Question 671 • Crowley Credit Recovery Algebra II B
The game "Mountain Trek” is a huge hit. Kids can choose to play as different avatars, such as Harold, a red-haired teenage boy; Lewis, a Black teenage boy; and Quinn, a Chinese American teenage boy. A group of girls, including Ciara, writes an email to the game’s developers, reminding them that girls like to play the game, too. The developers create the avatar of Justine, a blond teenage girl. Ciara is disappointed that they did not show intersectionality in their decision. What does that mean?
Answer
A
The male characters are of several races, but there is no representation of female characters of different racial identities.
B
The video game company should have written back to the girls to get their input about adding new avatars.
C
The game developers listened to the complaint in the email and unnecessarily changed the game.
D
The game will not look as interesting when there are different male avatars on the screen but a bunch of female avatars that look like one another.
Explanation
Intersectionality means recognizing that people’s identities overlap, such as gender and race. The game includes boys from several racial backgrounds, but the only girl avatar added is white, so girls of different racial identities are not represented. Choice A describes this lack of representation.
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