During war teenagers gained power because they were able to get jobs and start earring money for themselves.
When the men came back from war they didn't like the power the teenagers had gained so started creating negative representations of teenagers. Due to the media being created by 'white, middle aged, middle class man' the teenagers no longer had the power to stand up for themselves.
Nowadays, everyone is digital native. Due to the rise of technology, anyone can be a media producer (e.g. YouTube). This means that teens now have more power and can create their own representations of themselves.
There are many successful teenage YouTubers and they are the opposite from 'hoodie horrors'- there aren't threatening or scary, and seem like nice, respectable people.
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