Youth are often 'demonized' by the mass media:
B) 'The true horrors we fear day to day are not supernatural bogeymen or monsters created by scientists. They're our youth'
This obviously has negative connotations towards the british youth. A contemporary film which shares this view is 'Kidulthood', Teenagers are presented and shown to have a negative impact on society. Characters indulge in money for sex (prostitution) and frequent drug use. This shows a disregard for their own bodies and a lack of health. Also, one predominant feature is the violence which is displayed through out the movie. The youths carry both knifes and guns which shows an acceptability of carrying these kind of weapons amongst the British youth. The movie projects what people here about teenagers such as the 'hoodie culture'. The television series Skins also shares similar themes and teenagers are portrayed as detrimental to society. However, it can be said that these characters are hypobilic representations of youth and are not fair projections of the true teenagers living in the UK.
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