Meggan Shields

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

@MichelinQuinn it's a hard balance between privacy and safety

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

Disney films consistently used stereotypes that were from the perspective of a white male from a western country who has money #lesson11 #mickeymousemonopoly

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

I think analyzing disney movies would be an excelent way to teach younger and older kids media literacy. As they age, the same movies can have different and more subjective meanings #lesson11

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

@Sellas_Amanda And people assume if you don't have a cellphone, it's because of outside factors, not because you just do not want one

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

Huge organizations use top-down models to silence the opposition #lesson12

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

I think it is important to remember we all have a voice online, even if we see millions of others. Teaching kids they have a voice and anything they say can and does matter is important to encourage discourse #lesson12

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

Online community activism/communication is hard to achieve. People are not more likely to join them if they are not anonymous. If they are they lose their impact.

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

The racist and sexist undertones in old Disney movies are surprising #lesson11

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

Should there be specific critical thinking courses in Elementary school? #lesson11

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

Parents have a responsibility to sensitize their children to media. But schools should also have a role in this #lesson11

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

Teaching kids to be critical of the media they consume is really important #lesson11

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

Social media has helped make Arab feminism a topic of western discourse, but also helped it emerge from their suppressive cultures #lesson10

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

Feminist media representations affect how women are viewed online. Their arguments can be easily dismissed #lesson10

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

We most look beyond our western experience to understand how the internet can be used to suppress and oppress others #lesson10

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

These organizations use the cover of “we want to remove hate speech and spam,” which are important to do, to give themselves room to delete comments that are not favorable to them #lesson12

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

I don’t think Alex’s ideas are very likely to work, other than the town hall, which is not even online.

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

It’s crazy how some people say we don’t need feminism anymore when looking towards Arab women. #lesson10

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

History class should push students to question why all the stories are based around white men “civilizing” the “other”

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

Understanding how the media shapes our worldview of the middle east and the cultures there could be enlightening to some people. #lesson5

[Meggan Shields @ShieldsMeggan]

Edward Said’s book or ideas should be taught in High school ethics courses.