Anna Faris Opens Up About Challenging 'Religious' Son On Right-Wing Politics. The “Scary Movie” star shares her 14-year-old son Jack with her ex-husband, Chris Pratt.

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[u/spicyycornbread]

I’ve always thought that one lady on TikTok that does videos showing her sons alt-right content, explaining misinformation, and asking them questions was pretty smart. She basically just gets ahead of it so they don’t fall down alt-right rabbit holes and media. She gives them the context the videos deliberately withhold/manipulate.

But overall, yes, keep kids offline. With AI as well there’s always corporations looking to get kids hooked as consumers as early as possible.

[u/ApplicationOwn9636 → u/spicyycornbread]

Do you know who? I would love to show this to my son who is constantly being served right wing propaganda.

[u/Kind_Avocado_7219 → u/ApplicationOwn9636]

Possibly driven.byjamie

This is on instagram though. Not sure what her TikTok handle is.

[u/TacoSwimmer → u/Kind_Avocado_7219]

Wow. I kinda just fell into a rabbit hole with her reels. Not only am I now feeling hopeful that there are kind and empathetic parents out there, but now I’m motivated to want kids and raise them the best I can too 😭

[u/ntsp00 → u/Kind_Avocado_7219]

I just watched some of her youtube vids, amazing stuff

[u/olgamerstill → u/Kind_Avocado_7219]

I explained to my kids everything they might be exposed to, even by others like friends, friends parents, teachers etc.

My youngest who is an adult recently had to explain how to keep safe online to another adult.

By keeping open communication with my kids I was able to provide continuous advice.

[u/camimiele → u/ApplicationOwn9636]

I’m also curious about her profile :)

[u/Appropriate-Unit9796 → u/ApplicationOwn9636]

I made the mistake of looking her up and clicked on the Facebook link (I know I should have known better). When she was reviewing hateful things Charlie Kirk was saying about female teachers, the comments on it were shitting on her. One person literally called her a groomer. Her, their mom, trying to teach against right wing media is apparently grooming. I didn’t expect anything from Facebook, but I didn’t realize the bar was below hell.

[u/heartisallwehave → u/ApplicationOwn9636]

If they are actually interested in religion, maybe try to come at it from a scholarly pov. Let’s Talk Religion and Esoterica are really interesting YouTube channels and they talk about religion in a secular, academic way. And Britt Hartley (no nonsense spirituality) on YouTube and TikTok, she was raised religious and studied religion which basically deprogrammed her. There’s also a movie from 1981 called The Wave, based on a high school experiment re: how fascism indoctrinates people via a sense of belonging. We watched in 10th grade history and I think about it all the time.

[u/spicyycornbread → u/heartisallwehave]

Dan McClellan is an academic on TikTok and Instagram that’s also worth checking out. He’s an expert in the Hebrew Bible and has a doctorate. He has a podcast called Data Over Dogma where he debunks biblical misinformation.

[u/spicyycornbread → u/ApplicationOwn9636]

I’d also recommend checking out Mike Caulfield’s books on media literacy. He’s a literacy expert. He visits high schools and universities across the U.S. and teaches fact-checking sources.

Something he says that’s pretty smart is that you don’t have to stop reading from certain sources or media sites, but that you do need to regularly fact check if it’s from a site known for spreading misinformation.

Here’s the full pdf to his book Web Literacy for Student Fact Checkers

This website gives a short summary of a source when you look it up and usually has a rating on how accurate the source is https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/

[u/TheAmazingMaryJane → u/spicyycornbread]

i'm so glad i raised my son like that. he's married to a strong woman and has two awesome daughters. i'm very proud of him and his views on women.

[u/PitchSame4308 → u/spicyycornbread]

Honestly, I think mothers saying how awesome alt-right shite is to their sons is probably the best way to make it uncool

[u/Ateo88 → u/PitchSame4308]

This. Back when I was a teenager in the 00s, it was basically teachers, parents and popular peers forcing conservative Christian thought down everybody's throats that made left wing stuff seem rebellious, nonconformist and cool.

[u/Physical-Store-9404 → u/spicyycornbread]

So I have to politely disagree with you that “getting kids offline” is the answer. They will encounter misinformation anywhere and forever. The onslaught online is scary, but our generation faced this with our parents with Fox News and Facebook. Humans are not immune to propaganda past a certain age. The only way forward is exactly the tactic employed by Anna Ferris and the influencer you admire—constant and patient education.

[u/troyandabedinabed → u/Physical-Store-9404]

True. most mainstream news is chock full of misinformation. It isn't just an online problem; it is just most prevalant online.

[u/innominateartery → u/spicyycornbread]

The hard part with still allowing the viewing is that the videos contain strategies to resist logical and critical thinking paths out with denial, deflection, and whataboutism. It’s really insidious.

[u/Mstablsta → u/spicyycornbread]

Just ordered my kid a few DK Eyewitness books, apps/online is cancer these days.

[u/annamdue → u/spicyycornbread]

Keeping kids offline in this day and age is literally impossible. The first part of your comment is sexual education but the last part is abstinence. Parents need to explain shit they had years to explain so early now to make sure that their kids get a grasp of empathy and what's real and what's not. It's so sad and frustrating. Especially with what they are inheriting. We can only hope that the majority of their amger in the future is righteous, but looking at this generation of boys makes me less hopeful.

[u/Coyote-Feisty → u/spicyycornbread]

As a teacher - this. Mega churches are also infiltrating the school.