Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @caseyparks
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
276
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
The Washington Post and KFF conducted a large survey on transgender adults, resulting in a series of stories highlighting the discrimination and challenges faced by the community. Most surveyed individuals reported an increase in satisfaction with their lives after transitioning, despite experiencing harassment and mistreatment. The Washington Post's coverage is praised for its accuracy and representation, as compared to other media outlets that elevate bigoted views. There is no evidence of state legislative efforts to ban transition-related care, and concerns over detransitioning are often fueled by pressure from societal hate towards trans people. The survey helped shed light on the South's complex relationship with gender and LGBTQ identity. Some criticize the notion of gender as a social construct and argue for immutable biological sex.
Topic Modeling
- Transgender experiences and challenges (stigma, inequality, harassment, abuse, denial of healthcare)
- Transgender satisfaction with transitioning
- Comparing reporting on trans issues (Washington Post vs. New York Times)
- Survey methodology and partnership with organizations
- Critiques of societal attitudes towards trans individuals
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, including appreciation and admiration for the Washington Post's in-depth reporting on transgender issues, frustration with the lack of accurate reporting by other major news outlets like the New York Times, anger towards those who discriminate against and spread misinformation about the transgender community, and empathy for the struggles faced by trans individuals. Many tweets specifically highlight the positive impact that transitioning has had on the lives of trans individuals, despite the systemic inequality and stigma they face. There is also a recognition of the need for more accurate and empathetic reporting on trans issues.
Trend Analysis
- The importance of the Washington Post/KFF survey of U.S. transgender adults and the resulting stories
- The experiences of discrimination, inequality, and harassment faced by transgender Americans
- The positive impact of transitioning on the lives of most trans adults
- Criticism of media coverage of trans issues, specifically the New York Times
- The need for accurate reporting and empathy towards the transgender community
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
47
Percentage of total tweets
17%
Number of Original tweets
26
Percentage of total tweets
9%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
276
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
202
Percentage of total tweets
73%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
9
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
9
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 120 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 82 |
| Twitter for Android | 43 |
| Twitter for iPad | 13 |
| TweetDeck | 11 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| glaad | GLAAD | Accelerating acceptance for LGBTQ people. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ | 492,399 |
| cmclymer | Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 | Writer. Lesbian. Texan. Veteran. Hoya. She. |Rep: @lynnjohnstonlit | @GUPolitics | @TeamLPAC | cmclymer@gmail.com | subscribe: https://t.co/zZjhwNRmqL #BLM | 390,902 |
| drvolts | David Roberts | I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at https://t.co/mAVggtRfoE! (@drvolts@journa.host on Mastodon.) | 196,566 |
| CaulfieldTim | Timothy Caulfield | Professor of health law and science policy, author, speaker, and TV host. #GoScience #ScienceUpFirst Instagram: https://t.co/HOSnxf13B4 | 86,953 |
| abgutman | Abraham Gutman | Health reporter @PhillyInquirer. Ex-editorial writer. Anxious all the time. Brb picking up the kids from daycare. | 49,176 |
| EricaLG | Erica L. Green | Reporting for @nytimes. B-More born. @baltimoresun bred. Forever @edwriters. Human. Mommy. On leave (& trying to stay off this app) through June. | 39,915 |
| eilperin | Juliet Eilperin | Deputy Editor, Climate & Environment, The Washington Post. Operates on land, in the air, and underwater. Retweets do not constitute endorsements. | 35,561 |
| PostPolls | Post Polls | Washington Post national and local polling results | 26,561 |
| oxfordamerican | Oxford American | The Oxford American is a national magazine dedicated to featuring the very best in Southern writing while documenting the complexity and vitality of the South. | 26,490 |
