Comments on: Guest Post from Author Kait Nolan–Red Riding Hood as a Warning for Social Media

By: Jessie

Jessie — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:38:04 +0000

I hardly leave remarks, but i did a few searching and wound up
here Guest Post from Author Kait Nolan-Red Riding
Hood as a Warning for Social Media « Kristen Lamb’s Blog. And I do have a couple of questions for you if it’s allright.
Could it be simply me or does it give the impression like some of
these comments come across as if they are written by brain dead
individuals? 😛 And, if you are writing on additional social sites,
I would like to keep up with anything new you have to post.
Could you list of every one of your communal sites like your Facebook page, twitter
feed, or linkedin profile?

By: MCT

MCT — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:36:08 +0000

The moral of the fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, is to not talk to strangers. Red put herself in extreme danger when she not only talked to the wolf, but told him where she was going. If she had not talked to someone she did not know, she would not have been put into such a bad situation. This is a major issue especially now, in today’s society because there are so many social networking sites that have the option of “checking in.” I feel as if this is a huge problem. This option, and others like it, contain very large risks. They give many people, including pedophiles, access into your personal life. Too often there are stories about girls and guys being stalked or kidnapped because of them releasing telling information on social networking sites. I believe that these options should be permanently removed from the sites and that the users have all the power to have them removed.

By: DK

DK — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 03:38:45 +0000

It’s crazy to think how a fairy tale can convey a message that relates to all age groups. I think that they should make a newer, maybe more grusome story directed towards teens since they are the ones that mainly use facebook or twitter. I don’t get why they even let people share such personal information or why people would even want to. Do they not realize there are people out there who are out to get them?

By: OMGgirl

OMGgirl — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 03:18:37 +0000

This post is incredibly interesting and easy for me to relate to as a college student. We have been discussing Little Red Riding Hood in our writing 101 class and most of the analyzing of the message has been of the sexual aspect. This post really opens up a new door however. Red Riding Hood did travel carelessly to her grandmother’s house as so many of us do today. She walked through the woods talking to birds, picking flowers and portraying a naive mentality. Perhaps the fact that my generation grew up on stories such as Little Red Riding Hood is the reason we lead the same naive lifestyle on social networking sites today. Perhaps these sites are our equivalent to the woods that both Red, and the wolf roamed. Are the sexual predators online today our version of the wolves that roamed the woods?

By: ThatOneKid

ThatOneKid — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:59:45 +0000

This is a really interesting and modern relation to the message we get from Little Red Riding Hood. I don’t understand why settings such as “sharing your friends info” and the “checking-in” option are even on Facebook. Thankfully there have been so many new articles and awareness videos to show you how to change your privacy settings.

By: Hank Hill

Hank Hill — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:08:16 +0000

I think the author makes some great parallels between the story and modern life now. By being carefree and not thinking, you can give someone valuable information that they can use to have an upper hand against you. How Red carelessly told the wolf she was going to her grandmothers, is similar to when people post on facebook, and twitter where they are and when no one is at their house. It can give a stranger the right information to rob them, just like the author stated. The story is a great example of what consequences can occur from being too carless with online safety. This story’s message can still be used and a great tool to learn from in todays time.

By: 32ksufrosh

32ksufrosh — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:26:58 +0000

Awesome post! I think it’s crazy how something such as the legendary tale of Little Red Riding Hood can convey very important messages about safety and social media. The way that little red riding hood gets lured by the wolf into believing him is a parallel in showing how our society is a very naïve one. Social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, give out so much information about people’s locations and other personal things. Everyone needs to be more careful and private and watch what they post on these sites. The world is already a very dangerous place, and with the overuse of this type of social media, only increases the risk of negative consequences. The story of Little Red Riding Hood is a perfect example of what we should stay away from.

By: Cindi Kerr

Cindi Kerr — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:42:10 +0000

Kait, thank you for the reminder that social media is connecting with strangers and we should be cautious. It is so easy to believe I know someone I’ve only met online and I need to remind myself to be careful. I checked out your blog, too. It’s terrific! Tons of easy recipes my family will love! Thank you, Kristen, for having this guest post!

By: Taffy Lovell (@taffylovell)

Taffy Lovell (@taffylovell) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:19:25 +0000

Thank you for the reminder! We feel safe in our own little worlds. I’m off to check privacy…again!

By: Emberchyld (Carli)

Emberchyld (Carli) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:37:40 +0000

Thank you for posting this. At a training that I had to take on sexual predators (I volunteer with children), ninety percent of the PARENTS in the room had no idea how many minefields are present in the internet today. Your post hit on most of them and hopefully this will help keep your readers safe online.

Everyone has to remember, also, that high tech cameras and smartphones also tag pictures with gps coordinates/date/time information. Anyone with minimum computer saavy can pull that information off of an instantly posted/tweeted photo. Your best bet in that scenario is to either change the settings in your computer/phone or edit your photo’s information prior to posting.

Me? I try to keep my RL name and personal life offline and minimally searchable. Everything else is via my online name. I’m a little bit frightened by the fact that there’s a woman with (nearly) the same name as mine, is the same age as I am, and is from the same state who keeps a very high-profile online existence. I’m hoping that editors/employers know how to tell the difference between the two of us. :-/