The power to understand and respect differences
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This video is a dramatic scenario used to provoke thought about showing respect to other people online. It features a teenage male and female, played by actors. The teenage male walks into his room, sits at his desk and looks at his computer. He opens a social media website and reads a post Sarah has posted a photo of a girl with the caption “Indy Mindy thought I was actually taking a photo! Other users post nasty comments “Would not go there if you paid me”, and “Loser!” The teenage male looks angry and starts typing a comment “Someone get this bitch a mirror!” but pauses before submitting the post. The camera zooms into the photo, changing the situation from a photo to the real life scene as the camera pans around the main girl. Various comments appear as text in the air around her. The camera shows the young man standing in the real life scenario, looking concerned about all of the nasty comments made by others. The camera pans around the teenage male who appears back in his home sitting at his computer with his comment still on the screen unposted He shakes his head, highlights the text from his comment and deletes it.The teenage male sits back and looks relieved. Text appears “I respect differences” Logo shows the Australian coat of arms above the words Australian Government, and the eSafety Commissioner with the web address esafety.gov.au |