After watching the video and listening to the Plan B interview on BBC 1 Extra, consider the following:
Does the video fuel negative representations of youth collective identity? Or does the video and lyrics together attempt to challenge these negative views?
The images used in the video fuel the negative representation of youths; this is through the portrayal of gang culture and riots. However, the lyrics take a more satirical approach to these issues by identifying the stereotypical portrayal of youths within the mass media. The song addresses youth’s feelings of repression by the government and how their collective identity isn’t given a platform on which it can develop – this therefore leads to the stereotypical representation becoming an accurate representation as youths feel they must live up to expectations. The comedic approach to youth representation that Plan B takes combats the negative portrayal of youths and attempts to change people’s views.
The images used in the video fuel the negative representation of youths; this is through the portrayal of gang culture and riots. However, the lyrics take a more satirical approach to these issues by identifying the stereotypical portrayal of youths within the mass media. The song addresses youth’s feelings of repression by the government and how their collective identity isn’t given a platform on which it can develop – this therefore leads to the stereotypical representation becoming an accurate representation as youths feel they must live up to expectations. The comedic approach to youth representation that Plan B takes combats the negative portrayal of youths and attempts to change people’s views.
Images within the video focus on the negative portrayal of youths;
- Masked hoodies looting shops
- Gangs of youths surrounding a burning building
- A youth filming someone being beaten up on their phone
- Youths jumping on a car.
- CHAV – "Council Housed and Violent"
- CHAV – "Council Housed and Violent"
- Are there any instances in the video which show authority abusing their power?
The video does depict some instances of authority figures abusing their power, for example;
- A police officer punches a youth for seemingly no reason
- Riot police swarm the streets
- A police officer punches a youth for seemingly no reason
- Riot police swarm the streets
- What was Plan B trying to challenge through his lyrics and video for iLL Manors?
"The world, and this country especially, is fill of contradictions. I’m just highlighting them, I’m not condoning anything. I aired my feelings about the riots very publicly when they happened and I still feel the same way. What happened in Tottenham in some ways I can understand but what happened everywhere else in the country was opportunism. I wont justify it because I dont agree with it. In fact it upset me so much I want to change it, so I wrote this song to bring the issue back to the forefront of public conversation. I feel it has been swept under the carpet and forgotten about, and it still needs to be properly addressed."
-What does Plan B hope to achieve through his music and film?
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