ABSTRACT

Protests represent strategic communication choices by activists to express particular grievances and they can take a variety of forms. Yet there has been very little research on whether the form of protest matters to the public. In this study we focus on various forms of protests against police brutality and systemic injustice that have been considered or enacted by Colin Kaepernick and other athletes since 2016. We examine whether people perceive these different forms of protest against police brutality and systemic oppression differently. Using data from 326 participants, our findings reveal that participants perceive some forms of protests are more appropriate than others. Implications of the findings are discussed.

摘要

抗议代表了激进分子的战略性交流选择，以表达特殊的不满，并且抗议可以采取多种形式。然而，关于抗议形式是否对公众重要的研究很少。在这项研究中，我们重点研究了自2016年以来由Colin Kaepernick和其他运动员考虑或颁布的针对警察暴行和系统性不公正的各种形式的抗议。我们研究了人们对警察暴行和系统性压迫的不同抗议形式是否有所不同。使用来自326名参与者的数据，我们的发现表明，参与者认为某种形式的抗议比其他形式的抗议更为合适。讨论结果的含义。