Don’t let bad Internet buzzwords harm minors
Expert: Be wary of the development trend of offensive buzzwords on the Internet
□ Reporter Han Dandong
□ Zhai Qiyu, an intern of this newspaper
Recently, Ms. Wang, a citizen of Tianjin, discovered that the phrase "You are so hungry, you can eat anything" has become the mantra of her son, who is in the fifth grade of elementary school. What does it mean? The son hesitated and said that his friends were saying that he learned it because he thought it was fun.
Ms. Wang searched online and found that this is an Internet buzzword, which comes from a TV series. It probably means that people have aesthetic problems and is insulting. Ms. Li called the child to her side and told him that this sentence was a curse and should not be said again in the future. But the child knows little about this.
"It's not just this sentence. For some time, Internet buzzwords have often popped up in the child's mouth. He just thinks it's fun and doesn't know that some of them are very vulgar words or curse words." Ms. Wang said with concern, adding these Internet buzzwords Buzzwords on the lips will definitely affect children's physical and mental health, but with so many people around them saying it, it's really hard to guard against it.
Ms. Wang’s concerns are not unreasonable. A reporter from the "Rule of Law Daily" recently learned from interviews that many Internet buzzwords and Internet memes are popular among minors. Some children's speech is mixed with a large number of Internet buzzwords, and even Internet buzzwords appear in homework and compositions. This makes parents and teachers very distressed and worried.
"Jiangzi" (like this), "Shenma" (what), Muyou (nothing)... Ms. Li from Tangshan, Hebei Province is the parent of a third-grade primary school student. She found that after her child learned Internet buzzwords, he began to " I don’t speak well." When I talk too much, I often confuse flat and retroflex sounds.
Ms. Li said that her children’s interest in Internet buzzwords is influenced by their friends. They think Internet buzzwords are fun and convenient for communication, and all the children around them use them and say so. "I have been correcting the child not to talk like this, but the child sometimes starts talking again without realizing it."
Mr. Wu from Changping, Beijing, said that his daughter, who is in primary school, is usually polite and polite, and her family never says vulgar words in front of her children. However, Mr. Wu recently discovered that his children and classmates often talked about "gender" topics on social software, and the words were very rude. After the child's mother had an in-depth communication with her, she realized that the root cause lay in those Internet buzzwords. Some Internet buzzwords were vulgar and had a subtle impact on the child.
Teacher Zhang, who teaches primary school Chinese in Xingtai, Hebei, also discovered this phenomenon - some children are keen on Internet buzzwords, not only using them in daily communication, but also using various Internet hot words when doing homework and writing compositions.
"Although these Internet buzzwords are relatively concise, they often lack complete grammatical and semantic structures. Long-term use of these languages by minors will not only reduce language expression ability and affect social interaction, but may also lead to difficulties in formal text learning, affecting reading comprehension, Writing skills, etc." Teacher Zhang said that she had a headache about this and needed to spend extra time explaining and correcting these words with her classmates.
Many parents also reported that their children's frequent use of Internet buzzwords has caused certain obstacles in communication between parents and children.
Mr. Tian, a parent from Tianjin, had such an experience. His son did not do well in the final exam and regressed a lot, so he gave his son some education. The child replied: "Ah, yes, yes!"
At that time, Mr. Tian thought the child had listened, but when he thought about it later, he felt something was wrong. Later, a search on the Internet revealed that the original sentence represented a perfunctory reply, that is, admitting that one was "showing off" and expressing the attitude of "breaking the jar and throwing it away".
It is understood that Internet buzzwords usually carry specific cultural backgrounds and values. Some traditional and existing words have been given new meanings or usages under the influence of Internet culture, and have become Internet buzzwords. Many Internet buzzwords contain negative and rebellious emotions, and even involve violence and negative behaviors.
Why are children “attracted” to Internet buzzwords?
"Internet buzzwords are just in line with teenagers' pursuit of 'new', 'strange' and 'unique' nature. Through communication and interaction on the Internet, teenagers form unique discourse and symbol systems in their respective circles to find a sense of freedom of expression and a sense of belonging to the same category. ." said lawyer Ma Lihong, senior partner of Beijing Deheheng Law Firm.
Ma Lihong believes that Internet buzzwords have multiple positive and negative forms, and most of them are fresh and interesting. However, there are also many languages that have the characteristics of irregular expression, vulgarity, offensiveness and other undesirable characteristics. The screening ability of minors is not mature enough and they are easily affected by these online languages.
Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, analyzed that minors hope to attract the attention of others through their words and deeds. From the perspective of minors, these Internet buzzwords can reflect their uniqueness, so they use them whenever they have the opportunity. These internet buzzwords.
"In the online environment, minors feel free, and their self-awareness and self-expression will be more complete. Children's love of using Internet buzzwords is a manifestation of their pursuit of freedom." Cheng Fangping, a professor at Renmin University of China, said.
Many experts interviewed believe that minors are in a critical period of forming their values, and excessive exposure to and use of Internet buzzwords may mislead them and affect the formation and development of their values. At the same time, minors are in the development stage of language learning and communication skills. Excessive use of Internet buzzwords may also affect minors' reading and comprehension abilities, reducing their daily communication abilities. Parents, schools, and platforms should form a joint force to jointly resist the harm of harmful Internet buzzwords to minors.
"Minors are in the development stage of language learning and communication skills. Frequent use of Internet buzzwords may restrict the child's thinking and cause obstacles to his communication with others. Therefore, when using Internet buzzwords, try to be as careful as possible. Let children treat it with an open mind and not be restricted by these Internet buzzwords." Chu Zhaohui said.
He proposed that the use of some bad and ambiguous Internet buzzwords should be minimized on campus. This requires teachers, especially Chinese teachers, to make children aware of the existing problems by explaining the standardization of language, language learning and training. .
“At the primary school level, mastering correct language and communication skills is essential. Parents and educators should pay attention to the Internet usage habits of minors, encourage them to read more and write more, and strengthen the cultivation of language standards and literary literacy. "Chu Zhaohui said.
Some parents pointed out that some Internet buzzwords are often used to attack classmates, which may lead to the problem of "soft violence" on campus. In this regard, Ma Lihong suggested that parents and schools should provide necessary guidance and education for minors to use the Internet. School education should eliminate the use of Internet buzzwords and Internet memes in the learning process, and guide minors to use language correctly.
"The value of the Internet lies in openness, tolerance, and sharing. The generation and spread of Internet discourse is inevitable, and there is no need to deny it completely." Ma Lihong said that teenagers, as the main group of Internet users, have led the trend of Internet buzzwords and given the language new meaning. vitality; however, Internet buzzwords also have a tendency to become overly entertaining, childish, and offensive, which should arouse vigilance.
Chu Zhaohui believes that the most important thing to reduce the negative impact of online language on minors is that the entire society should develop a culture to jointly resist bad online buzzwords, and the media should also play a positive role in guiding them.
"Communication between parents, teachers and children must be done properly and with sincerity. This will not only enable children to grow up healthily, but also create a positive online living environment," Cheng Fangping said.
Ma Lihong said that purifying the language environment requires the efforts of the whole society. Parents, schools, platforms, society, and relevant authorities should actively cooperate to provide positive guidance for young people’s use of online language, scientifically supervise the online environment, and at the same time, To give young people the necessary freedom of expression, only through the joint efforts of all parties can we build a healthy and positive language expression system. (Legal Daily)