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After receiving criticism for the underpresentation of ethnic minorities in its comics, DC created the Progressive Legion of Super Heroes featuring the first black super hero named________
Who is TYROC? (Go to Image) .So, How'd That Go? Tyroc was a racial separatist. It turns out, (as a way to explain the total lack of black people in the Legion's universe), that all of the black people exiled themselves to an island off the coast of Africa and lived alone, to be away from everyone else. Also, the island disappears every once in a while. Jim Shooter, one of DC's artists at the time called the depiction of Tyroc "pathetic and appalling" and co-creator Mike Grell described Tyroc's segregationist backstory as "possibly the most racist concept I've ever heard in my life."
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This american classic has recently seen the replacement of over 200 instances of a common racial epithet with the word 'slave' in order to republish a more 'school-friendly' version of the work.
What is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
100
This colour comprised the original tooth powder. (show clip)
What is black? It tough to know what to make of this ad other than there is something clearly wrong with using racial stereoptypes to sell products, no matter how anti-racist or well-intentioned they appear.
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What visual impairment do white people usually claim when they are interrogated about their perspective on race?
What is colorblindedness? "What's the big hangup, I really don't see this colour until we start talking about it, you know. I see children as having differences, maybe they can't write their numbers or they can't do this or they can't do that, I don't see the colour until we start talking multicultural. Then, oh yes, that's right, he's this and she's that." -Sleeter
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In 1948, which Disney character received a crate full of bananas that contained an African inside? The African stow-away went on to cause all sorts of "savage" acts of random violence in the house before said character had to "show him the way" to living the white/right way.
Who was Mickey Mouse? Perhaps the most depressing part is that this was somebody's idea of tolerance, back in the ideallic '40s: Some choice quotes: "Well, well." Mickey laughed ... "So I'm supposed to be your governess and nursemaid, and you can't even talk!" "Let me see. A genuine African native," Mickey murmured. "Perhaps I should start showing him off." "Poor little guy! He just makes mistakes. He doesn't know any better. I'll just have to be patient and teach him the right way to do things," said Mickey
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In L.L. # 109, this super girlfriend changes her skin colour in order to infiltrate Metropolis' Little Africa district and help out her better half.
Who is Lois Lane (See Image)
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Portrayed as the voice of anti-racism and moral authority in To Kill a Mocking Bird, this character has recently been the subject of further inquiry to reveal the more deeply held and hidden racist tones of Harper Lee's seminal work.
Who was Atticus Finch? "[Atticus says] "The witnesses for the state... have presented themselves... to this court... confident that you gentlemen would go along with them on the assumption – the evil assumption – that all Negroes lie..." "Which, gentlemen, we know is in itself a lie as black as Tom Robinson's skin..."
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What 80's hearthrob led a legendary cast of afro-american actors,(that included Morgan Freeman, Andre Braugher, and Denzel Washington) to retell the black story of the american civil war?
Who was Ferris Bueller? (Matthew Broderick) (see image) This is a classic example of trying to do the right thing and tell someone else's story, but headlining the movie with a cute white guy in order to sell tickets to people with money to burn. Examples of this abound in hollywood and the music industry.
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What characteristic of the classroom is often viewed as a challenge, an obstacle, an opportunity, or "something to keep in mind" but is usually obscured by the phrase: "I see all kids as equal"
What is ethnic/cultural diversity? "I really believe that elementary teachers feel that kids are kids...People would say "well, what's your minority breakdown?" and teachers would really have a rough time saying, you know, it was like asking how many of your kids are wearing glasses." -pg 161 Sleeter (teacher interview 1988)
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According to disney legend in Peter Pan, this minority group was created a million years ago when a prince was kissed by a maiden and began to blush uncontrollably.
Who are the first nations? The infamous song called: What makes the Red Man red? "What made the red man red? What made the red man red? Let's go back a million years To the very first Injun prince He kissed a maid and start to blush And we've all been blushin' since"
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In order to promote racial harmony in Mexico,, this comic was created and became widely popular in its handling of race issues south of the US border.
What was Memin? (See Image)
300
This infamous cheer, the subject of recent criticism, helped Atlanta become one of the best ball clubs in the 1990's
What is The TomaHawk Chop?
300
This portable music device, made popular in the 1980's, often has a racial stereotype attached to its name.
What is the Ghettoblaster?
300
Truancy, poor behaviour, and low student success are often attributed to broken or dysfunctional situations at home. These situations are often related to poverty. Since most minorities are poorer than white folks, than it makes sense that students of a visible minority would be more likely to behave poorly.
What is the rationalization of systemic racism? "All these blacks, they're coming to school late every day. Well, nobody takes care of these children, you know, they have to get up and everything like that." -Sleeter pg 162 teacher interview 1988
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This movie 1992 Disney blockbuster received such heavy criticism from Arab-American groups for the lyric; "Where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face", that Disney had to rework the scene before releasing the DVD version.
What was Alladin? The line was changed to the much less provocative "Where it's flat and immense and the heat is intense." This doesn't even mention the portrayal of Alladin to sound and look white and american, while all the villains appear, well, non-white.
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This idealogy is often invoked by members of white supremicist institutions who oppose 'affirimative action'. (show comic)
What is 'Reverse Racism'?
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What festivity is an annual goldmine for systemic racism to become revealed in school?
What is Halloween? (see Image)
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White folks couldn't handle their daughters going crazy to Chuck Berry's saucey dance moves, so the white owned music establishment arranged for the coronation of this rock and roll performer.
Who is Elvis Presley?
400
This is the Ministry's current approach to teaching in the culturally diverse school landscape of Ontario.
What is Inclusivity? "At least we can make a dent in the problem by the methods that we're using in teaching and like changing the style a little bit and trying to adapt to the students, rather than expecting them to make the swing and adapt to the way that we're teaching." -Sleeter pg 163 Teacher interview 1989
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This type of speech, featured in the monkeys of The Jungle Book and the crows of Dumbo, helped portray a gang of 'cool' characters who lived on the edge of society.
What is jive talk?
500
This ideology-in-practice has helped make positive changes to mitigating systemic racism in our society. It also forms the basis of Stephen Colbert's brand of satire and forms part of what is known as 'the white man's burden'.(show comic)
What is Political Correctness?
500
This old nursery rhyme was recently changed by white people to "Rainbow Sheep, Rainbow Sheep"...and in the process, might have offended the gay community.
What is 'Baa Baa Black Sheep'?
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What baked good became a symbol of racial harmony in the mid 1990's?
The Black and White Cookie (Show Clip)
500
Now that open racial violence is more rare, (pretty much non existent except for the odd isolated incident) this form of racism is more covert and difficult for white people to see.
What is structural racism? "The three ladies up there telling us about their experience as multicultural people in an all white class and so on, how they interpreted things and how it stuck with them today...I couldn't understand why they...couldn't understand now that most of those kinds of days are gone....These are things they are hanging on to years ago. I don't think it is that way any more." -Sleeter pg 162 teacher interview 1988
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This cuddly crustacean was known for his laid back style and corruptive musical influence on an innocent young mermaid. (show picture)
Who was Sebastien (The Lobster) In the 1989 film The Little Mermaid, a Jamaican-sounding crab teaches Ariel that life is better "Under the Sea," because underwater you don't have to get a job. "Up on the shore they work all day 
 Out in the sun they slave away 
While we devotin' 
 Full time to floatin' 
Under the sea!"