. However, the individual impact of and risk entailed by publicly sharing one's experience online are not well-characterized. Methods: We contacted individuals with public social media (Twitter/Instagram) postings about their abortion from 2010 through 2020 to participate in an anonymous survey. We identified posts via hashtags: #ShoutYourAbortion, #IHadAnAbortion, #YouKnowMe, and #1in4. We collected sociodemographic characteristics and asked open-ended questions about motivations, as well as positive and negative impacts of sharing. We analyzed qualitative items via inductive and iterative coding to characterize salient themes. Results: 90 out of 316 story-sharing individuals across the United States completed the survey. Most were over the age of 30 and college educated. The majority waited several months before posting their story. More than three-quarters rated their experience as good or very good (79%) and expressed high likelihood of sharing again (78%). Participants shared their stories to combat stigma (50%) and help others (28%). Positive outcomes of sharing included feeling connected with the online community (43%) and receiving support (28%). About one-fifth expressed concerns about online harassment (23%) and physical harm (22%); 37% experienced online harassment, and several individuals received threats of physical harm (8%) or death (5%). Neither online harassment nor threats influenced respondents' willingness to share again (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Individuals who share their abortion stories on social media have mixed experiences of connection with and contempt from the online community. Nevertheless, more than three-quarters rated their experience as positive and would share again.
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