Paul Gilroy and BME stereotypes.

Paul Gilroy- Post Colonialism

-His theory is that white people are on the top of the hierarchy.
-Ethnic minorities have a stereotype. BME.


City Girl- Twerk ft. Cardi B.

• Black women have to be confident and sexy.
• They like being obnoxious.
• Close ups of women's behind is a symbol of what black women have to have to be pretty.
• Sexualisation of Black women with the constant fast editing and close ups.
• Cardi B has a tiger body suit/paint Tigers are a symbol of being vicious and sexy to describe a women.
• Low angle shots of women twerking positions us as a male in a strip club.
• Cardi B is targeted to female teens so she is suppose to be an aspirational figure.
• The video is mostly set in Miami/beach/yacht. This connotes wealth and positivity. 
• The second setting is of a construction site which connotes poverty, crime and danger. This suggests that BME people come from these backgrounds.
• This video suggests all BME people are heavily self sexualised and like pleasing men.
• Theres a slight variation of body types but this still suggests that Black women can only be sexy if they have a curvy body type.

Lil Pump- Gucci Gang.

• BME people are reinforced to like selling drugs and liking being high. 
• BME people get wealthy from selling drugs.
• BME people are aggressive when high and don't care about the law.
• Mise en scene of smoke connotes weed.
• There criminals.
• BME people rebel education and the state.
• The tiger represents viciousness and the ideology of being the king of the jungle.

6IX 9INE- Billy.

• Handheld cinematography connotes rebellion, poverty and aggression.
• Artist is positioned in the middle of the gang.
• Mise en scene of matching hoodies, bandanas and the quantity of people connotes a gang.
• Binary opposition with the police as the police are represented to be bad as they are killjoys.
• Crime and gangs are glorified by the BME people shown to be having fun.