the annoying thing about the internet’s obsession with and portrayal of “media literacy” is that ppl act like it is some immutable skill that you just do or do not have. your interpretation and understanding of a text is determined not only by your personal context, experiences, knowledge, view of things, so on and so forth, but also even just how engaged you are with and how much attention you gave it for whatever reason. ppl whose analysis and opinions i greatly respect and find rich and incredible about a certain work may completely drop the ball on another one for simply these reasons
Serious take: I believe that fundamental knowledge of literacy and interpretation exists, but it tends to be equivalent to the scientific method. The scientific method is a valid method of analysis, but its use, BY ITS VERY NATURE, can lead to a flawed hypothesis that needs to be reformulated. And where there are certainly core principles of artistic language, it's foolish to use interpretation as a monolith.
Meme take: media literacy is when I'm right














