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Section One: The Fundamentals
A) Keywords
Exercise 1:
Briefly (in 100 words or less) define one of the keywords in the padlet (including one that you. may have added yourself).
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Misogynor comes from two words, the first one being ‘misogyny’ and the second, ‘noir’. Misogyny refers to sexism which is being discriminatory towards women and girls, due to this discrimination women are faced with disadvantages such as being placed at a lower status or placing the stereotypical roles of the patriarchy on them. ‘Nior’ is a French word which means black, in this case, it refers to the skin colour of black people. When combining the words Misogynor is the discrimination of black females. |
B) Representing Race
Exercise 2: Notebook Prompt
In about 50-70 words, consider Joel Bervell’s question: why do we feel the need to extrapolate the athleticism of one Black athlete to all Black people when we do not do the same for white athletes?
Try to think of examples when this happens, making sure to reflect on your own positionality.
| I believe that Bervell’s question strives to point out the racial stereotypes that influence sports. These stereotypes are what emphasize the assumptions placed on black athletes, for instance, the idea that all black athletes are fast but white athletes are seen as individuals who had put in the hard work to get to where they are today which is why they aren’t compared to each other like black athletes are. This is very common in football, as black quarterbacks are seen as natural talent while white quarterbacks are seen as athletes who worked hard to get to where they are. |
C) Gender, Race & Sport
Exercise 3: Notebook Prompt
What are some strategies for resistance that Rajack and Joseph identify in their article as a means of pushing back against and resisting misogynoir?
| These authors discussed the idea of using media platforms to resist misogynoir, using Naomi Osaka as an example, she uses her social media as a platform to speak to her fans in a way where she can also allow visibility and representation towards black women, such as herself. Another way would be how Osaka associated herself with other athletes who challenge racist ideas and who disprove sexism in sports. Her sponsors with brands also represent the messages she strives to get across as they align with her values and beliefs and influence her fans who seek out the same brands. |
Section Two: Making Connections
A) Athlete Activism
Exercise 3: Padlet Prompt
Do athletes have a responsibility to use their platform for social change? Why or why not? Please remember to record your response in both the padlet below and in your Notebook.
B) Athlete Activism & Feminism
Exercise 4: Complete the activities
Exercise 5: Notebook Prompt
What do the authors of the article call for as a way of challenging how mainstream sports journalism privileges neoliberal feminist concerns? (100 words max.)
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The authors of this article discuss how mainstream sports journalism tends to focus mainly on each athlete’s success when looking at concepts such as feminism and other inequalities in sports. The authors suggest that this idea disregards the bigger issues which create barriers between women and athletes. The media needs to start paying more attention to the entire social inequality and discussing in it a more broader context. This allows for a wider variety of change instead of temporarily bringing attention to one aspect or one story that had to do with the barriers |
C) Corporate social justice
Exercise 6: Padlet Poll
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Section Three: Taking a shot
Module Assignment (submit as part of notebook and separately through Blackboard mini assignment #1 portal)
The film called “One Night in Miami” is a story that takes place in 1964 when multiple black men including Malcolm X, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke and famous boxer Muhammad Ali meet up to discuss their roles in the Civil Rights Movement. In this film Ali is seeking to discover more about himself; to do so he talks to Malcolm X where he found inspiration to speak on black empowerment. This relates to Rajack and Joseph’s article in which they discussed how Naomi Osaka associated herself with those who share the same beliefs and values to demonstrate the importance of the social movements that they support. There is a famous situation in which Ali was drafted to the war however he refused to go as he was standing on his beliefs which believed that no Black American should fight for a country that does not fight for them and their rights. This however came with consequences as his boxing license and heavyweight title were taken away. This also relates to Rajack and Joseph’s article as they explored how athletes need to use their platform to fight against inequalities, Ali does this by refusing to go to war for America. Ali doing this demonstrates how much of a leader he is and how inspiring his actions are to others, as mentioned by Malcolm X. Ali’s need to support black Americans and fight against other social inequalities comes from his race and religious identity, mentioned in this movie was Ali’s transition into Islam, this allowed him to become more spiritual and political. I believe that the idea of this movie was to prove to viewers that sports and social issues are always tied together, instead of just being a boxer he was an inspiring leader who fought inequalities inside the rink as well. However, it also touches on how athletes who do so can face major consequences in the sport and their personal lives.
