1) Watch this clip from BBC Question Time with Russell Brand and Nigel Farage. The BBC deliberately placed the two against each other and the episode resulted in far more people watching and tweeting than usual.
What examples of binary opposition can you suggest from watching this clip?
The main identifiable binary opposition is between Frage and Brand themselves,they are polar opposites. They are dressed differently from the other and have difference because of their opposing political ideologies.
There are examples of Politicians and the average person. The politician(Farage) are seen as more powerful than the average person, which Russel Brand tries to embody, who is powerless and seen as unknowable. We also see. Brand is very left wing which is supposed to be his party labour, nearing Marxism, while Farage is more right wing and represents UKIP. Brand emphasises I;m just like you' and how he is like an average person, to show the binary oppositions of Rich vs Poor. The male audience member who was defending Farage's points about immigrants is to represent the UK citizen, while the lady and Brand represent immigrants(thoughts about).
There are examples of Politicians and the average person. The politician(Farage) are seen as more powerful than the average person, which Russel Brand tries to embody, who is powerless and seen as unknowable. We also see. Brand is very left wing which is supposed to be his party labour, nearing Marxism, while Farage is more right wing and represents UKIP. Brand emphasises I;m just like you' and how he is like an average person, to show the binary oppositions of Rich vs Poor. The male audience member who was defending Farage's points about immigrants is to represent the UK citizen, while the lady and Brand represent immigrants(thoughts about).
What ideologies are on display in this clip?
Within the crowd there are opposing ideologies, the man in the crowd stimulates them to oppose what Brand's views, which was originally what the audience were conforming to earlier in the clip. The ideologies that are stated are: there is the distribution between rich and poor is unbalanced and immigrants are used as a scapegoat for the problems this country is facing themselves. Also, that this country is being overcrowded due to immigrants and there are corrupt people in the country that are using up the resources 2) Now do the same activity for a clip of your choice. Embed the YouTube video in your blog and answer the questions in detail:
What examples of binary opposition can you suggest from watching your clip?
- Police vs Youth
- Police vs Black people/ Black youth/ Black boys
- Black vs White
- Police vs general public
- Young people vs Adults
- That black youth standing on the side of the street must causing trouble
- That youth aren't capable of having a job
- The police don't believe their suspects even with someone of the general public helping them
- Young people getting in trouble leading to police to intervene
- White people are relentless, specifically in this clip, with their tormenting of black people.
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