London riots: young people voice their frustrations
Condemned as 'feral scum' and the sick of society, young people speak out about the reasons behind the riots.
eroy, 20, Clapham, south London
I watched the rioting. I don't condone people burning down houses but at the same time what can I say to them? If that's what they feel they need to do to get people's respect and get noticed, I'm not going to argue with them or blame them for what they are doing.
I'm angry and frustrated. I feel the same as them. Angry with everything – society, police, the way they treat us. They don't treat us like human beings. I've been stopped and searched and I've refused to give my details, and because I don't give my details the police officer says he's taking you for a strip search. I can't tell you why everyone decided to do this now but it has been a build-up over the past few years. Especially for people in my age group and younger.
This was written shortly after the London Riots and clearly expresses the idea that a lot of the blame goes to young people. Stuart Hall is one media theorist and his belief is that young people tend to rebell as they do not want to become like their parents. He believes this is why many of the young adults of today have become out of control and many break the law. The article above shows an example of young people rebelling. Stuart Hall would believe this is demonstrating his theory that young people rebell. Therefore this article can be seen as an example of Halls media theory.
This was written shortly after the London Riots and clearly expresses the idea that a lot of the blame goes to young people. Stuart Hall is one media theorist and his belief is that young people tend to rebell as they do not want to become like their parents. He believes this is why many of the young adults of today have become out of control and many break the law. The article above shows an example of young people rebelling. Stuart Hall would believe this is demonstrating his theory that young people rebell. Therefore this article can be seen as an example of Halls media theory.
You need to look at this example in more detail; try to see why people don't wish to be like their parents, if this is true. Is it peer pressure? Look also at fictional representations of young people both in this country and others. Use media language too.
ReplyDeleteMrs H