Dating in the Time of #BlackLivesMatter: Exploring Mixed-race Women’s Discourses of Race and Racism

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 538-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shantel Gabrieal Buggs
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Mixed Race ◽  
The United States ◽  
Race And Racism ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Political Views ◽  
American Society ◽  
Justice Movements

The author explores the discourses and logics that self-identified multiracial and multiethnic female online daters use to explain their own responses to social justice movements around race and racism in the United States. These women mobilize stances on the social movement Black Lives Matter (BLM) as a metric of racial progressiveness, articulating their own political views on race. Furthermore, mixed-black women in particular describe using attitudes toward the BLM movement as a way to vet potential dating partners. The implementation of BLM as a tool in the contemporary dating “toolkit” suggests that the language around, and produced by, social movements (in terms of mainstream media coverage) influences the ways in which some women discuss race, gender, and racism. Using interview data from 30 in-depth interviews, the author shows how mixed-race women navigate racial politics on an interpersonal level during a time when U.S. media and popular culture is focused on issues of racism and state-sanctioned violence. The use of BLM as a rhetorical frame demonstrates how far the logics of colorblindness and antiblackness extend into everyday life and serves as a signifier of where individuals stand on significant social issues. By analyzing the ways multiracial women talk about dating, the author provides a greater understanding of the shifting meanings of race, racism, and the “postracial” in contemporary American society.

scholarly journals "Healthy Sexuality": Opposing Forces? Autism and Dating, Romance, and Sexuality in the Mainstream Media

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-186
Author(s):  
Emily Brooks
Keyword(s):  
News Coverage ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
The United States ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Disability Rights ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Autistic People ◽  
American Society ◽  
Healthy Sexuality

Autism and romance occupy a space of discomfort in mainstream media conversation. Employing post-structuralist textual analysis, I explore themes arising from mainstream media representations of autism and dating, sexuality, and romance through eleven feature articles from major American newspapers. The United States mainstream media applies a medical model lens to autism, associates immaturity and a lack of empathy with autistic people, and positions autistic sexuality as disruptive and dangerous. Because autistic sexuality representation counters conventional concepts of romance, autism and romance are positioned as opposing forces. The mainstream media portrays autistic people who date through supercrip narratives. Rather than showing the vast diversity of autism communities, mainstream news articles present autistic people through a heterosexualized, gendered, and whitewashed lens. As a disability studies scholar and autistic writer, I advocate for mainstream news coverage that takes a social model approach to autism, incorporates multiple identities, and provides accurate reflections of autistic people as loving adults, as well as disability rights activism that addresses underlying sexual ableism in American society.

scholarly journals CNN Effect in Yemen War

Jurnal ICMES ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Hilal Kholid Bajri ◽  
Nugrah Nurrohman ◽  
Muhammad Fakhri
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
New York Times ◽  
The United States ◽  
The New York Times ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Government ◽  
Effect Theory

This article is a study of the involvement of the United States (US) in the Yemeni War thas has already taken place since 2015 by using the 'CNN Effect' theory. The authors analyzed documents and mass media coverage and conducted discourse analysis on US mainstream media news, namely CNN and the New York Times. The result of this research shows that CNN and the New York Times did not report the Yemeni War proportionally so that public opinion ignored this war and did not encourage further action from the US government and United Nations to stop the war. This way of reporting is in line with US’ economic-political interests in Yemen and US support for the Saudi Arabia.

scholarly journals A Generational War Is Launched with The Birth of Ok Boomer in The Digital Age

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Joon Lim ◽  
Jennifer Lemanski
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
And Gender

This study examined recent virality of “Ok Boomer” in the United States. The term of Ok Boomer gained overnight momentum in the public sphere as the symbol of a generational war. While previous research has primarily examined racial and gender tensions, this study introduced a new phenomenon of the generational conflict between “Ok Boomers” and “Baby Boomers,” in which social media originated the term of Ok Boomer and traditional media diffused it with framed meaning. Diffusion of Innovation theory was used to better understand the path of how “Ok Boomer” as a catchphrase, hashtag, noun cluster or trend resulted in attracting a massive amount of media and public attention. Relying on Node XL, Google Trends, and Nexus Nexis for data gathering and analyses, this study categorized four themes for a word, or an idea as an innovation to be publicly acknowledged: collaboration of social media and traditional media, public figures’ involvement for debate; confrontational social issues, and media-framed agenda. In sum, this study argues the term of Ok Boomer symbolizes the advent of a generational war in society in line with the long-standing race and gender wars in the media coverage.

scholarly journals Trends in Cigar Use in the United States, 2002–2016: Diverging Trends by Race/Ethnicity

