Using the comparison of these two texts as your starting point, explore the media issues and debates, which they raise.
In your answer you will need to address:
Key Concepts.
Contextual factors – Wider Context.
Media Theory.
[Text 1] “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” by Gil Scott Heron (1972) and [Text 2] “Your Revolution” by Sarah Jones (1998), both seem similar to one another in terms of what the text is actually about, however they both differ from one another excessively.
To begin with, both happen to be similar by the fact that they both are of the same text, a music song. Also the names of the songs make them seem as if they were about the same sort of issue. However, after listening to them both, we see that in many ways although they contain powerful messages and have a strong point, neither of the songs are similar to one another, only briefly.
This may have an impact on the time in which the songs were actually released. Stuart Hall sings about representation on black individuals, and the fact that black men in particular were represented as bad people by the public, and by saying “the public” I propose, the white hegemony, taking place in Britain at the time. White people over powered opposed to the blacks, who were bought to be slaves and owned by whites. Gill Scott Heron argued that this under representation of black people will be fought against and cannot go on any longer. He talks about the society being unrighteous towards black individuals. By naming the song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”, he is referring to the fact that the civil disobedience that it going on will no longer continue, and there will be a change in society, the rising of the black people will continue to grow. He is standing up for his right as a black human being, having to put up with the pain and suffering that is going on.
Similar to this, Sarah Jones talks about the mistreatment of women, in the late 1990’s. She directly is talking to the listeners, by using words like “your”, intending to catch their attention and willing to make some sort of change by saying “your revolution will not happen between theses thighs”, intentionally talking to the male gender and assuming all men are some what the same. Women were and still now to this day being treated like sex objects and therefore objectified to a males preference. Sarah Jones is standing up to women’s rights saying that this cannot go on any longer. She says “The real revolution ain’t about booty size” and by this she means that a revolution is not just about how big the backside of a women is, and by using colloquial language she is seen to be active. This is suggested because normally women do not use words such as “ain’t” and would be preferably seen saying ‘isn’t’ as a substitution. Furthermore, she is putting across the message that women are not objects and they should not be used for what features they have. However, she is not saying that it is about the inside of a woman that counts. Therefore, we as an audience cannot relate to her real message, and whether she is trying to say that they shouldn’t be used as sex objects or that their personality counts.
In addition to these points, therefore both of the songs are similar in that way that they are both argumentative about the situation they are being put in. Sarah Jones’s situation is more contemporary however we see that both arguments have a strong point. Moreover, the fact that a woman happens to be singing in the more contemporary song suggest a change in society as women have become more open and are not playing passive domestic roles in society. Also the woman is black, which suggests that the society has started to accepted minority ethnicities. The fact that Sarah Jones is talking about women’s sexuality, suggest her ideologies and values lie respectful towards herself.
Both these texts are rap genre, which is ironic because a typical rap genre song would be based upon gun crime, violence and gang wars. However these two texts are both strictly contradicting these stereotypical views. Instead they talk about real life social issues that are taking place in the current media of the time the songs were released. This shows that they are aiming to provide music for an educated audience who regularly consume different types of the media and pay attention to world affairs.
In your answer you will need to address:
Key Concepts.
Contextual factors – Wider Context.
Media Theory.
[Text 1] “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” by Gil Scott Heron (1972) and [Text 2] “Your Revolution” by Sarah Jones (1998), both seem similar to one another in terms of what the text is actually about, however they both differ from one another excessively.
To begin with, both happen to be similar by the fact that they both are of the same text, a music song. Also the names of the songs make them seem as if they were about the same sort of issue. However, after listening to them both, we see that in many ways although they contain powerful messages and have a strong point, neither of the songs are similar to one another, only briefly.
This may have an impact on the time in which the songs were actually released. Stuart Hall sings about representation on black individuals, and the fact that black men in particular were represented as bad people by the public, and by saying “the public” I propose, the white hegemony, taking place in Britain at the time. White people over powered opposed to the blacks, who were bought to be slaves and owned by whites. Gill Scott Heron argued that this under representation of black people will be fought against and cannot go on any longer. He talks about the society being unrighteous towards black individuals. By naming the song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”, he is referring to the fact that the civil disobedience that it going on will no longer continue, and there will be a change in society, the rising of the black people will continue to grow. He is standing up for his right as a black human being, having to put up with the pain and suffering that is going on.
Similar to this, Sarah Jones talks about the mistreatment of women, in the late 1990’s. She directly is talking to the listeners, by using words like “your”, intending to catch their attention and willing to make some sort of change by saying “your revolution will not happen between theses thighs”, intentionally talking to the male gender and assuming all men are some what the same. Women were and still now to this day being treated like sex objects and therefore objectified to a males preference. Sarah Jones is standing up to women’s rights saying that this cannot go on any longer. She says “The real revolution ain’t about booty size” and by this she means that a revolution is not just about how big the backside of a women is, and by using colloquial language she is seen to be active. This is suggested because normally women do not use words such as “ain’t” and would be preferably seen saying ‘isn’t’ as a substitution. Furthermore, she is putting across the message that women are not objects and they should not be used for what features they have. However, she is not saying that it is about the inside of a woman that counts. Therefore, we as an audience cannot relate to her real message, and whether she is trying to say that they shouldn’t be used as sex objects or that their personality counts.
In addition to these points, therefore both of the songs are similar in that way that they are both argumentative about the situation they are being put in. Sarah Jones’s situation is more contemporary however we see that both arguments have a strong point. Moreover, the fact that a woman happens to be singing in the more contemporary song suggest a change in society as women have become more open and are not playing passive domestic roles in society. Also the woman is black, which suggests that the society has started to accepted minority ethnicities. The fact that Sarah Jones is talking about women’s sexuality, suggest her ideologies and values lie respectful towards herself.
Both these texts are rap genre, which is ironic because a typical rap genre song would be based upon gun crime, violence and gang wars. However these two texts are both strictly contradicting these stereotypical views. Instead they talk about real life social issues that are taking place in the current media of the time the songs were released. This shows that they are aiming to provide music for an educated audience who regularly consume different types of the media and pay attention to world affairs.
In conclusion, both texts are similar according to what they are arguing or protesting against, however they differ in many ways, which is reflected back on the time in society they were written in.
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