It looks like Russell Brand has struck a chord. The other day the actor, comedian and commentator posted a thoughtful, very personal video about the film 50 Shades of Gray, pornography and sexualized culture that has already gotten nearly a half a million views. "This cloud of pornographic information and even soft cultural smog like 50 Shades of Gray … is making it impossible for us to relate … [Read more...] about Russell Brand on ’50 Shades,’ porn & sexualized culture: Good questions
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Young people’s views about sexual content online
As the 12- and 13-year-old girls tell New York magazine writer Alex Morris how they use Omegle, another ChatRoulette-type site (in groups with fake names and disconnecting often and fast when the chat gets "perverted"), they describe how differently boys handle sexual content online. It reminds me of a thought-provoking 2005 Boston Globe article, "The Secret Life of Boys" (that I blogged about … [Read more...] about Young people’s views about sexual content online
A smart dad on teaching daughter media lit
Tshaka Armstrong, the dad behind a southern California tech-parenting help business called DigitalShepherds.com, clearly has put a lot of thought into teaching his daughter traditional media literacy in a very current way (I say "current" because it's media lit customized as you go – based on his daughter's current celebrity favorites – and "traditional" because it's critical thinking focused more … [Read more...] about A smart dad on teaching daughter media lit