Deck 7: Leave Britney Alone: Sexuality Perspectives on Social Media

Question 1

Who of the following is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter?

A) Alicia Garza
B) Kalle Lasn
C) Micah White
D) Ta-Nehisi Coates

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Black Lives Matter was founded after whose acquittal for murder?

A) Darren Wilson
B) Daniel Pantaleo
C) Timothy Loehmann
D) George Zimmerman

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A social science paradigm that examines inequality and privilege, with a focus on the connections among systems of hierarchy, particularly race, class, and gender.

A) Symbolic Interactionism
B) Intersectionality
C) Crip Theory
D) Queer Theory

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Black Lives Matter began to attract national media attention after a Labor Day weekend Ride for Justice in what US city?

A) Chicago, IL
B) Washington, DC
C) Ferguson, MO
D) New York City, NY

Question 5

What is Black Twitter?

A) An informal collection of conversations on Twitter focusing on black themes
B) A grassroots app developed by Black Lives Matter
C) An internet message board for black internet users
D) A curated user list available on Twitter

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the key principles of virtual ethnography outlined in Social Media Freaks?

A) The ethnographer needs to be immersed in the field.
B) The ethnographer needs to avoid interpretation.
C) The ethnographer needs to avoid cynicism.
D) The ethnographer needs to get off the beaten path.

Question 7

What is a troll, in internet and social media parlance?

A) Someone who spends excessive hours online.
B) Someone who constantly posts new content.
C) Someone who posts content that is intended to generate an argument.
D) Someone who flags troubling content.

Question 8

What position does Social Media Freaks take on the phrase "All Lives Matter."

A) It is a social movement, advocating for equality for all.
B) It is a helpful corrective to the phrase "Black Lives Matter".
C) It is an organization, with a mission statement and leaders.
D) It is a rhetorical device that attempts to undermine the Black Lives Matter conversation.

Question 9

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva's conception of a racial ideology that argues against any explicit acknowledgement of race or racial identity that actually results in inequality because of its incapacity to acknowledge both historical and current racism.

A) Color-blind racism
B) Structural racism
C) Institutional racism
D) Interpersonal racism

Question 10

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva's conception of ideological clusters that give rise to specific and widely shared systems for legitimizing racial inequality.

A) Racial structures
B) Racial ideologies
C) Racial frames
D) Racism without racists

Question 11

Who are the founders of Black Lives Matter and what are the circumstances that led to the group's creation?

Question 12

Discuss the phrase "all lives matter." What does Social Media Freaks say about the phrase? How did a redditor on the Explain Like I'm Five board explain why the phrase is problematic?

Question 13

What is color-blind racism and what scholar is associated with the concept? How does Black Lives Matter resist color-blind racism?