Term
| What are some of the ways that we see race and ethnicity in sports represented in the meida? |
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Definition
1. Racial slurs from media personalities (ex. the broadcaster who called some African American women - "nappy headed hoes."
2. Marketing blackness- Nike's representation of Michael Jordan (stripped of his blackness) First commerical with the hip hop guy to the "everyman" commercail which had other races present in it.
Marketing of Tiger Woods- hello world commercial
3. on the field- Native American mascots |
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Term
| List the arguments against using Native Americans as mascots |
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Definition
1. sacred / religious practice
2. unauthentic portrayal of Indians (inaccurate)
3. characature
4. savagery |
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Term
| What are some of the arguments against FSU and it's mascot? |
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Definition
Sacred warpaint is used
Warchant (scaling, winning the battle)= portrays savagery.
FSU wasn't founded by indians. |
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Term
| As discussed in class, what are some arguments for keeping the Seminoles as FSU's mascot? |
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Definition
Florida Seminole tribe says it's okay
We involve the tribe
we use real Seminole Indians on the field.
We've authenticated the war paint |
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