Diskursus Mother Blaming: Reposisi Perempuan dalam Pemberitaan Kasus Daycare Jogja di Magdalene.co
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https://doi.org/10.62007/joumi.v4i1.917Keywords:
Daycare Case, Feminist Media, Mother Blaming, Representation Of Women, Sara Mills Discourse AnalysisAbstract
The phenomenon of mother blaming in digital media frequently positions mothers as the primary parties responsible for childcare-related problems, including cases of violence in daycare centers. This study aims to examine how Magdalene.co constructs the discourse of mother blaming and repositions women in its coverage of the Yogyakarta daycare case. The research employs Sara Mills’ Critical Discourse Analysis, focusing on the positions of subject, object, and reader within media texts. Data were collected through documentation of three Magdalene.co articles discussing daycare cases in Yogyakarta. The findings reveal that Magdalene.co develops a counter-discourse against patriarchal narratives by shifting the focus from individual mothers’ mistakes to structural issues, including unequal caregiving responsibilities, inadequate daycare supervision, and limited support for working mothers. Women are represented as subjects who possess experiences, voices, and authority in explaining their social realities, while simultaneously being portrayed as objects of blame produced by the social construction of mother blaming. Furthermore, this media constructs readers as empathetic toward working mothers, critical of mother blaming practices, and supportive of equal and collective caregiving responsibilities. The most prominent finding is the repositioning of women as subjects of news discourse, enabling them to challenge dominant narratives surrounding childcare and motherhood.
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