A Research Study Examined More Than 1000 Comments Posted at Online

question 147

Multiple Choice

A research study examined more than 1000 comments posted at online forum sites about a long and important controversy over getting rid of one famous Native American "mascot," that of the University of North Dakota (UND) 's "Fighting Sioux" sports teams. Hostile commentators:

• A) went well beyond the mascot controversy to racially frame and attack Native Americans and their resistance efforts, not only in North Dakota but nationwide.
• B) framed Native Americans as inferior and unvirtuous in racial or cultural terms, particularly compared to whites and white culture.
• C) threatened to retaliate against Native Americans generally if the mascot was eliminated.
• D) voiced surprise at, or trivialization of, the racist mascot issues.
• E) All the above

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