| RealTayChaTLC | Taylor Lianne Chandler, BCTCT | She/Her Published Author, and Global Speaker, Gender Rights Activist, Social Justice, Mental Health Advocate-BPD. Model, Influencer, Actress, Adult Human Female | 24,409 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| glaad | GLAAD | Accelerating acceptance for LGBTQ people. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ | 40,667 |
| ILoveGayViews | #ILoveGay Views 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️🌈 #ILoveGay Views - Showcasing and bringing together some of the amazing LGBTQ voices from all around the world #ILoveGay - @PinkMediaWorld | @ILoveGayLGBT | 13,338 |
| lizditz | (((Liz Ditz))). Mask up, y'all. | Trans rights are human rights. None of us are safe until all of us are safe. Autism: https://t.co/U4E8ZsIxkn My blog: https://t.co/xRMWJcOlSD | 10,826 |
| TheWoodzick | Woodzick (they/them) | They/Them. Writer, Actor, Director, Producer, Marketer, Editor. Host of @TheatricalM, distributed by @AmericanTheatre. #ActuallyAutistic #BlackLivesMatter | 10,498 |
| matthewhaybrown | Matthew Hay Brown | Americas Editor @WashingtonPost // Instructor @HarvardExt // New Englander. Somewhat Canadian. Literally Irish™ | 8,618 |
| EricaLG | Erica L. Green | Reporting for @nytimes. B-More born. @baltimoresun bred. Forever @edwriters. Human. Mommy. On leave (& trying to stay off this app) through June. | 8,412 |
| cmclymer | Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 | Writer. Lesbian. Texan. Veteran. Hoya. She. |Rep: @lynnjohnstonlit | @GUPolitics | @TeamLPAC | cmclymer@gmail.com | subscribe: https://t.co/zZjhwNRmqL #BLM | 6,542 |
| UpNorthOpinions | Barb reads banned books and gives them to kids! | Recovering Caretaker and proud Liberal Hippie Grandma https://t.co/Usr2ffxOQL | 6,437 |
| JammieWF | JWF | Retired wiseguy. Youngest guy in my senior golf league. Frequent traveler. Person of beach. Will insult you for free. Totally lovable. | 6,287 |
| ColumbiaJournMA | M.A. Columbia Journ | Official feed for @columbiajourn's one-of-a-kind M.A. program offering in-depth journalistic training in Science, Business, Arts & Culture, or Politics | 5,961 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| lynx_spider | Homeless cats social worker, amateur photographer, avid gardener, occasional crafter. Avatar from Chathura Udayanga's photo of Peucetia viridana. | 11 |
| CricketSurfing | Free speech, free thought, free markets, freedom of religion, pro life, pro-vaccine, anti-mandate | 9 |
| JonPerne | ✊🏽BLM. Proud Non-Binary Elf. Defund Police. Democrat. Blue Wave. Dem for life. Never Trumper. Research Assistant. | 5 |
| twilliamwallace | born 1992. Biden Democrat | 5 |
| SteveSNunya | 👍 | 5 |
| countesskkkk | World traveller, speak several languages, think differently. | 4 |
| petenick7 | dairy Farmer, marvel fan, gopher sports fan, golf lover,. happy to no longer have a county run by an incompetent child | 4 |
| WhoreCrucks | Conservative. Veteran. Bourbon truther. Beyoncé truther. Adverbs: quickly/quietly | 4 |
| gorgeousrishi | - | 3 |
| DarthKevin81 | Liberal. Nerd. 🌈 | 3 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638895701374676994 | .@washingtonpost & @KFF conducted the largest nongovernmental randomized survey of U.S. transgender adults. The results informed a series of stories that will start rolling out today with important findings and context by @caseyparks @EmGusk @sfcpoll https://t.co/ZPqjclx4Ob | 426 |
| 1638976958305300498 | "Transgender Americans experience stigma and systemic inequality in many aspects of their lives... Yet most trans adults say transitioning has made them more satisfied with their lives." -- @caseyparks, @emgusk, + @sfcpoll https://t.co/jjkuSbrVBr | 68 |
| 1638940667752722434 | Our coalition of 100+ orgs hasn't heard back from @nytimes about meeting w/ trans leaders in response to their inaccurate stories. But @washingtonpost has gotten input from hundreds of trans people, and printed their stories in their own words @caseyparks https://t.co/t3mp63kOFx | 58 |
| 1638906867689869312 | This from @washingtonpost is the kind of real reporting on trans issues that the @nytimes should be doing rather than elevating the views of bigots to generate faux, sexy journalism conflict. https://t.co/tADS31x23v 👏👏👏 @caseyparks @emgusk @sfcpoll | 55 |
| 1639311509133336577 | Most trans adults say transitioning made them more satisfied with their lives https://t.co/GfOBh9eoeq by @caseyparks @EmGusk @sfcpoll "Many have been harassed or verbally abused. They’ve been kicked out of their homes, denied health care and accosted in bathrooms. A quarter have… https://t.co/XSNKyOMQi1 | 23 |
