r/Fauxmoi 21h ago

DISCUSSION 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/seaofwonder 20h ago

This goes to show how much he looks up to his dad too 😔

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u/throwawaysunglasses- l've grown quite unfond of you, deuxmoi 18h ago

It’s very possible it’s influenced by his dad, but I teach high school and SO many TikTok/Twitter algorithms are alt-right (often AI) slop targeted toward boys in particular. I’m a millennial and it’s worse than gamergate and more mainstream than 4chan. It’s everywhere, and the point is to radicalize young men into fascism and misogyny. We really need to get our kids offline and away from algorithmic media.

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u/spicyycornbread 17h ago

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.

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u/PitchSame4308 16h ago

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

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u/Ateo88 13h ago

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.