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea H Weinberger ◽  
Cristine D Delnevo ◽  
Jiaqi Zhu ◽  
Misato Gbedemah ◽  
Joun Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Mixed Race ◽  
The United States ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Introduction Although there are racial/ethnic differences in cigarette use, little is known about how non-cigarette tobacco use differs among racial/ethnic groups. This study investigated trends in cigar use from 2002 to 2016, by racial/ethnic group, in nationally representative US data. Methods Data were drawn from the 2002–2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health public use data files (total analytic sample n = 630 547 including 54 060 past-month cigar users). Linear time trends of past-month cigar use were examined by racial/ethnic group (Non-Hispanic [NH] White, NH Black, Hispanic, NH Other/Mixed Race/Ethnicity) using logistic regression models. Results In 2016, the prevalence of past-month cigar use was significantly higher among NH Black respondents than among other racial/ethnic groups (ps < .001). Cigar use was also higher among NH White respondents than among Hispanic and NH Other/Mixed Race/Ethnicity respondents. The year by racial/ethnic group interaction was significant (p < .001). Past-month cigar use decreased significantly from 2002 to 2016 among NH White and Hispanic respondents (ps = .001), whereas no change in prevalence was observed among NH Black (p = .779) and NH Other/Mixed Race/Ethnicity respondents (p = .152). Cigar use decreased for NH White men (p < .001) and did not change for NH White women (p = .884). Conversely, cigar use increased for NH Black women (p < .001) and did not change for NH Black men (p = .546). Conclusions Cigar use remains significantly more common among NH Black individuals in the United States and is not declining among NH Black and NH Other/Mixed Race/Ethnicity individuals over time, in contrast to declines among NH White and Hispanic individuals. Implications This study identified racial/ethnic differences in trends in past-month cigar use over 15 years among annual cross-sectional samples of US individuals. The highest prevalence of cigar use in 2016 was found among NH Black individuals. In addition, cigar use prevalence did not decline from 2002 to 2016 among NH Black and NH Other/Mixed Race/Ethnicity groups over time, in contrast to NH White and Hispanic groups. Further, cigar use increased over time for NH Black women. Targeted public health and clinical efforts may be needed to decrease the prevalence of cigar use, especially for NH Black individuals.

Whose Lives Matter: The Media’s Failure to Cover Police Use of Lethal Force Against Native Americans

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Reith Schroedel ◽  
Roger J. Chin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
African American ◽  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Police Custody ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Lethal Force ◽  
Very High

The August 9, 2014, police shooting of Michael Brown reinvigorated the Black Lives Matter movement and triggered widespread media scrutiny of police use of lethal force against African Americans. Yet, there is another group, Native Americans, whose members have experienced very high levels of fatal encounters with the police, but whose deaths arguably have not generated media attention. In this research, we tracked the numbers of African American and Native American deaths associated with police use of lethal force as well as fatalities in police custody following arrest from May 1, 2014, through the end of October 2016. Then, we examined the extent of mainstream media coverage given to these fatalities in the 10 highest circulation newspapers in the United States. Finally, we considered the reasons for the disparities between the two groups.

scholarly journals Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases: An Interim Report from the NKF-ASN Task Force

2021 ◽  
pp. ASN.2021010039
Author(s):  
Cynthia Delgado ◽  
Mukta Baweja ◽  
Nilka Ríos Burrows ◽  
Deidra C. Crews ◽  
Nwamaka D. Eneanya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Kidney Diseases ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
The United States ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Organized Activities ◽  
Interim Report ◽  
Race And Racism ◽  
American Society ◽  
Assessment Of Evidence

For almost two decades, equations that use serum creatinine, age, sex, and race to eGFR have included “race” as Black or non-Black. Given considerable evidence of disparities in health and healthcare delivery in African American communities, some regard keeping a race term in GFR equations as a practice that differentially influences access to care and kidney transplantation. Others assert that race captures important GFR determinants and its removal from the calculation may perpetuate other disparities. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and American Society of Nephrology (ASN) established a task force in 2020 to reassess the inclusion of race in the estimation of GFR in the United States and its implications for diagnosis and subsequent management of patients with, or at risk for, kidney diseases. This interim report details the process, initial assessment of evidence, and values defined regarding the use of race to estimate GFR. We organized activities in phases: (1) clarify the problem and examine evidence, (2) evaluate different approaches to address use of race in GFR estimation, and (3) make recommendations. In phase one, we constructed statements about the evidence and defined values regarding equity and disparities; race and racism; GFR measurement, estimation, and equation performance; laboratory standardization; and patient perspectives. We also identified several approaches to estimate GFR and a set of attributes to evaluate these approaches. Building on evidence and values, the attributes of alternative approaches to estimate GFR will be evaluated in the next phases and recommendations will be made.

scholarly journals The Alert Collector: Hip Hop in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Holly Boyer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Hip Hop ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Symphony Orchestra ◽  
The United States ◽  
South Bronx ◽  
Gangsta Rap ◽  
American Society

Hip hop is a ubiquitous part of American society in 2015—from Kanye West announcing his future presidential bid to discussions of feminism surrounding Nikki Minaj’s anatomy, to Kendrick Lamar’s concert with the National Symphony Orchestra, to Questlove leading the Tonight Show Band, hip hop has exerted its influence on American culture in every way and form.Hip hop’s origin in the early 1970s in the South Bronx of New York City is most often attributed to DJ Kool Herc and his desire to entertain at a party. In the 1980s, hip hop continued to gain popularity and speak about social issues faced by young African Americans. This started to change in the 1990s with the mainstream success of gangsta rap, where drugs, violence, and misogyny became more prominent, although artists who focused on social issues continued to create. The 2000s saw rap and hip hop cross genre boundaries, and innovative and alternative hip hop grew in popularity.