| 1638911456132444162 | @TracyJan @pbump @washingtonpost @KFF @caseyparks @EmGusk @sfcpoll No paywall: https://t.co/zUhh9pjTao | 9 |
| 1639699429266542599 | If you haven’t read about this amazing survey yet, paywall is now down. This is truly incredible survey research and reporting from @EmGusk @sfcpoll @caseyparks. https://t.co/Cm7WfbRsSj | 5 |
| 1638861201114542080 | Most trans adults say transitioning made them more satisfied with their lives @caseyparks @EmGusk @sfcpoll https://t.co/xZ5XZOQm0I | 5 |
| 1638224638793637889 | I spoke with @caseyparks for @oxfordamerican about how her memoir 'Diary of a Misfit' captures the South's contradictions surrounding gender and #LGBTQ identity, and how she was changed by writing it. https://t.co/Zo2pXryWHw | 4 |
| 1639220523677671488 | The trans survey is the 36th in a decades-long partnership between KFF and the Post. I especially want to thank @AshleyKirzinger @gracesparks @Mollybrodie @sfcpoll @caseyparks @EmGusk & @FenitN for bringing this one to life. Hear more later this morning. https://t.co/VcdWUz0uxl | 4 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638895701374676994 | .@washingtonpost & @KFF conducted the largest nongovernmental randomized survey of U.S. transgender adults. The results informed a series of stories that will start rolling out today with important findings and context by @caseyparks @EmGusk @sfcpoll https://t.co/ZPqjclx4Ob | 957 |
| 1638976958305300498 | "Transgender Americans experience stigma and systemic inequality in many aspects of their lives... Yet most trans adults say transitioning has made them more satisfied with their lives." -- @caseyparks, @emgusk, + @sfcpoll https://t.co/jjkuSbrVBr | 278 |
| 1638906867689869312 | This from @washingtonpost is the kind of real reporting on trans issues that the @nytimes should be doing rather than elevating the views of bigots to generate faux, sexy journalism conflict. https://t.co/tADS31x23v 👏👏👏 @caseyparks @emgusk @sfcpoll | 164 |
| 1638940667752722434 | Our coalition of 100+ orgs hasn't heard back from @nytimes about meeting w/ trans leaders in response to their inaccurate stories. But @washingtonpost has gotten input from hundreds of trans people, and printed their stories in their own words @caseyparks https://t.co/t3mp63kOFx | 127 |
| 1639326370252881920 | Huge kudos to @caseyparks for raising the bar. | 58 |
| 1639311509133336577 | Most trans adults say transitioning made them more satisfied with their lives https://t.co/GfOBh9eoeq by @caseyparks @EmGusk @sfcpoll "Many have been harassed or verbally abused. They’ve been kicked out of their homes, denied health care and accosted in bathrooms. A quarter have… https://t.co/XSNKyOMQi1 | 54 |
| 1638988654789169157 | @caseyparks @overitall69 @glaad @EmGusk @sfcpoll And strangely enough, there are no state leg efforts--at least none that I know of--to ban this practice. Funny that. | 43 |
| 1638985946812104706 | @overitall69 @caseyparks @glaad @EmGusk @sfcpoll Fear-mongering over a thing that isn't happening leads to greater stigma for the community overall. It's blatant lying in order to put an entire community on the margins. And by the way, when teens (and even some pre-teens) seek cosmetic surgery, where is the outrage over that? | 39 |
| 1638901235544920064 | @TracyJan @washingtonpost @KFF @caseyparks @EmGusk @sfcpoll As a health reporter I find this use of muscle and resources to be inspiring. Thank you to all involved in this story, and the partnership generally. | 31 |
| 1639323205050462208 | The survey is the basis for a new series of Washington Post stories about trans experiences in America, like this one by @caseyparks, @EmGusk and @sfcpoll https://t.co/XeIkvF0TJN | 16 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #frontpagestoday | 2 |
| #usa | 2 |
| #trans | 2 |
| #lgbtq | 2 |
| #groomers | 1 |
| #tessajelani | 1 |
| #ilovemytranschild | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @caseyparks | 283 |
| @washingtonpost | 173 |
| @emgusk | 101 |
| @sfcpoll | 100 |
| @kff | 46 |
| @tracyjan | 39 |
| @glaad | 37 |
| @nytimes | 37 |
| @cmclymer | 16 |
| @cricketsurfing | 14 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
16
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 👏 | 9 | clapping_hands |
| 😬 | 8 | grimacing_face |
| ▫ | 6 | white_small_square |
| 🇺🇸 | 4 | United_States |
| 🙏🏽 | 3 | folded_hands_medium_skin_tone |
| 📸 | 3 | camera_with_flash |
| 😂 | 2 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 💛 | 2 | yellow_heart |
| 💜 | 2 | purple_heart |
| 🤷♂️ | 1 | man_shrugging |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 17 |
| People & Body | 13 |
| Symbols | 6 |
| Flags | 5 |
| Objects | 3 |
| Activities | 1 |