Abstract
This article is the result of research that analyzed narratives from black women about the reasons and effects of watching audiovisual content shared by other black women about racism and suffering on the YouTube platform. We use qualitative methodology, which allows us to discuss the multiple meanings attributed to this experience, relating them to the discussion about psychological suffering arising from racism. We noticed that the interviewees met a collective dimension of psychological suffering from racism through their encounters with the narratives published by YouTubers. According to the interviewees, when they watched the videos, the topic of racism was removed from the silencing, and it was possible to recognize and name the racist violence experienced in their daily lives. Through these videos, women could reflect on their racial belonging, identifying themselves as black women and, therefore, as belonging to this social group. We understand that the individual narrative shared publicly in the videos could help the process of recognizing everyday racism and racial affirmation and allowing psychological suffering to be racialized.
Keywords:
Racism; Psychic suffering; Gender; Social media; Narrative