Backlash

the hardships of being black in 2016, his protests garnered instantaneous backlash. Dubbed spoiled, selfish, and anti-American, Kaepernick felt the ramifications of his protest immediately: he was benched the remainder of the season and has not returned to the field since the season of his protests. His reputation tarnished and his career effectively over, Kaepernick’s protest personifies a larger issue of systemic backlash to independent thought from African Americans. Invisible Man, similarly,

In this day and age, especially in the United States, it is hard to make a joke, much less give an opinion without getting some kind of backlash. These backlashes can limit what many people say in fear of being the next target of the internet/media. Whether it be communities focused on racial issues, or a feminist group stretching beliefs that have been in place for years for the sake of "equality". These backlashes affect a large part of society by limiting the amount of what people can actually

Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee, the character, Atticus Finch, has a predominant role in the plot of the book. Atticus is the father of Jem and Scout, and the attorney for Tom Robinson. This case was not easy, and Atticus received much backlash from the town. However, Atticus is there in times of need for the town and his children. He is also not one to back down from a challenge, and proved this throughout the book. Atticus is characterized (a description of the distinctive nature or features

racism. Slavery was no more, but people still discriminated against the African American people. The theme of discrimination based on race in the book To Kill A Mockingbird is exhibited by Tom Robinson’s trial and people's actions to avoid social backlash. The theme of discrimination based on race is shown through Tom Robinson getting an unjust court trial due to the pigment of his skin. Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson’s attorney, is in a courtroom trying to

"Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say, 'Get that son of a ----- off the field right now. Out. He's fired,'”. President Donald Trump about people kneeling to the flag during our Anthem. Professional sports are becoming a way to express one’s political views. During the recent years, it has become a trend to protest against the National Anthem to raise awareness to police brutality by kneeling during the playing of the Anthem. Players should not

persecuted by your community. The author takes her experiences with stereotyping, social conventions and the consequences of defying them and argues how these unwritten rules of society have made people do senseless things to avoid the consequences and backlash by the community. A convention that society has made a tradition is marriage. In society, if a man leaves his wife for another woman he would have made a certain name for himself and possibly be looked

“hypocrisy is the mother of all evil and racial prejudice is still her favorite child.” Engber writes the editorial, “Does Fighting Racism Make Racists More Racist?” on December 1, 2016. In this editorial, Engber explains to everyone that the “P.C. backlash” theory is “the idea that the desire to counter racism might itself end up fomenting prejudice.” The purpose of his editorial is to bring attention to implicit biases; the kind people do not even know they had. Engber successfully uses

Historically, progress is not often made on a steady incline. There are increases in civil liberties and then there is a backlash against the movement. An example of this is the development of separate spheres ideology in Europe during the 19th century. Separate spheres is defined by Anna Clark as an ideology, “of gender as separate spheres...in which individual men joined together as equals to form the public sphere of politics, while keeping their wives in the private sphere of the home.” For

In light of the activities of imperialistic nations and their imitative effects on Arab nations mentioned in the course, it is apparent that the agendas of cultural diffusion by the imperialistic forces have yielded negative backlashes that have permeated across history to give rise to new conflicts. Multiple past incursions and incidents such as the Denshawai Affair of 1906 set the stage for future events that would shape Egyptian politics towards either revolting against or imitating the imperialistic

debate on women and sportsmanship. She adds that the media then proceeded to shame Lambert for her actions. Deveney then makes the claim that if it had been two men in a Division 1 college game, she does not believe they would have received as much backlash. She gives the example of LeGarrette Blount, a running back for Oregon, and his act of unsportsmanlike conduct when he punched an opponent in the face. She claims that he was originally suspended for the season, but was reinstated. Deveney states