Race
TRUE or FALSE - Race is a biological fact, not a social construct.
False
Give an example of white privilege
not being subject to tone policing, racist hiring practices, violence against resistance activities
This is the belief that sports are inherently good, that this goodness is transmitted to the people who participate in it, and that sport leads to individual and community development
What is the great sport myth ?
Give an example of toxic masculinity
"locker room culture," suppressing emotions, rejecting traditionally "feminine" roles
What is terra nullius?
empty land - denying the fact that Indigenous people were settled, justifying settler colonialism
Where is Africville?
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Name one "type" of capital
Social, economic, cultural
Who does toxic masculinity hurt?
Everyone!
Believing that "I don't see colour" is an example of what type of thinking?
Colour-blind racism
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Race: superficial physical differences that a particular society considers significant
Ethnicity: shared culture - the practices, values, and beliefs of a group
The Coloured Hockey League illustrates how Black bodies have been erased from hockey and national narratives. What is this called?
Counter narratives
What is my name?
Hannah
How are racial stereotypes and racial prejudices different?
Stereotypes: oversimplified ideas about groups of people
Prejudice: beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and attitudes that someone holds about a group
What is intersectionality? +100 points if you can name who coined the term
Framework that examines how various social and identities (e.g., race, gender, class, sexual orientation, and disability) interact to create unique and compounded experiences of discrimination, oppression, and privilege. Coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989.
How does hockey shape national identity?
How are men made more visible in hockey?
history of mens leagues, mens trading cards, better time slots for games, etc.
Explain why the concept of 'colourblindness' can maintain systemic racism.
Ignoring race fails to address existing disparities and lets inequitable structures persist unchallenged.
What is white saviourism?
When a white person provides "help" to a non-white person or community, often with the belief that they are liberating or rescuing them, however they are maintaining their superior status
How are white supremacy and white privilege expressed in the "great sports myth"?
Many ways to answer: Who is sports great for? who gets to have the privilege to remove or detach themselves from political issues - esp involving race and racism. Example of Colin Kaepernick versus Sidney Crosby, and the criticisms (or lack of) faced. Who is sports great for?
How are patriarchy and toxic masculinity related?
patriarchy is the societal system that creates and upholds rigid gender roles, and toxic masculinity is a direct outcome where men are pressured to conform to narrow, harmful standards of "manhood"