Task 4

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/oct/15/ukcrime.antonybarnett?INTCMP=SRCH
An internal police report has painted a graphic portrait of gang warfare spiralling out of control in London, with US-style postcode killings by rival mobs who post videos advocating gun violence and retribution on digital music channels.


The report, obtained by The Observer, was written in May and marked 'restricted'. It is an admission of the almost impossible task the police face in getting to grips with the growing menace of 'predatory' gangs intent on 'committing the most disgusting acts of violence'.- This information can assist me with  my coursework as in the texts i am studying it one video contradicts this view whereas the other supports this view, so I will be able to make comparisons by using this information.

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:lILboNiW6YgJ:www.mediaed.org/assets/products/226/transcript_226.pdf+Black+Males+In+r%26b&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi6oQxHVyvVH9HIkFnCfCPgcPMEiufXHXoLAbWG7raVD_7nzk1LPHTHf-zOCMldIB0m5xKAhYDkUgOFC7Y3831uZ2wItLJrNQnFKM3gVcyrNLBQBsgN_tOCDQMKUUW13FrHeCFN&sig=AHIEtbSDj0PzD_dgUTcdbsBQATVOhUPVJQ&pli=1 

'Before Hip Hop, Men were seeming in R&B, But when Hip Hop came around, it brought masculinity back into the game'- this is a significant quote for me to look at as it shows that this hip-hop look is coming into the r&b scene when studying the Drake video find your love, however this statement could be shown as true as the JLS video Everybody in love shows that the black males are not masculine in any way. This could perhaps discourage black males to be interested in the R&B genre as it is not seen as a 'manly' thing to be fond of this type of music.

"ethnic minorities are continually misrepresented by racial (and racist) stereotypes"
Laughey, D. (2009). p. 78. This is useful to my coursework and could be seen through my texts as they show black people are being misrepresented in the JLS video as they go against most stereotypes given to black people.

Black representation: is the media out to make us look stupid?

http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=14710

The Economics of Ethnic and Racial stereotyping

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/ethnics_and_minorities/minorities_economics.cfm

Racial and Ethnic stereotypes

http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=21980


http://www.helium.com/items/265124-how-are-ethnic-minorites-portrayed-in-the-media

"Black people, particularly Afro-Caribbeans are often portrayed in the media as criminals"- This can help me with my essay as one of my texts show that there are gang members all carrying weapons which is a criminal offence, however the other text i am studying goes against this view as it shows that all four black members of the group do not associate themselves with this crime image, and it could show that this image of black people related to as criminals is diminishing.


Negative racial stereotypes in the media

http://www.intermix.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=48