Media

Professor Worley came into to talk to our class. She just opened an entire new can of worms when it comes to figuring out what is and isn't violence. The new technology make it hard to see what is and isn't violent when it comes to the internet. Is hacking considered violent or redirecting website URLS.

Then there are the virtual worlds online , which I just find odd. Making an avatar and then just playing it. Your creating an alternate world for yourself. It just seems odd and then there was a report about some ones avatar being raped. It that violent though. It not a "real" person. Someone is controlling that person. I just don't think that something like that is violent, I just believe it wrong. First that someone would program a video game to do that and second that a person would feel the need to rape in a video came. I think that it portraying media violence.

Then there are sites that allow for people to make picketers and place them anywhere in the country. I don't consider that taking action. To be apart of movement you have to take action get involved. Just sitting in front of the t.v or computer does allow for that. I think that creating an online picketer is like supporting a cause on facebook. Your just let people know that you think it is an important issue.

However I do think that internet is good for getting the message out. It allows for mass emails to be sent out. You can promote your cause online. I think it allows for communication if anything.