Plan B Youth Representations

Plan B didn't agree with the rioters, but he thinks that by going out and looting he thinks that they have played into the hands of the media and done what they've expected of them. He is trying to get under the skin of politicians an teenagers, and he thinks that it is up to the individual to change.

Plan B also said that more middle class people look down upon them just because they dont have an education and because of what they are like; i agree that middle class people look down on them because of where they live and what they wear and such, which is wrong, but he also said that it is because they don't have an education; most of these people don't have an education because they choose not to and they choose it as their way of life, it is nobodys fault but their own if they don't have an education and they could get an education and make their way out of living and acting the way they do, however i can also see that the reason they do this is because the media says that this is what they do so they do it, and they play up to what the media says of them rather than trying to be different than what they tell them.

I also agree with what Plan B says about politics and the government and when he says its all smoke and mirrors, april fools - it means its fake and its a joke, and the fact that they never listen to what younger people have to say.

- Does the video fuel negative representations of youth collective identity? Or does the video and lyrics together attempt to challenge these negative views?
- Can you offer textual examples of how young people are represented in the video?
- Are there any instances in the video which show authority abusing their power?
- What was Plan B trying to challenge through his lyrics and video for iLL Manors?
- What does Plan B hope to achieve through his music and film?