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[KevinBertrand307 @KevinB307]

@JoshBerger67 For sure, I think the stereotype is that they're "weird" or "outcasts" or violent, which probably comes from the days when Black Sabbath first broke in and the music was controversial

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@educ_kmartins very true, being tolerant to differing opinions and promoting that in classrooms is a necessary component of teaching proper debate/discourse

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@VZenetzis agreed! The most objective media there is

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@ORuscito agreed, I think that's why raw unedited footage of events happening resonate so well, especially when there's no narration. There's no language or bias barriers as everyone sees the same thing

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@VZenetzis agreed, I also think it provides an unbiased view of what's happening because there's no "filter" of the information

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@BritneyMarches1 Agreed! I think that's why raw footage of these events happening seems to have such a profound effect

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@Laurent_EDUC307 true, plus both protests/revolutions started from participatory media being showed to the world, and people wanting to do something about it

[KevinBertrand307 @KevinB307]

#lesson12 participatory media is probably the #1 driver of protests/movements these days

[KevinBertrand307 @KevinB307]

#lesson12 I think participatory media has allowed a global audience to truly see what goes on in some countries and cut through all of the fake stories that exist on the web

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@ORuscito agreed!

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@Laurent_EDUC307 Same! I might end up watching it now

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@NathanJ1200 In some ways yes, but at the same time unfortunately basically all media was like that and not just a Disney thing; more just an indication of the times back then. I'm glad it's changing though

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@JoanaA_307 In Quebec it's actually illegal to advertise directly to kids (although they find loopholes I'm sure). It seems like common sense that this should be a law everywhere

[KevinBertrand307 @KevinB307]

#lesson11 I feel like a lot of the media mergers should have been blocked to prevent this oligarchy we have now. A lack of competing alternatives gives companies like Disney too much influential power

[KevinBertrand307 @KevinB307]

#lesson11 some of those quotes from Disney movies are pretty brutal.. there's work to be done still but we've come a long way in just 30 years

[KevinBertrand307 @KevinB307]

#lesson11 I'm not sure if Disney content shapes our culture as much as it reflects it. Clearly we were more prejudiced in the 20th Century, which is shown in the movies. We've made a lot of progress in terms of equality, as shown in today's Disney movies which are way different

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@chloe_harfouche I think from a legal standpoint no, however it still exists from a cultural standpoint. For example, gender discrimination in pay is illegal, but there's definitely workplaces out there that favour promoting men over women

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@charlieornste10 agreed! I think it also helps take movements beyond certain areas or countries. To your point about BLM, I wonder if there would have been any protests in Canada or other countries at all without social media

[Julien Bénard @benard_24]

Social media allows feminist activists to come together as a network in the Middle East and allows for effective outreach. #lesson10

[KevinBertrand307 @KevinB307]

#lesson10 As long as the access to social media is equal, it has the power to help level the playing field for marginalized communities whose voices haven't been heard