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What is the significance of the hoodie in the context of the text?
What is the significance of the hoodie in the context of the text?
- It is a symbol of corporate branding
- It serves as a rhetorical device for protest and civil rights (correct)
- It represents a trend in football fashion
- It is a reflection of mundane sportswear
In what way did youth culture impact the hoodie's transition from sportswear to streetwear?
In what way did youth culture impact the hoodie's transition from sportswear to streetwear?
- By associating it with mundane hard work
- By transforming it into a performance wear (correct)
- By promoting it as a symbol of corporate branding
- By making it a trend in football fashion
What event contributed to the hoodie's emergence as a pop political object?
What event contributed to the hoodie's emergence as a pop political object?
- The quarterback Cam Newton wearing hoodies to interviews
- The boxing movie 'Creed' starring Michael B. Jordan opposite Sylvester Stallone
- The release of LL Cool J's video for 'Mama Said Knock You Out' (correct)
- The transfer of the garment from the old white champ to the young Black contender in 'Creed'
What is the association between the hoodie and the ghost of Trayvon Martin?
What is the association between the hoodie and the ghost of Trayvon Martin?
What led to the hoodie's transition from being a garment for football players to streetwear?
What led to the hoodie's transition from being a garment for football players to streetwear?
What is the main issue the author encounters when browsing the 'new arrivals' page of the retailer's website?
What is the main issue the author encounters when browsing the 'new arrivals' page of the retailer's website?
In the context of the text, what does the hoodie symbolize for the model wearing it?
In the context of the text, what does the hoodie symbolize for the model wearing it?
What does the author wish for regarding how a Black man in a hoodie should be perceived?
What does the author wish for regarding how a Black man in a hoodie should be perceived?
What does the isolated image of the Black man in a hoodie provoke in the audience, according to the text?
What does the isolated image of the Black man in a hoodie provoke in the audience, according to the text?
What effect does the system of signs have on the model when wearing a hoodie, according to the text?
What effect does the system of signs have on the model when wearing a hoodie, according to the text?
What is the significance of the hoodie in the context of the text?
What is the significance of the hoodie in the context of the text?
How did the hoodie transition from sportswear to streetwear?
How did the hoodie transition from sportswear to streetwear?
What is the association between the hoodie and the ghost of Trayvon Martin?
What is the association between the hoodie and the ghost of Trayvon Martin?
How did youth culture impact the hoodie's transition from sportswear to streetwear?
How did youth culture impact the hoodie's transition from sportswear to streetwear?
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