Katy Perry, the framing of men of color in her video, and her cultural appropriation matter because they reach a broad audience and serve to reinforce a racist and prejudicial understanding of the world that only sharpens dichotomies. To overlook the power of popular media because it is ?u? is to ______.
A. dismiss Katy Perry as a pop culture “has-been”
B. decide what that media tells a huge portion of the public is unimportant
C. instill a sense of underlying prejudice when listening to pop music
D. decide that some forms media is more influential on audiences than others
B. decide what that media tells a huge portion of the public is unimportant
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A. the same rates B. higher rates C. lower rates D. similar rates
What is considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific Theater?
A) Battle of Midway Island B) Battle of Guadalcanal C) Battle of Iwo Jima D) Battle of Leyte Gulf E) Battle of the Coral Sea
Clinton faced a foreign policy humiliation when he withdrew American forces after eighteen soldiers were killed in:
A) Bosnia. B) Rwanda. C) Somalia. D) Kuwait.
Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis?
a. He communicated better with the common people than with members of his own class. b. His amiable, warm, and open nature endeared him to all classes of southerners. c. Because of his intelligence and insightfulness, he was a masterful war leader. d. Because he was never able to reach out to the masses or understand their suffering, he lost the support ofthe common people.