The Daily Mail on Teenagers

It is clear that the daily mail has an extremely negative view of teenagers and aren’t shy to share their opinions. Headlines such as the ones I have selected such as ‘Teenagers’ pea sized brains’ clearly present the negative representation of teenagers in the Mail Online.

'Classroom horror as Indian pupil pulls handgun.'
Although this story is shocking, the Mail Online have used an incredibly negative headline regarding teenagers. I would also regard this headline as racist as the mail have unnecessarily emphasized that the pupil was 'Indian' in nationality, suggesting that this would be expected of an Indian student. 

'Teenagers are going to school high on DRUGS.'
This headline generalizes all teenagers as taking drugs before school. In reality, a tiny percentage of teenagers have even taken drugs. This emphasizes the extremely negative view that the mail have on teenagers.

'Teenagers' Pea Sized Brains'
This headline perfectly represents the negative view the mail have on teenagers. 'Pea sized brains' suggests that the mail believe that all teenagers are simple and unintelligent. This is clearly not an accurate representation of all teenagers.