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JOE:Why have we come to this park for?
ELI:It's the weekend. Everyone comes to this park.
JOE:Why?
ELI:To play football and that.
JOE:Well, if you wanna play football, let's ask them old dudes.
JOE:Come.
JOE:Alright mate? Can we get a game?
SALIM:Do I know you? Why you coming up in my space for?
ELI:We're just looking for a game?
SALIM:Are you blind? Mussies only, duck out!
LAUGHTER
ELI:Hey let's go man.
JOE:He's a mussie too and I'm his mate. What are you talking about?
ELI:Hey Joe, come let's go?
SALIM:Yeah listen to your boy, innit!
ELI:We're just looking for a game, that’s all.
SALIM'S FRIEND:Allow it Salim, just let them play man, they're in our school.
SALIM:Alright, let's see who's got skills then?
ELI:Running, running, running–
JOE:Yea!
SALIM'S FRIEND:Come out my way!
SALIM:Argh!
ELI:Yeah, yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah I'm here, I'm here!
SALIM:Ah! Come on man!
SALIM'S FRIEND:It's not my fault!
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SALIM:Yeah, yeah I'm here, I'm here!
SALIM:Are you fouling me little man?
JOE:No it's not my fault you fall over easy!
SALIM:What did you say?! Huh? What did you say to me?
ELI:Stop it man, why you picking on my friend for?
SALIM:What you saying now huh? What you saying, blud?
AAMIRA:Salim! Leave him alone, he's about two years younger than you!
SALIM:So? I don’t care about no, budget Muslim!
ELI:What did you call ME?
SALIM:Or your white boy, drug dealer friend!
JOE:What's he on about, drug dealer?
ELI:Nothing! He's ignorant, doesn't know jack!
SALIM:What's that budget? Say that again. Come here and say that to my face.
AAMIRA:SalIm leave them alone! they're my mates.
ELI:Shut up Aamira! I don't need your help and I don't even like you! So just shut up!
ELI:I hate that madness. We're all Muslims in the same way. We're all people. Why does it have to be like this?
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Video summary
Eli and Joe encounter bullying and racism during a football game in the park.
After initially persuading Aamira's brother Salim and friend Amar to play, things soon get ugly.
Aamira arrives and is drawn into the conflict.
As well as bullying Eli, Salim also makes provocative comments about Joe being a 'drug-dealing white boy'.
This clip is from the series L8R Youngers 1, exploring the issues faced by a group of young friends.
Teacher Notes
Students could be asked to identify the bullying behaviour in this clip.
They could explore how Eli and Joe felt when this bullying behaviour was directed towards them.
They could also consider why Salim acted in this way. How might he have developed these racist views? Are they true?
Students could discuss the idea that bullying behaviour and racism often comes from not understanding and valuing differences.
Students could work in pairs and be asked to find three things they have in common and three things that are different.
They could then discuss how these differences are good things.
Students could devise their own strategies to value the wide range of differences in the classroom, for example, students could teach each other about their different cultures or religions.
Alternatively, students could work in small groups, and each be given a different bullying scenario.
They could discuss these and consider how they would respond if they experienced this behaviour or witnessed it.
Students could then role-play the situation and try to find a resolution amongst those involved.
This clip will be relevant for teaching PSHE and Modern Studies at KS2 in England and Northern Ireland, PSE at KS2 in Wales and First Level and Second Level in Scotland.
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