Task 5

Who is being represented?

In this radio extract I believe that the black and the white community are being represented. The black community being portrayed as criminals and invaders to Britain. While the white are being represented as the 'angelic' stating that the only way to solve the problem is violence.

What is being represented?

The black community is being represented, as invaders, foreigners. Describing them as criminals with the racial riots and that they are to blame for it. Stating that colour mass immigration causes evil. In comparison to the black community helping in the war effort.

Also the Notting Hill riots are being represented in this extract, and that Britain's only solution to this racial violence was in turn to be violent back.

How is the representation being constructed?

This is being constructed from various sound clips of people, being hostile towards blacks without being directly racists. Calling the migrants invaders, evil and criminals, blaming them for the riots and at the end when a black migrants says 'they wont allow Britain to stay white and they are here to stay', adding to the criminal stereotype already being constructed by the Notting Hill riots.