Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Ideology and Binary Opposition

What examples of binary opposition can you suggest from watching this clip?

One example of binary opposition from this clip is that immigrants are presented as bad and the British as Good due to Nigel Farage the politician. He showed his view that immigrants are taking British peoples jobs giving immigrants a negative profile. This created a conflict between Nigel and Russel Brown. Another example of binary opposition is good and evil. The politician is displayed as evil because he only cares about one minority group whereas Russel who is presented as good thinks that immigrants should be allowed in Britain as they help develop the country.
What ideologies are on display in this clip?

The main ideologies are alternative because the subject of the clip was about immigrants and there was sense of immigrants not being a bad thing was is not a dominant ideology. Immigrants today are portrayed as bad and it has become a natural thing so it was alternative for Russel Brown to try and rebel against this belief and suggest that immigrants help the British society. 

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