BlackArtist

@BlackArtist@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would it be weird of me to send friend requests to old friends I knew in school 15 years ago?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah absolutely, I’d love nothing more than to hear from old school friends. OP, do it, message them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is hatred/dehumanization of the working class so prominent in the UK, when about 60% of the UK population is working class?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow, truly impressive, every single thing you said managed to be wrong. Have you actually read Chavs, or are we just vibing off Facebook sections now? For the record, since you seem very invested in inventing backgrounds for strangers, I’m from the UK, I’m absolutely working class, I work two jobs, and I’m just scraping by. But sure, “OP’s alt account” was a bold swing. Not a clever one, but bold.

  Jones’ point, which you’d know if you’d bothered engaging with the argument instead of throwing labels around, is that the word “chav” strips people of individual dignity, turns real social hardship into a joke, and makes it easier to dismiss actual human struggles. And shockingly enough, when people are told the poor are just “lazy, irresponsible chavs,” they become much more comfortable supporting policies that punish them. Wild how language works like that.

  Using the word “chav” doesn’t just target “behaviour”, it functions socially as a neat little way of sneering at an entire group of people. That’s what makes it classist in effect, even when the user insists they “didn’t mean it like that”.

  But yes, clearly the only possible explanation for anyone disagreeing with you is a secret alt-account conspiracy. The much less dramatic truth is that I’m a knackered, working-class Brit with two jobs and enough life experience to see lazy class contempt when it’s dressed up as banter. I know, devastating to your narrative.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is hatred/dehumanization of the working class so prominent in the UK, when about 60% of the UK population is working class?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d argue you aren’t using it right, Chav is definitely a slur & Owen Jones would agree it’s a slur. So if you ‘used it right’ what would it be?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reform UK suspends councillor linked to account calling for Starmer’s death⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Some of us will admit that

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cas Mudde: After the far-right mass rally in London, Britain must learn lessons from abroad – and fast⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah we’re gonna have the far right spewing shit and the morons following them. It’s dark times, the amount of colleagues I have saying they’re gonna vote reform next election is alarming, especially as we work in social care.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump Media to broadcast GB News on US streaming platform Truth+⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Only the racists & the lonely wanna watch this in the UK.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dubious UK local news websites with Russian links are receiving cash for coverage⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Twelfth?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Turn up the heat⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Definitely something for me to watch for, I always test for ketones when I suspect my daughter is ill, I’ve actually never seen her have a fever. 97.7 wow! I remember when covid was at its worst here, we had messages from the hospital telling us to test frequently and adjust doses accordingly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Turn up the heat⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not a bright man and this is an honest question, are you a diabetic? If so that’s really interesting as my daughter is type one, I find that quite fascinating that you don’t get a fever and something for me to look out for.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Truss-supporting economists call for minimum wage to be frozen, then cut⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  Honest question, why aren’t you allowed to tell your coworkers what you earn?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Quake II updated for modern PCs. Includes new expansion and Quake II 64⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  Count me in!