Big Brother isn't watching you- analysis
Big brother isn’t watching you
Big brother isn’t watching you, is a commentary written by comedian, actor, writer and musician, Russell Brand. The commentary is about the 2011 UK riots, also called the “Blackberry riots” because the riots were organized with social media and mobile devices, such as the phone Blackberry. Russell Brand critiques the behavior from his countrymen and the riots make him go through his memories from his time living in London (Essex). He now resides in Los Angeles, California and writes of how the distance is affecting him, as well as how he sees the rioter’s actions and politician’s reactions with a critical overview.
Russell Brand writes about how the politicians are causing deprivation in the society. For instance, he points out prime minister, David Cameron's speech from 2006, in which he argued the understanding towards young people. Here Russell Brand writes from his personal memoir when acknowledging the phrase “hug a hoodie”, by this pointing out that politicians are busy promoting themselves in the right direction to gain supporters more than really exercising what they are saying. Russell Brand thinks that the riots only are one of the many reactions caused by young people feeling neglected from society.
By opening the commentary with an introduction about his resident in LA and experiences with the reality TV-show Big Brother, he is not only presenting his state of class but also acknowledges the symbolism in the TV-show. Big Brother is a reality TV-show in which there are several contestants living together in the same house for three months. Through the show they are under constant surveillance and they get different challenges. What Big Brother symbolizes in comparison between the TV-show and the riots, is that Big Brother we see everything that happens in their lives with and we constantly have a general view of what is going on in their lives. By this, Russell Brand is introducing us to the role of having a
Big brother isn’t watching you, is a commentary written by comedian, actor, writer and musician, Russell Brand. The commentary is about the 2011 UK riots, also called the “Blackberry riots” because the riots were organized with social media and mobile devices, such as the phone Blackberry. Russell Brand critiques the behavior from his countrymen and the riots make him go through his memories from his time living in London (Essex). He now resides in Los Angeles, California and writes of how the distance is affecting him, as well as how he sees the rioter’s actions and politician’s reactions with a critical overview.
Russell Brand writes about how the politicians are causing deprivation in the society. For instance, he points out prime minister, David Cameron's speech from 2006, in which he argued the understanding towards young people. Here Russell Brand writes from his personal memoir when acknowledging the phrase “hug a hoodie”, by this pointing out that politicians are busy promoting themselves in the right direction to gain supporters more than really exercising what they are saying. Russell Brand thinks that the riots only are one of the many reactions caused by young people feeling neglected from society.
By opening the commentary with an introduction about his resident in LA and experiences with the reality TV-show Big Brother, he is not only presenting his state of class but also acknowledges the symbolism in the TV-show. Big Brother is a reality TV-show in which there are several contestants living together in the same house for three months. Through the show they are under constant surveillance and they get different challenges. What Big Brother symbolizes in comparison between the TV-show and the riots, is that Big Brother we see everything that happens in their lives with and we constantly have a general view of what is going on in their lives. By this, Russell Brand is introducing us to the role of having a