Question 1

Who of the following is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter?&#10;A) Alicia Garza&#10;B) Kalle Lasn&#10;C) Micah White&#10;D) Ta-Nehisi Coates

Accepted Answer

Alicia Garza is one of the three co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, along with Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi.

Question 2

Black Lives Matter was founded after whose acquittal for murder?&#10;A) Darren Wilson&#10;B) Daniel Pantaleo&#10;C) Timothy Loehmann&#10;D) George Zimmerman

Accepted Answer

Black Lives Matter was founded after the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012.

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.&#10;A) Symbolic Interactionism&#10;B) Intersectionality&#10;C) Crip Theory&#10;D) Queer Theory

Accepted Answer

Intersectionality is the social science paradigm that examines inequality and privilege and highlights the connections among systems of hierarchy, especially race, class, and gender. It posits that multiple systems of oppression intersect and interact with each other, creating unique experiences of marginalized individuals. Symbolic Interactionism, Crip Theory, and Queer theory are other social science paradigms that focus on different aspects of social inequality and do not specifically consider the intersections among different systems of hierarchy.

Question 4

Black Lives Matter began to attract national media attention after a Labor Day weekend Ride for Justice in what US city?&#10;A) Chicago, IL&#10;B) Washington, DC&#10;C) Ferguson, MO&#10;D) New York City, NY

Accepted Answer

Black Lives Matter began to attract national media attention after a Labor Day weekend Ride for Justice in Ferguson, MO, following the killing of Michael Brown by a police officer.

Question 5

What is Black Twitter?&#10;A) An informal collection of conversations on Twitter focusing on black themes&#10;B) A grassroots app developed by Black Lives Matter&#10;C) An internet message board for black internet users&#10;D) A curated user list available on Twitter

Accepted Answer

Black Twitter refers to the informal collection of conversations on Twitter that center around issues and themes relevant to the Black community. These discussions often spark social movements and draw attention to the experiences of Black individuals. It is not an app or message board, nor is it 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?&#10;A) The ethnographer needs to be immersed in the field.&#10;B) The ethnographer needs to avoid interpretation.&#10;C) The ethnographer needs to avoid cynicism.&#10;D) The ethnographer needs to get off the beaten path.

Accepted Answer

The key principles of virtual ethnography outlined in Social Media Freaks are: the ethnographer needs to be immersed in the field, the ethnographer needs to avoid cynicism, and the ethnographer needs to get off the beaten path. Avoiding interpretation is not one of the key principles.

Question 7

What is a troll, in internet and social media parlance?&#10;A) Someone who spends excessive hours online.&#10;B) Someone who constantly posts new content.&#10;C) Someone who posts content that is intended to generate an argument.&#10;D) Someone who flags troubling content.

Accepted Answer

A troll is someone who posts inflammatory, off-topic, or otherwise inappropriate messages with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or disrupting normal on-topic discussion.

Question 8

What position does Social Media Freaks take on the phrase &#34;All Lives Matter.&#34;&#10;A) It is a social movement, advocating for equality for all.&#10;B) It is a helpful corrective to the phrase &#34;Black Lives Matter&#34;.&#10;C) It is an organization, with a mission statement and leaders.&#10;D) It is a rhetorical device that attempts to undermine the Black Lives Matter conversation.

Accepted Answer

Social Media Freaks would perceive the phrase "All Lives Matter" as a rhetorical device used to undermine the Black Lives Matter movement by distracting from the particular issues that Black people face. They would argue that Black Lives Matter does not suggest that other lives do not matter, but rather that Black lives are particularly vulnerable and historically marginalized. Therefore, responding with "All Lives Matter" is seen as dismissive of the unique forms of violence and oppression experienced by Black people.

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

Accepted Answer

According to Bonilla-Silva, color-blind racism is a racial ideology that argues against any explicit acknowledgement of race or racial identity. However, this ideology ignores historical and current institutional and structural racism, which results in unequal outcomes for people of color.

Question 10

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva's conception of ideological clusters that give rise to specific and widely shared systems for legitimizing racial inequality.&#10;A) Racial structures&#10;B) Racial ideologies&#10;C) Racial frames&#10;D) Racism without racists

Accepted Answer

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva discusses "racial frames" as ideological clusters that support and legitimize racial inequality, providing a way for society to rationalize and maintain such disparities.

Question 11

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

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Question 12

Discuss the phrase &#34;all lives matter.&#34; 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?

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Question 13

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

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