Chapter 7: Life Online
- At least 26 names of cartoon characters are linked to porn sites, which means that kids searching for their favorite movies and TV shows accidentally stumble upon porn. (p.128)
First of all, I definitely didn't know this. Secondly, this makes me sick. This is obviously done intentionally by the porn companies. But why? Why do they feel the need to purposefully put innocent children at risk online? It's disgusting and disrespectful and I wish it weren't true.
- As a parent, my daughter and I had a conversation about why it's not appropriate to share with other friends a captured stream of highly personal instant messaging with another person that was conducted with the expectation that it was a one-to-one conversation. (p. 137)
This statement really surprised me. This is something that I have never given any thought, but something that I am guilty of, both receiving and sending. Just today I received a text which contained a screen shot conversation and I was asked for my opinion. I have sent conversations as well as pictures that I have taken a screen shot of and not given it a second thought. I think that from now on, I will be more mindful to the subject.
- Scary Maze Game Videos
This isn't a reaction to a specific quote, but to this apparently familiar prank. It is one that I've not heard of. I suppose I can see how it would be funny to prank a family member or a close friend. Get a few laughs at someone else's expense. Then I think from the subject of the prank's point of view. I would be mad if someone did this to me. I wouldn't think it was one bit funny. I hate horror films and bloody, gory, nasty images, so I would be upset to say the least. And to pull this prank on a small child? Shame on parents.
I made this meme to show the truth of the anonymity that the internet really does provide. It allows users to hide behind their computer and be whatever/whoever they want to be. It is all too easy to lie about your identity, to post harmful and hateful images and texts, and to not have to pay for your deceptions (at least not immediately). While reading this chapter, I instantly thought of a song by Brad Paisley titled "Online". It's joking mentions a lot of ways lies make their way into people's online personification. If you have never heard the song, I highly recommend watching the video; it's definitely worth a look.
Hobbs, R. (2011). Research as Authentic Inquiry. In Digital and media literacy: Connecting culture and classroom. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press.
I too was thinking about the Brad Paisley song while reading this chapter.
ReplyDeleteThe person in your meme looks like a "bully" to me, very intimidating. So your text about being "cooler" made me think he might be nicer on-line. I don't think he looks "cool" to begin with, but some people would. His sunglasses aren't connected to his head except the nose piece. I discovered this by looking closely at the gun pointed at the person in the sunglasses.
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteBefore reading your description for your meme, my mind automatically went to Brad Paisley once I saw what you created. There are a lot of people that make themselves better online and try to impress others by not being themselves. This also makes me think of the show Catfish, which is a show about people meeting online and seeing if the person they meet is really who they say they are. I think that your meme character seems to be a cool guy and is what guys want to be online when they are trying to impress other people. I think that your meme is very clear on what you are portraying and everything goes together very well. So many people can create different profiles and pretend to be someone that they are not, which is very scary if you really think about it. People need to be careful about talking to people that they really don't know in person online.
Your meme message relates directly to the story at the end of the chapter where Renee's son writes about his Don Juan skills online compared to his tongue-tied geekness IRL with girls. Your choice of Morpheus as the meme makes sense, as Morpheus is the one who reveals the double standards of the Matrix, and he is often associated with duality.
ReplyDeleteYour meme really does a good job of expressing what it wants to do. Computers allow people to create whatever kind of persona they want. It's easy to not only be someone else, but to say things about someone that you would never say in person. Like the kids who created hateful Facebook pages about their teachers. They would never have said something like that in person, but being able to hide behind a computer makes them brave, or maybe just reckless.
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