for my media coursework

1. Adam

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB
FEBeOTGXc
This music video is great because it uses a reality show host, which
mirrors Jeremy Kyle demonizing the working class
He is then seen doing almost exactly the same thing as he describes
them to do, with many things even worse.
This shows that the negative things like this that the media usually
associates with the working class, do not just happen in this social
class.
Chase and status help prove a strong point in the problems with
media and I really enjoy watching their videos as they take very
important social problems and represent things that many people do
not have the courage to.

3. http://youtu.be/we9jeU76Y9E
 This Chase and status video is to provide
awareness of abuse in relationships
 It actually challenges the stereotype that this
usually happens in working class families.
 This is done by making it set in a middle class
family, although it does follow the norm of using
a nuclear family in this video, it still challenges
the idea that this only happens in working class
families

4. http://youtu.be/kOINSUWOqyo
 Is a rapper who issues huge problems in
society today, such as social class
differences, racism, government and religion
 3rd world is a track where the lyrics are
largely about social class differences in a 3rd
world country

5. http://youtu.be/FsGXYqmpX5E
 Benefits street is a classic example of the demonization of
the working class
 They specifically picked out a certain few people out of
loads of families filmed on benefits
 These people are depicted as scroungers and disgusting,
the people featured on benefits street even received death
threats as a response to benefits street

6. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/
benefits-street-white-dee-snubs-7476828
 “White Dee” even gained celebrity status (or enough of one to
feature on celebrity big brother) due to her appearance on
benefits street
 This can be interpreted in a good or bad way, it could be
interpreted in that through having such an infamous status that
she is kind of an ‘anti-celebrity’
 It could also be interpreted that it is good as it challenges the
idea that a ‘normal’ person cannot be a celebrity