Rasta mouse - controversy

Rasta mouse - controversy


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8320549/Rastamouse-provokes-complaints-of-racism-and-teaching-bad-language.html



1) How is the language issue represented?
the language issue is represented in a negative and in a derogative way, parents especially feel its racist and slang. the fact that they see Jamaican creole as slang shows they people do not view it as a language, and are not proud for their children to be able to speak it.

2) how does the author represent himself and others?
the author  represents himself as a positive supporter of Rasta mouse to some extent as he expresses the views of experts such as "a BBC spokesman" that are supportive of the text. however the structure of the article shows tat the author may also feel the text is racist and encourages children to use "slang" as he expresses the thoughts of mothers first. the author represents the opinions of the parents as negative and concerned with what people think of their children and the fact that they are not suppose to speak Jamaican creole if they are white.

3) how do they shape the readers response?
the author shapes the readers response to be negative as they use figures such as: "The BBC has received complaints from six viewers that the animated show stereotypes black people, while another 95 have complained about the language used in the show.", due to a appeal to popularity people who read the article may feel that they should think the same thing because the majority feel the text is racist and slang.