How to discuss binary oppositions:
"In the video to Anaconda by Nikki Minaj, there is a binary opposition between Minaj's girlish appearance and the crude sexual lyrics of the song."
Representation: How the producer shows an issue, a group of people or a place. This is away of showing stereotypes and ideologies.
Stereotypes- Allows people a way of making sense of the world
People care about representation because it has an effect on how people are seen within society, because it cultivates a certain ideology.
Representation constructs reality.
Anaconda:
Looking at black minority ethnic groups specifically black women. (BME)
Women are sexualised throughout the video
There positions are sexualised along with their outfits
Jungle setting - Presenting the ideology that BME women as wild and uncivilised
It is the representation of a stereotypical black body type
In the video she adopts the stereotypical housewife role.
In the video is gives the ideology that black women are sexually promiscuous
The video is sub-vertices
Gucci Gang-Lil Pump:
Mise-en-scene of the tigger suggests that they are someone not to be messed with. Presenting BME american males as aggressive and powerful
The binary opposition of the tiger walking down a school corridor connotes rebellion
The amount of cannabis connotes he is a drug dealer
Provides the audience of the gratification of escapism
They are drinking lean- soft drinks mixed with drugs
The use of jargon will appeal to the target audience
Young girls rolling their eyes at the teacher shows no respect, and displays that they have attitude because they aren't doing/listening to what he is saying
Many aspects of the video displaying tripping on drugs, for example the use of drugs and hallucinogenic imagery of the tiger and purple lights
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