Olivia Ruscito

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

#Lesson13 2/2 Castro's comment is kinda cyclical and linear in the sense that it wraps up everything nicely about we have learnt thus far about social media and causes us to continue exploring the other facets we still must pursue in order to fully understand Web 2.0/social media

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

#Lesson13 I think the closing commentary of Castro is a good place to stop for the course because it allows us to reflect as a whole what has become of social media and ways in which we can become more aware of what social media is all about 1/2

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@PattyVarisco I think social media underwrites racism because they simple do not want to take responsibility because by taking responsibility it requires extensive action which I don't think social media outlets want to take the time to be a part of so they let things slide instead

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@PattyVarisco I've previously mentioned that social media should be a place to freely speak and share opinions but there's a fine line between doing that and being a bigot, opinions are valid until they start to be discriminatory

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@PattyVarisco Promoting racism via social media can be little things like not reporting racist comments, users, hashtags, pictures or symbols. I know it's impossible to catch all of this, but upon seeing it, it should be taken down immediately, if not, this is unconsciously validating racism

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@PattyVarisco In the sense that they promote some racism can also be true because by not doing anything at all to stop virtual racist comments, they are sending the message out there that "it's alright to post racist items because no one will stop me"

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@PattyVarisco Oh definitely, I think that social media definitely definitely pushes the "racism crumbs" under the carpet, so to speak. I believe they purposefully overlook/brush it off, because it's "easier" for them in a way to turn a blind eye to it than to deal with it head-on

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@PattyVarisco I find it ironic though that social media is being used for oppression by big name companies when, wasn't the original idea of social media to freely express your opinions? I mean how backwards is that?

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@educ_kmartins Very true, social media is really great at masking a lot of problems but also, they can simply oppress by removing some people's comments if they are deemed "inappropriate", but what is considered inappropriate these days?

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@educ_kmartins If UNDP tried to help with other policies/goals that weren't theirs I think they'd be surprised to find out interesting information that can actually help them and others, if only they would stop focusing on an individualistic approach

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@educ_kmartins Oh I like your analysis of this! I definitely agree, I don't understand why organizations do this, like they shouldn't be social media applications if they're not willing to hear about what people have to say

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@PattyVarisco I probably have and just did not realize it at the time truth be told. I think social media oppression has probably been present since like companies or organizations have decided to use social media accounts and try to suppress things they don't want to hear from their consumers

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

#Lesson12 When we connect globally, we should be able to have objective, open ended discussions about news worthy events in order to really spread knowledge and awareness to everyone worldwide, no matter the age, ethnicity, economic status etc....

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

#Lesson12 I think children in the Information Age need to know how to relate what they see or hear on social media platforms to real life phenomenon; I think that's the only way future generations will be able to stay on top of news wide events

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@educ_kmartins I will definitely keep my eyes open from now on when I come across anything Disney related in order to ensure what the meaning is behind the message that they're putting out there into the world, whether it's a movie, toy, tv show etc...

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@PattyVarisco I think maybe we might have been better off without Disney movies, as sad as that may sound. After seeing the movie I was upset upon realizing the ideologies behind Disney movies and has ultimately forever changed the way I shall see Disney from now on

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@PattyVarisco Good question! I think our norms and perceptions of what love and beauty are would be vastly different! I think we wouldn't be so self-obsessed with an ideal image we have in our heads of what we're supposed to look like or what love is suppose to be either

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@educ_kmartins I never realized until seeing this movie but I cannot believe that Disney creates our world views which are based on corporate interests. They want us to perceive the world in a specific way and they do so by with the help of their numerous movies they have produced

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@educ_kmartins Totally agree! Like the movie said, the shaping can sometimes not be super straightforward, it can be hidden in the ways that it is presented to children, but nonetheless, we still get morphed by it whether we want to or not

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

#Lesson11 Some of the take away messages from Mickey Mouse Monopoly are that we need to be more attentive into what is being put into kid's movies and that we need to also start having more ethnic diversity in our Disney protagonists as well as eliminating offensive stereotypes