Binary opposition

Watch this clip from BBC Question Time with Russell Brand and Nigel Farage. The BBC deliberately placed the two against each other and the episode resulted in far more people watching and tweeting than usual.

1) What examples of binary opposition can you suggest from watching this clip?

Through the cover of the video, the instances of binary opposition were evident as the BBC deliberately put the two distinct characters, resulting in wider media coverage. It was used in the clip because of their completely distinct ideas that created tension, so it permitted far more individuals to watch the clip than normal as they used the media technique-binary resistance. 

The dominant ideology in this clip was the ongoing arguments about the economic crash that took over the UK. The ideologies shown in this video are the UK's financial problems. Nigel Farage thinks immigration is the reason for overpopulation that has become, over the past year or so, the dominant ideology.

Ideology and your own choice of clip

Now do the same activity for a clip of your choice. Embed the YouTube video in your blog and answer the questions in detail:
1) What examples of binary opposition can you suggest from watching your clip?
Gender inequality would be the binary opposition in this clip— Men Vs Women. This demonstrates the powerful conflict between professional income and whether they are male or female. It follows certain thoughts that it depends on how hard you work and in what specific sport you play in-Julia Hartley-Brewer, for instance, exclaims that it is more than the charges you get for playing / sponsoring etc.

2) What ideologies are on display in your clip?
The ideologies depicted in this video are that television can demonstrate various sides of sports. Moreover, it's up to the common audience who decide whether to watch a game or not - it's not because it's more fun whether men's sports or women's sports. Society thinks that sport should be split, so some critics think it is sexually biased because not many individuals see it

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