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In the start of Top boy we see a number of different representations of the youth being portrayed by certain characters in order to fit and represent the stereotype. Some are good and some more negative. In one scene we see a negative portrayal of the youth where one student snatches money of an older womens hand which shows a lack of respect and thus presents the youth in a negative way. However there were positive representations of the youth for example the students goes home and waits for his mother to come which shows them as responsible and caring which is a positive representation.

Gerbners cultivation theory suggest the more audience watch  or live in a TV reality the more they are likely to believe any of the representations that are being shown in that reality. In this scenario, top boy shows scenes of drug use and drug dealing by a black male which therefore makes those who believe the reality believe the black males are drug dealers and thus reinforces the stereotype.