terms beyond midterm Flashcards
Blaxploitation films in 1971
“Shaft” and “Sweet Sweetbaacks Badassss Song”
symbol of civilization and corruption
railroads
racial formation project
sociohistorical process by which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed and destroyed
white privilege
benefits someone receives as part of a dominant group when discrimination happens against those “othered”
racial dictatorship
only one race has all the say in the govt.
white normativity
not to position whites as the best but rather that they’re the most human
white as “model” human beings
standard mind, standard body, and standard citizen
white saviors
individ/org looking to “save” POC from marginalized life they’re incapable of doing themselves (paternalism)
white allies
chooses to join the fight of the oppressed
aversive racism
egolitarian valyes with anti-minority feelings due to paternalistic view (“liberal”)
modern/symbolic racism
strong discrimination/bigotry on individ, morals, values, etc. – similar to meritocracy myth
overt/old-fashioned racism
believing white people just are better; mainly strawman argsm
microinsult
often unconscious; rude/insensitive; demean’s a person racial or ethnic heritage
microassault
conscious racial slur intended to hurt the victim
microinvalidation
often unconscious; invalidates, negates or nullifies a minority’s experience
white victimization
leads to rationalizing state violence because minorities are “bringing in” or “taking jobs”
otherization of Hispanics/latin-amer
emphasizing a non-citizen; brown skin must equal Hispanic/latino
heteronormativity
the assumption that heterosexuality is normal and homosexuality is wrong
heterosexism
belief that only heterosexuality is normal and everything else is perverse
old paradigms of sexuality
2 sexualities: gay and straight; fixed; behavior dictated your sexuality
new paradigms of sexuality
multiple sexualities which are fluid; behavior is not identity
queer grief
not shown unless there’s a straight counterpart which is focused on
queer pleasure
either erotic or perverse; presented as “othered” or unnatural
mainstream Hollywood
gay people as exclusively side characs; gay culture not shown; often used for comedic value
