Sept 25 Flashcards
gaming while black
online gaming = “racist, toxic environment”
slurs, name calling, targeting of black individuals is normal and commonplace
only 2% of game developers are black - there aren’t people at the table standing up for minority gamers
does the affective component of gaming embolden people?
sexism & heterosexism in online gaming
LGBTQ+ gamers are facing epidemic of online harassment
study finds nearly 90% of openly QUEER and TRANS gamers have been HARASSED ABOUT THEIR IDENTITIES online
79% of Ps reported sexism is prevalent within the online gaming community
63% of women reported being harassed while playing video hames
28% of women have suffered sexual harassment from male gamers in form of objectifying comments or death/rape threats
__ of Ps reported sexism is prevalent within the online gaming community
79%
__ of women reported being harassed while playing video hames
63%
__ of women have suffered sexual harassment from male gamers in form of objectifying comments or death/rape threats
28%
what’s online racism?
system of anti-POC practices
that PRIVILEGE and MAINTAIN
POLITICAL, CULTURAL and ECONOMIC POWER
for Whites in DIGITAL SPACE
online racism can be…
- technologically mediated
- interpersonal verbal and nonverbal online interactions
online racism: technologically mediated
inequalities built & expressed in the online infrastructure
ie. in way apps/websites/contexts are set up
ie. algorithm stuff, interface itself (graphic reps, types of voice, symbols, images)
online racism: interpersonal verbal and nonverbal online interactions
enacted between people
ie. verbal comments, written comments
ie. nonverbal - blackface, cultural appropriation
2 unique aspects of online racism
- digital record
- not present in other forms of disc
- can lead others to jump on bandwagon
- re-opening wounds
- broad audience can participate & add to victimization - commenting, liking, sharing
- iterative/repeat opportunities for disc
who started online racial discrimination research?
Brendesha Tynes
first tried to understand racial landscape that teens navigate online
created ONLINE VICTIMIZATION SCALE
more time teens spend online, more racism they experience, more externalizing behaviours they exhibit
less likely to exhibit externalizing behaviour if they explore their identity
there are state/national programs addressing cyberbullying, but none focus on racial behaviours
need to study protective factors
Tyne’s Taxonomy of Online Racism
online racism splits into:
- online racial microaggressions
- online racial discrimination (micro-assaults)
- online hate crimes
all add into the ENVIRONMENT - TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND INTERFACE
(algorithms, filters, bots, AI, robots, design of interface)
- miseducation
- micro-invalidation
- micro-insult
- misinformation/disinformation
a. individual
b. vicarious
c. abuse
d. privacy violations
can online disc be vicarious?
yes
text, video, images, symbols, verbal or visual assaults (including jokes) on a person’s ethnic group that are witnessed
sale of racist books, music
intentional forms of online discrimination
- mis-information/dis-information
- often deliberately misleading
- websites, individual articles, text, images, propaganda, fake news, cloaked hate sites, Holocaust denial
- individual, vicarious and abuse
unintentional forms of online discrimination
- miseducation
- micro-invalidation
- micro-insult
examples of online miseducation
educational apps, games, wikis, blogs, online courses, news
hegemonic
curriculum violence
omission of POC
minimizing contributions
lack of attention to culture
examples of online micro-invalidation
text, video, images, symbols
alien in own land
colour blindness
myth of meritocracy
denial of individual racism
claims of reverse discrimination
examples of online micro-insult
text, video, images, symbols
ascription of intelligence
second class citizen
pathologizing cultural values
assumptions of criminal status
online abuse
criminal cyber harassment
cyber mob threats
online privacy violations
hacking
ID theft
nude photos
publishing personal info
micro-invalidations
communicate that structural racism doesn’t exist
that people are overreacting
online micro-insults
communicate inferiority (often unintentionally)
ascription of intelligence
second-class citizenship
pathologizing cultural values
assumptions of criminality
online micro-assaults
online discrimination
less subtle, more intentional
reverse racism/reverse discrimination
idea that members of DOMINANT group are SYSTEMATICALLY discriminated against
can INDIVIDUALS be discriminated agains based on membership in dominant group?
YES
do SOCIAL STRUCTURES/SYSTEMS disc against individuals from dominant groups?
NO - because those groups control the systems and structures