“We Are Negroes!”

2019 ◽  
pp. 15-37
Author(s):  
Brandon R. Byrd
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Black People ◽  
Black Identity ◽  
Mixed Race ◽  
The United States ◽  
Black Churches ◽  
White Americans ◽  
Black Schools ◽  
Black And White

This essay examines the ideas and activism of a woman calling herself Madame Parque, who traveled across the United States giving lectures to black and white audiences during the 1870s. Claiming to be a well-educated, multilingual, and mixed-race Haitian educator, Parque spoke at courthouses, black churches, and black schools throughout the United States, mocking racism and sexism and celebrating Afro-diasporic history and black identity. The woman who presented herself as a Haitian named Madame Parque emboldened African Americans striving for meaningful freedom and prodded white Americans to develop more enlightened perspectives about black people. Her story captures the dynamic ways in which black women influenced the directions of black thought in the postemancipation United States.

scholarly journals Suicide Mortality in Canada after the Death of Robin Williams, in the Context of High-Fidelity to Suicide Reporting Guidelines in the Canadian Media

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 805-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Whitley ◽  
David S. Fink ◽  
Julian Santaella-Tenorio ◽  
Katherine M. Keyes
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Reporting Guidelines ◽  
Suicide Mortality ◽  
High Fidelity ◽  
Expected Number ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Statistics Canada

Background: Evidence suggests that suicide mortality increases after high-profile suicide deaths. Indeed, suicide in the United States increased disproportionately after the suicide by suffocation of well-known comedian Robin Williams in August 2014. Such increases are often attributed to irresponsible media coverage of the suicide contributing to “copycat suicides.” However, recent research indicates that the mainstream Canadian media have significantly improved their suicide coverage, with high fidelity to suicide reporting guidelines after Williams’ death. As such, the aim of the present study is to examine suicide mortality in Canada after Robin Williams’ suicide. Methods: We obtained deidentified monthly suicide count data from January 1999 to December 2015 stratified by age, sex, and method of suicide from Statistics Canada. We used time-series analyses to estimate the expected number of suicides in the months following Robin Williams’ death. This was done using a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving averages (SARIMA) method. Expected suicides were then compared with observed suicides. Results: August 2014 was the month with the highest number of suicides from 2010 to 2015. The time-series model indicated a 16% increase in the expected number of suicides during the months from August to December 2014 inclusive. Moreover, males over 30 had the greatest number of excess suicides, and suicides by suffocation (the method used by Robin Williams) were also higher in August and the following months. Interpretation: Suicides increased in Canada after Robin Williams’ death, despite the improved mainstream media coverage witnessed in other studies. Other factors (e.g., social and alternative media) may have contributed to the observed increase in suicide.

scholarly journals The image of the Roman Empire in American newspapers at the end of 19th century

2021 ◽  
pp. 222-234
Author(s):  
Р.А. Кондрашук
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Roman Empire ◽  
Social Inequality ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intended Audience ◽  
Political Views ◽  
Current Events ◽  
Xix Century

Конец XIX века стал для США эпохой многочисленных перемен. Это отразилось на переосмыслении образа Римской империи в американской культуре. В данной статье на материале американских газет конца XIX в. показано, какие сюжеты из истории Римской империи использовались в периодической печати, и как они актуализировались для читателей. Основное внимание сосредоточено на полемике по поводу главных общественных проблем: морального облика американцев, социального расслоения, империализма. Анализируется влияние географии издания, предполагаемой аудитории и политических пристрастий редакторов на использование римского опыта при оценке событий настоящего. Благодаря этому можно увидеть, какой образ Римской империи транслировали своим читателям разные американские газеты. The end of the 19thcentury had been the era of multiple changes for the United States. This was reflected in the rethinking of the Roman Empire’s image in American culture. However, there have been no attempts to analyze widely available sources in historiography. This article considers the materials of various American newspapers of the late XIX century. On their basis, the research shows what examples from the Roman Empire’s history were used by journalists, and how they were updated this information for readers. The main focus is on the debates over the main social issues: the moral character of Americans, social inequality, imperialism. The survey analyzes the influence of the publication’s geography, intended audience and political views of editors on the use of the Roman experience in evaluating the current events. This could help to see the different forms Roman Empire’s image which presented to readers of the various American newspapers.

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