Brexit is a rejection of globalisation (How to save the world)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/26/brexit-is-the-rejection-of-globalisation This article by the Guardian is about Brexit, this long article talks about the cause and what effect Brexit will have in the future. One aspect of this article that I was particularly interested in were the parts where it noted the failures of the EU, they talk about since its creation that the promises that the EU had made have not been met, giving examples of Italy's economy not improving since the EU began, it also talks about the economically unstable and poorer parts of the UK having the most 'leave' vote, which implies the low standard of living and lack of improvements that people see have caused people to choose this vote, in particular this interesting because the Guardian being a left wing newspaper, it'd be against the idea of leaving, and while the title of the article suggests this, this is not the case with the content involving why the leave vote won, suggesting that the leave vote was justified. In the beginning of the article they talk about the idea of globalization, and how it started back when the Berlin wall was torn down, I believe that this idea of globalization that the articles goes on about is the best way that the world can be saved, the world as one close unit is stronger than the world as separated countries who fight between each other with their own interests in mind, while the idea of the world acting as one single unit it almost impossible in its current state, I believe it should be an end goal every country should try and meet, obviously, Brexit goes against this motion, which is why it can be seen as a problem. The Berlin wall is also a symbol of this unification of the world, as it represented the far sides of Europe, other examples of the world being unified can be seen throughout history, through allied systems, the league of nations, the UN, and the EU, Brexit is a step back from this idea.

Fourl lions representation

Four lions is a film that was released on Film 4 in 2010. The film’s story follows a group of Muslim terrorists who wish to be suicide bombers. This film focuses on the touchy issue of Terrorism and how it often is drawn towards Muslim religion, and turns to make it into a comedy. The film’s representations of Muslims could be seen as a negative representation of them however, this is not the case when not looking at first glance. One important aspect of the film is that it is a comedy film, the four main characters whilst are terrorists, they are not the only Muslim characters, one character which is the brother of the main character Omar, is a Muslim but not a terrorist, this minor character contrasts the exaggerated and absurd main characters who are stereotypes, the stereotyped characters are where all the comedic aspects of the film comes from, and the film is likely made to laugh at the idea of the stereotypes themselves rather than just laugh at Muslims themselves because they think this is how Muslims all are. Despite the absurd stereotyped characters that the film focuses on, these main characters are also somewhat subverted from the stereotype, the main character Omar is portrayed as a critical thinking sympathetic character, despite the fact that they are terrorists and we should not be sympathizing with terrorists, this is because of the unique view that the film looks at terrorists, the stance the film looks at terrorists is similar to typical comedy films with a group of four, yet the comedy comes from the fact that they are terrorists. Because of the mocking of stereotypes and not offending Muslims with the use of characters, Four lions is very unique as it manages to make a comedy out of a topic that would usually cause offense.

Misconceptions of representation

In the Media, there are often a lot of representations you can find in the Media, these representations are often driven by one specific characteristic for different types of people known as Stereotypes, these Stereotypes are found in most Mainstream media, and often sway the views of the viewers on the world, these streamlined forms of representations cause incorrect interpretations of how things and people should be, one of the most common examples of this misguided views that stereotypes can cause is seen in how Women are represented in the Media, because of the dominant ideology that can often be seen in the Media, the dominant ideology being white straight males, you often see in particular magazines that women are sexualized, this is because of the dominant ideology in particular likes seeing women like this, this causes the viewers and readers of a magazine to see and believe that this is how women should be, this is both for males and females, females would believe that they should dress and act in a specific way that makes them fit in a specific way that is seen in magazines, and it would make males have this expectation of women in real life be the same in the Media, however this is expectation that is created from the stereotypical representation is obviously not truly representative to real life, in fact often women seen in magazines are often edited in Photoshop to remove any qualities seen in Women that may not be considered desirable, and thus giving an inaccurate idea that this is how all women should look. A similar depiction of how people are misrepresented can be seen in action films, in action films, we often see desirable and exciting aspects of people like Police officers and people that work for the government, this would create a desirable view of how people like that are and what lives they lead, and that they must be always more exciting, however this is an inaccurate representation of what having such jobs is like in real life, one film that shows a more accurate form of representation of a Police officer is the satire film Hot fuzz, where paper work is given a much needed focus in the film about that type of work In conclusion representations can be very dangerous as it leads to people to be wrong about what the world is like, while this is less important in fictional forms of media such films and fantasy focused media, as long as it is made clear that it is fictional, however this is a problem for magazines and news outlets, which have a goal of being more close to real life, and are thus dangerous as people can learn things from them without realizing these are the views of one person on the world.

David Cameron is blackmailing Europe, Vladimir Putin claims

www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/17/vladimir-putin-accuses-david-cameron-blackmailing-europe-by-calling-referendum This article by the guardian is about the politician of Russia Vladimir Putin suggesting David Cameron initiated the vote to leave Europe named "Brexit" as a way to threaten the rest of Europe by weakening Europe. This response of Putin was likely made because David Cameron is now against leaving Europe. This article was made by the Guardian which is a UK based news outlet, this news may be covered by them to show UK viewers the opinions of the UK from outside sources of Europe, which makes it relevant to the UK, The Guardian responding to this statement made by Putin may be an attempt by the Guardian, a left wing news outlet, to shed some negativity on leaving Europe, as it suggests the intent to leave Europe came from a reason that does not concern the benefits of leaving Europe, In my opinion I do think that Brexit started as a way to Blackmail Europe, as the threat could bring some benefits to stay in Europe to give the incentive to let them stay.