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I was confused by this for a second but then I remembered that fanfic exists. But then I remembered what I’m currently working on and was like yeah applies to original work too who knows what I’m doing
no i don’t have plans later. i will, however, be taking extensive poison damage periodically for the foreseeable future. but beyond that my schedule is totally open
if you hear me going “haugh.” or perhaps “augh” every so often and see me doubling over. well. Don’t even worry about it.
I know it’s on purpose but still every dead choreographer is spinning in their grave
this is so brilliant but how many times did they just crash and send each other ass over teakettle during rehearsal
Omfg this is PRISTINE
As several others have already said in the notes, this is Jerome Robbins’ “Mistake Waltz,” and it is GLORIOUS. And so much respect for the dancers, because having to do something intentionally wrong is frequently harder than trying to do it right.
WHAT IS MEDIA & SOURCE LITERACY & WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
The goal of media literacy is not that there is a “right” interpretation of a piece of media, but to build critical thinking about how a media message is constructed, and then substantiate interpretations with evidence.
Media* (of all kinds) affects people in extremely real and visceral ways because we take and make meaning for ourselves out of whatever we’ve been given by those who do the creating.
*media is anything from news, books, the internet, social media, music, TV, journals, etc.
How we interpret media can have tremendous impact on other people’s lives as well as our own. Utilizing critical thinking and analyses when consuming and sharing media is fundamental to protecting ourselves and others from harm.
WHO CREATED THIS MESSAGE?
All messages are “constructed”
Two fundamental insights about all media are: 1. How was it constructed and 2. What choices were made?
Media is not a natural occurrence; it is built. There is a plan and execution in its construction. A media message we experience was written by someone, images captured and edited, and eventually put together.
Choices are made. Words are spoken, others edited out. Pictures selected, others rejected. As the audience, we see, hear, and read what was accepted by the creator’s choice.
Whatever is created by just a few people becomes “normal” for the rest of us. The goal here is to understand and expose the complexities of how media is constructed in order to create a critical distance in order to ask important questions.
WHAT CREATIVE TECHNIQUES ARE USED TO ATTRACT MY ATTENTION?
Media messages are constructed using a creative language with its own rules.
Noticing how a message is constructed is important in exploring the format of the media message, and imperative in understanding how all forms of communication depend on a creative language.
When consuming media, ask yourself:
“What do I notice…?”
“What’s the emotional appeal?” “What makes it seem ‘real’?”
It’s noticing the lighting, composition, camera angles, editing, props, body language, symbols, etc. It’s understanding grammar, syntax, metaphors.
Noticing the format of the media message in conjunction with who created it and what choices were made helps us be less susceptible to manipulation.
HOW MIGHT DIFFERENT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIS MESSAGE DIFFERNTLY THAN ME?
Different people experience the same media message differently.
Two important ideas: 1. That our differences influence our interpreations of media messages and 2. Our similarities create common understandings.
The more questions we ask about what we and others are experiencing, the more prepared we are to accept or reject a media message. Hearing multiple interpretations can build respect for different cultures and appreciation for minority opinions.
Our similarities are important to understanding how media makers “target” different segments of the population in order to influence their opinion.
WHAT VALUES, LIFESTYLES AND POINTS OF VIEW ARE REPRESENTED IN, OR OMITTED FROM, THIS MESSAGE?
Media have embedded values and points of view.
There will never be an unbiased content of media. Never. All media carry subtle messages about who and what is important. Because all media messages are constructed, choices have to be made. These choices reflect the values, attitudes, and points of view of the creator.
What is significant about this is not that ideas and values are embedded in media messages but rather the values of mainstream media typically reinforce, and therefore, affirm, the existing social system.
Being able to recognize and name missing perspectives is a critcal skill. We should expect media makers to strive for fairness and balance betwen ideas and viewpoints.
What political or economic ideas are communicated in the message? What judgments or statements are made about groups of people? What ideas or perspectives are left out?
WHY IS THIS MESSAGE BEING SENT?
Most media messages are organized to gain profit and/or power.
What is the motive or purpose of a media message? Is the message influenced by money, ego, or ideology? How?
The issue of the motivation of media messaging has changed dramatically since the Internet became a platform in which groups, organizations, and individuals have ready access to powerful tools that can persuade others to a particular point of view, whether positive or negative. The Internet provides multiple reasons for you to be able to recognize propaganda, interpret rhetorical devices, verify sources, and distinguish legitimate sources/media from bogus or hate media/sources.
Who is benefited by the message? (the public? private interests? individuals? institutions? Who profits from this? Who pays for it? What’s being sold? Who are they sending it to and how do you know? Who’s in control of the creation and transmission of this message? What economic decisions influenced the construction or transmission of this message?
SOURCE LITERACY
Media literacy is building the critical thinking skills about how a media message is constructed; source literacy is building the critical thinking skills about the evidence provided.
Using the key questions and concepts of media literacy as our working foundation allows us to ask important questions about a piece of media’s evidence. It also allows us to determine and interpret source bias. While facts cannot be biased, the way in which they are presented and their source can be.
Understanding the complexities of a media message’s evidence is critical in determining a reliable, credible source from misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda.
SO WHAT NOW?
The sheer amount of media that is available, especially on the internet, is daunting and overwhelming.
Media literacy is a learned skill that requires practice. You won’t be media literate in a day, and certainly not after reading this one single tumblr post. I made this to serve as a starting point for you in this journey of, well, being a responsible media consumer.
I invite you to pause before you post (especially if emotions are intense), to read multiple sources, to cross check and verify and corroborate information, to identify reliable news, and, well, to practice media literacy. There’s a lot of intentionally misleading information out there- I hope this helps a little bit. Stay safe.
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Various audio snippets of my childhood that I’ve collected.
like i’m calling myself out here but i just uttered the words “you did the stretch and now the rare and powerful double pets” (two hands at once!!) to my cat without a trace of irony
like i do not believe my cat understands a word of what i am saying but he absolutely knows my voice and i think also my tone? but also all day i’m just randomly looking over at him like “good boy!” or “are you fluffy?” or singing little songs about his current fluff levels. to an animal. a wonderful animal but a creature who absolutely does not speak english and probably only vaguely is like “this creature is communicating with me” when the strange noises come from the person’s mouth
like i just think about this sometimes
i never wanted to baby talk this cat, i dislike the whole “i am a cat mom and this is my baby” thing, he is a cat, i am a person, and yet i just spend all day talking at him. while typing this he rolled over to show off his tummy and i had to restrain myself from saying “you got a tummy?” aloud. and then i did it anyway
