-40The word Chav is still being used by British people, when it's derogatory, classist shorthand for working class British lads and it's not even subtle... c/mildlyinfuriating · by Welsh1Da@lemmy.world · 4d · 20 comments
on The word Chav is still being used by British people, when it's derogatory, classist shorthand for working class British lads and it's not even subtle... · c/mildlyinfuriating · -3 pts · 3dThey are part of the typical attire of working class lads, yes.
on The word Chav is still being used by British people, when it's derogatory, classist shorthand for working class British lads and it's not even subtle... · c/mildlyinfuriating · -15 pts · 3dYou say that like that statement wouldn't be more appropriate for those who make the poor a boogeyman.
on The word Chav is still being used by British people, when it's derogatory, classist shorthand for working class British lads and it's not even subtle... · c/mildlyinfuriating · -18 pts · 3dThere's no such thing as chav sub culture. The "chav" uniform of tracksuits and caps is just the standard attire of working class British lads.
on It's disturbing how extreme classism is so accepted in modern day Britain. · c/showerthoughts · 1 pts · 4dIt's the getup of the average white working class lad. Are you suggesting that the working class are all into drug-dealing?
on It's disturbing how extreme classism is so accepted in modern day Britain. · c/showerthoughts · 0 pts · 4dChav is a slur, not a subculture. It's derogatory shorthand for the white working class.
on Why do you suppose extreme classism is such an acceptable/pushed-under-the-rug issue in Britain to this day, when it was white, working-class British people who fundamentally built modern Britain? · c/asklemmy · -12 pts · 4d
on It's disturbing how extreme classism is so accepted in modern day Britain. · c/showerthoughts · -6 pts · 4dI didn't realise you couldn't post to multiple communities to get a wider array of answers, unless I'm misunderstanding you.
on It's disturbing how extreme classism is so accepted in modern day Britain. · c/showerthoughts · -4 pts · 4dBased on?
on It's disturbing how extreme classism is so accepted in modern day Britain. · c/showerthoughts · -4 pts · 4dWhat is wrong with tracksuits, exactly?
on It's disturbing how extreme classism is so accepted in modern day Britain. · c/showerthoughts · -8 pts · 4dIt is the typical getup among white, working-class British lads, though. Just like in an American suburb, the typical getup would probably be something like a T-shirt and a pair of shorts.
They are part of the typical attire of working class lads, yes.
You say that like that statement wouldn't be more appropriate for those who make the poor a boogeyman.
There's no such thing as chav sub culture. The "chav" uniform of tracksuits and caps is just the standard attire of working class British lads.
It's the getup of the average white working class lad. Are you suggesting that the working class are all into drug-dealing?
Chav is a slur, not a subculture. It's derogatory shorthand for the white working class.
I didn't realise you couldn't post to multiple communities to get a wider array of answers, unless I'm misunderstanding you.
Based on?
What is wrong with tracksuits, exactly?
It is the typical getup among white, working-class British lads, though. Just like in an American suburb, the typical getup would probably be something like a T-shirt and a pair of shorts.