Ill Manors TED X Blog Task

TED X - Plan B

1) Plan B mentioned throughout his lecture that there are so much potential in youngsters even if they are not well educated. He mentioned a short anecdote about a five boy's who he auditioned for a role in Ill Manors, he could only take one, the person who ended up losing out actually got a placement (soon after) for leading role in a T.V show known as 'Top Boy'. This made him notice that even though these kids are from broken families, there is still potential and skill that resides within them and he wants to get that message across to as much of these kids as possible. Towards the end of the lecture, he gives his e-mail out so that it ensures that any kid in that situation can get guidance and help from him personally.

2) Plan B's opportunities for young people are to help them with their life and their future so that they can better themselves.  He believes that the government is contradicting themselves in to saying that they are going to support the youth however, make things worse for them. In addition, Plan B states that these children have no where to go because their is not enough finding in council estates as well as the community centres (where the youth can hang around).

Plan B also thinks that the rich people (those at the top of the political hierarchy) do not listen to those at the bottom who are essentially their society. Those with power are controlling and trying to overthrow those with less power which is what Plan B strongly disagrees with.

3) This Ted X lecture is meant to be targeted for the youth that are effected by the governments poor actions upon them. The children who have suffered a lot before the riots and after are those who Plan B is trying to reach out to. In addition, Plan B wants his words to come across those who are second in the hierarchy (the adults). This demographic is full of people who are mature and understand the world around them. As an artist who raps and makes music that these people sitting in the crowd don't usually listen to, he is trying to express the youths words through his Ted X talks as he is mature and understands how to communicate in such a way. He wants to show how people who come from a struggled life, can become successful no matter who they were before. He uses the power of his past to convey his message in this way.

4. The target audience is targeting everyone from any age, ethnicity, race and country to help people who are in need of help and to help those who are seen as being poor or from broken families. This is seen as he talks to everyone as a whole to step in and help them to improve their lives and not to sit back and do nothing.

5. A moral panic is something that is created by the media so that it targets a wide population of people to indicate that there is some sort of crisis such as boys underachievement in schooling. This can be linked to what Plan B is saying as he is talking about the youth and the way that they are portrayed in the media which ultimately leads to a moral panic. This is also done through the use of the word 'chav' and the way people are cautious of them because of the representation of white working class people in the media.