ILL manors TEDX LECTURE

Ben drew (Plan B) was excluded from high school in year 10 so attended another school later on.The people there had no respect for authority like him as the felt ignored by society- only listened to rappers.

Words guided them although they were negative.
He's a fan of concious hip hop.
Child stabbing another child- against it but understands they're from broken families.
Album allowed him to act as father figure to these kids.
Ill manors- nobody wanted to take the chance with him as he wasn't famous and hadn't directed before. After his album became number one everyone wanted him but he'd already signed for a low budget deal.
All boys school welcomed him he found a lot of talent, one of them didn't make it but he became main star of top boy.
Chav-  underclass background, use to mean child.
Can't make fun out of race or sex in the same way or there'd be scrutiny.
Riots- teenagers didn't feel part of society, from a dysfunctional background.
Group of boys told him to get off their property when filming near the station, ended up being main stars in the film as they respected him for standing up to them.

What are Plan B's beliefs/politics? What are his values/ideologies? Explain your answers.

Plan B believes that there is a reason behind the vicious circle of youth's not obeying to authority is due to the fact that they feel ignored by society and that authority shows that they don't care. Since Plan B has been in that position before as he was was kicked out of school in year 10 and was put in a pupil referral unit called the Tunmarsh Centre in Plaistow were he shared the same opinion and beliefs with other kids which was that they didn't respect authority because they felt ignored and that they didn't fit in. He wants to contradict the dominant ideology of today that young people are known for being up to no good. Plan B also wants to give young people a chance to succeed in life and not to feel discouraged by how the media portrays them or how authority treats them. 

What does Plan B say about the media? Explain how this can be linked to Cohen's media theory of moral panics?

A moral panic is an intense feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order. So it is a public anxiety or alarm in response to a problem regarded as threatening the moral standards of society. This links to what Plan B says about the media. He said that the media always convey young people as dangerous and rebellious and calls them names like chav (Council House and Violent). By doing this, the public beings to associate danger with young people due to moral panic the media shows. Cohen's theory suggests that moral panic can bring fear and therefore if people begin to fear young people, the police will be continuously scrutinizing them. Plan B wanted to get that point through and show how the media contributes to he vicious circle.