Paper short abstract:

The emergence of social media has brought creativity in content creations. One of the notable of these is skit making. I concentrate on two Nigerian binary skit makers (Isaac Aloma Junior and Bukky Odedina to analyze how characters are used to represent and/or construct gender in the Nigerian space.

Paper long abstract:

The art is a reflection of the society. Hence, whatever is created is the manifestation of the perception of their immediate surroundings. Recognizing this therefore suggests the continued debate and struggle for gender equity and equality among gender scholars and commentators who have lend their voices through the art of drama; film, literature (text), dance and music. In recent times, the social media tend to take the shine in the area of identity representation and construction. Through the adoption of the Visual Discourse Analysis (VDA) on the choice skit contents, this study pays close attention to the duality of man in his cosmic space in gender construction and representation in crossplay skits among these two skit makers. The study contends that the binary representations has led to stereotypes and identity formations and asserts that the acceptability of these humorous skits by the people portends positivity capable of inducing a futuristic harmonious existence between the two genders.