In Little Wayne’s music video “god bless amerika” there are many strong symbols pointing towards Wayne’s main point of America being prejudice. One of the main repeating images that expresses this point are the police officers in riot gear. The first time these people were portrayed was in front of a large American flag standing strong and tall. In this scene the police officers represent a proud America. The flag flying behind them represents the core American values of freedom and justice for all, and the policemen embody these traits. The police here are defenders of our countries freedoms and work to bring justice to all US citizens. Another repeating image in the video is the American flag. Which appears in a few scenes either falling down at the beginning of the video and rising back up at the end.  

The next time these police officers are shown there is a large cloud of smoke and they are running through the crowd with their nightsticks cocked back in the air looking like they are about to strike some people. Their faces are in scowls making them look angry at whatever it is they are about to hit. The main difference between the two shots of the group of officers is they are running in the second one. The running combined with the gray cloud of smoke give this scene a much more serious and threatening feel than the first appearance of the officers. In this scene Wayne is showing the policemen in a very different light than the first look at them. Police are supposed to be the safe haven in a community and bring comfort along with them.in America a feeling is sweeping across the country that the police are moving away from what they are supposed to represent and changing into a racist group treating people unfairly and unconstitutionally.  Here the police are representing what Little Wayne believes to be the corrupt side of law enforcement. It is not shown but it is implied these cops are unfairly attacking minorities, mainly African Americans. Across the country there have been many incidents of police officers allegedly unfairly abusing minorities with race being the main reason for it. Wayne feels this has been unfair to the community and thinks it should be stopped. Showing the officers in this negative light Wayne hopes to show people the troubles, unfair arrests, and violence brought by policemen across the nation.           

Little Wayne sees a Problem in America now and believes it needs to be stopped. The police force and other areas of public safety were installed in our government system to maintain the rules the citizens create to keep society functioning efficiently. The public view of the police force has seen them following this layout for many years. However, in the recent past with events happening across the country the people are beginning to see the police in a negative connotation. As people begin to see the police this way and do not respect them the basic framework of American society begins to break down. When this happens sometimes riots can take place in areas unhappy with the governments job. Police are called in and the people see them as trying to limit their rights which makes them dislike the police even more. It is a cycle that continues against the police, and Little Wayne wants this problem to stop at its roots of policemen unfairly attacking minorities. In this music video the policemen are shown to be prejudice and the people overcoming them to create a balance in society once again.

At the beginning of the video there is a scene where the American flag is hung up across a street and then falls down revealing a large crowd of African American people. This image is a point towards the black community not being supported by the united states, which is represented by the flag. The American flag represents freedom for all, and is a symbol for the traits our country was built on. However, this Colored community does not think the American system, represented by the flag, treats them fairly. When the flag should stand for equality for all these people feel they are treated differently based on the color of their skin. Even hought the flag is respected and seen as a symbol of freedom for citizens these people don’t see the flag that way. They don’t see it as a symbol that represents the real America well. And the flag coming down shows they are against American values of today because they are treated unfairly in the system.

The next seen with the American flag it is in the same setting but the flag is rising up from the ground to its hung up spot. This is showing that this group of people don’t support the flag as a symbol now but they are still looking for a great America for all to live in. They want the flag to represent America in a whole but need something to change before that can happen. But when that does happen and people are treated fairly across the county they will respect the flag and stand behind it. Which is represented in the video when the flag is hung back up. They are searching for a flag that truly symbolizes all American citizens that they can then stand behind and support their country.  

Little Wayne is putting a face on a growing group across the country who are unsatisfied with the way they are being treated. Large groups of Minority citizens all over the nation are feeling like they are discriminated o by police officers and the people who have the power in America. Many people outside of the group view them as outside the law and unruly causing destruction with riots and disrespecting this country. They are not against America but they are against the way society is being viewed today. They believe they are seen as lower class by the powerful white America and others and just want to be treated fairly under the law. But they are fir a string America. Once our country and flag symbolize the right values of freedom and equality for all then this group will stand behind and support the flag and everything it represents.      
