ABSTRACT

In spring 2015, six private videos of a young Italian woman (T.C.) were uploaded on the web without her consent. The videos went immediately viral, and suddenly the woman found herself at the centre of a strenuous legal battle to have the videos removed from the internet and to obtain a change of surname. In her complaint, she stated that despite having willingly participated in the filming, she had never consented to the circulation of the videos and as a result of the unwanted publicity she was receiving she was unable to lead a normal life. Incapable of coping with the growing social pressure, in the late summer of 2016 the woman took her own life. Looking at the comments posted under two newspaper articles published online in the immediate aftermath of her suicide, this article examines the socio-cultural implications of nonconsensual pornography practices in the contemporary Italian public debate. Specifically, this study will try to address the following questions: how was T.C.’s case constructed by the public? How was the responsibility for her death framed in such a discussion? What are the implications of such responses when discussing societal sexism and gender inequality in contemporary Italy?

摘要

2015 年春天，一名意大利年轻女子 (TC) 的 6 个私人视频未经她的同意被上传到网络上。这些视频立即在网上疯传，突然间，这位女士发现自己处于一场激烈的法律斗争的中心，要从互联网上删除这些视频并改姓。她在投诉中表示，尽管她自愿参与拍摄，但从未同意视频的传播，并且由于受到不必要的宣传，她无法过上正常的生活。由于无法应对日益增长的社会压力，该女子在 2016 年夏末结束了自己的生命。看看她自杀后立即在线发表的两篇报纸文章下的评论，本文探讨了当代意大利公共辩论中非自愿色情行为的社会文化影响。具体来说，本研究将尝试解决以下问题：TC的案例是如何被公众构建的？在这样的讨论中，她的死亡责任是如何界定的？在讨论当代意大利的社会性别歧视和性别不平等时，这种反应有何影响？