Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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'Media literacy' has been the newest academic buzzword to hit the discourse in online fandoms, however it isn't as cut and dry as some may think and especially when considering the female oriented manga of shoujo.
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0:00 Opening Sketch
2:10 The Discourse Begins
4:31 So What IS Media Literacy?
6:10 The 3 Reasons
7:25 "It's Not That Deep Bro"
9:36 Instant Gratification
11:15 Moral Purity
13:21 Misogyny and Purity
15:33 How Can I Fit Shoujo Manga Into Everything
16:00 Ouran High School Host Club
17:42 Ceres Celestial Legend
20:00 Policing Romance Fiction
21:45 The "Toxic Romance" of A Condition Called Love
23:43 The Cacophony of Online Discourse
28:14 Removing the Agency from Female Protagonists
30:18 Twofold Privilege
32:00 Closing