Blog Post #5 Christensen

Unlearning the Myths that Bind Us

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               The issue the author is raising in this article is that there are hinder messages in the media that teach children how to feel and act.  These messages are constantly reinforced through television, movies, magazines, the radio, and other forms of media. Not only are there messages in adult media, but also in cartoons and things that would be considered “for children”. We need to take action as parents and teachers in making our students and children aware of negative impact of the media. It is important for children to understand and be able to apply the knowledge they have learned in the classroom to the social media they witness. Learning to analyze how the media affects you and the people around you can help students peruse their own opinions and thoughts. I also feel like some of this has something to do with white power. The media is one of the most important aspects in promoting and expressing white power.

               This video on How they Media Controls Society talks about how the greatest social messages are promoted through television and movies. Social engineers have studied humans and designed techniques to control what the population feels and thinks through social media. People need to remember that it is important to think for yourself and to not let social media do your thinking. I personally felt that the idea of humans being computers that get updated and download new programs through social media is a very interesting way of thinking about things. I completely agree and feel like we as a society mold and form to what we think the media expects us to be.  This video connects the impact of social media and adults. I feel like Christensen would agree with the points made in this video because it shows and explains what can happen through exposing children to social media. I found the point on Obama extremely interesting. Personally I had always felt that people should blame any issues they see in our country on Obama. To me he is just the face of our country and he isn't in full or any control of some of the decisions that are made. I found the fact that he constantly uses a teleprompter to be very interesting and misleading. To me Obama represents a down to earth average man. I always felt like he would be the kind of person who would have notecards or a typed speech when he spoke. Learning that it is all teleprompts and mostly not even written by him really makes me think of him in a different light. I hate the fact that he is just the face of our country and isn't really in full control.