In Deborah Tannen's essay "New York Style," she says New York listeners do this a lot.
What is talk.
100
The linguistic term Deborah Tannen uses to describe women in her essay about gender.
What is "marked" or "unmarked"
100
This is the name of Billy Elliot's brother in the film.
Who is Tony.
100
The founder of Facebook.
Who is Mark Zuckerberg.
100
The name of the actor who played "Frankie" in Million Dollar Baby
Who is Clint Eastwood
200
The author of the essay "Me Talk Pretty One Day"
Who is David Sedaris
200
In his TED Talk Tony Porter uses this term to describe the hypothetical set of rules that men live by in society.
What is "the man box"
200
In Tony Porter's TED talk he says it destroys boys to be called by what name
What is a "girl"
200
In the essay "How Numbers on Facebook Change Behavior" it describes a software tool called the "demetricator" that removed this from someone's Facebook page.
What is the number of likes.
200
The name of the best friend of Mark Zuckerberg in the film "The Social Network"
Who is Eduardo
300
In "Me Talk Pretty One Day" this is the language that the author is learning.
What is French.
300
We read an article about this toy company that began making gender stereotypical toys.
What is Lego.
300
The name of the documentary film we watched about gender in the media
What is Miss Representation.
300
The linguistic term for text message language.
What is "textese"
300
In the film "Win Win," what is the young lead character's name?
What is Kyle
400
The title of the Amy Tan essay about her family and language.
What is "Mother Tongue"
400
In the film Billy Elliot, he originally is supposed to try out what sport?
What is boxing.
400
The female gender stereotype for someone who has been doted on by her father.
What is a "Daddy's Girl"
400
The name of the IBM supercomputer that played Jeopardy contestants (and us during class).
What is Watson.
400
The name of the real-life person who the film Million Dollar Baby was based on
Who is Katie Dallam
500
The name of the nursery rhyme that was used in the linguistic profiling audio experiment.
What is "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
500
An article we read discussed how these types of classes being taught to girls.
What is pole dancing
500
The male gender stereotype of someone who shows off his power and strength through physical activities.
What is a "Jock"
500
The author of "The Difference Between a Brain and Computer"
Who is Asimov (or Isaac Asimov)
500
The name of Billy Elliot's best friend in the film