Welsh1Da

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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... in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
[–] Welsh1Da@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago

They are part of the typical attire of working class lads, yes.

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... in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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... in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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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... (lemmy.world)
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The so called "Chav" uniform - tracksuits, gold chains, caps and trainers, is literally just the standard uniform of British working class lads, so it's not even subtle..chav is a slur, not a subculture. The idea it is a subculture was a media fabrication.

Some restaurants have banned "sportswear" which also happens to specifically ban baseball caps, tracksuits, as well as certain brands of trainers. It's essentially a "working class lads are not welcome here" sign.

Britain has a huge classism problem.

It's disturbing how extreme classism is so accepted in modern day Britain. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] Welsh1Da@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's the getup of the average white working class lad. Are you suggesting that the working class are all into drug-dealing?

It's disturbing how extreme classism is so accepted in modern day Britain. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] Welsh1Da@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Chav is a slur, not a subculture. It's derogatory shorthand for the white working class.

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? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
It's disturbing how extreme classism is so accepted in modern day Britain. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
It's disturbing how extreme classism is so accepted in modern day Britain. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] Welsh1Da@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Based on?

It's disturbing how extreme classism is so accepted in modern day Britain. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] Welsh1Da@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago (5 children)

What is wrong with tracksuits, exactly?

It's disturbing how extreme classism is so accepted in modern day Britain. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world