Posh Bashing

[Sam-]

Vicky Pollard. A character created by two publically educated millionaires to poke fun at the lower classes.

They only became millionaires after Little Britain where they comically represented all members of society.
Are they also responsible for homophobia? or racists?

And David Walliams was not publicly educated. A public school is one where a student gains entrance through parents status. And must have pots and pots of money. For example, Eton.
A private school is a fee paying institution where a student must pass an entrance exam to attend. The fee's are expensive but do not even come close to public school.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Poor little rich boys.

 

[User removed 4]

Two points if you'll indulge me...

Posh and Rich are NOT the same thing.

You can be posh and be very poor (Stately Homes are expensive to maintain if you only inherited the home and not the business empire which first built it!).

Likewise you can be very rich and common as muck (Lord Sugar always strikes me as in this category - the man has no class at all!)


The posh have always been ridiculed by the working class, just as much as they ridicule the working class - such is the tribal nature of the human spirit.
The rich have always been envied by the poor - such is the greedy nature of the human spirit.

If you are rich and posh you are disliked by more people than if you were just rich or just posh!

Secondly...
Add to this the great British tradition of putting people on pedestals then knocking them off again and you get result suggested by the OP. By action, or lack of, we put this government into power because we got fed up of the last one, critising them for being Champagne Socialists and out of touch with their working class roots. We now have one that is being critised to being rich/posh and out of touch with other people's working class roots! It is both our right and our hobby to knock the political elite that we put into power!

new labour, working class roots ? hahaha please tell me you're joking ?

 

[User removed 4]

They only became millionaires after Little Britain where they comically represented all members of society.
Are they also responsible for homophobia? or racists?

And David Walliams was not publicly educated. A public school is one where a student gains entrance through parents status. And must have pots and pots of money. For example, Eton.
A private school is a fee paying institution where a student must pass an entrance exam to attend. The fee's are expensive but do not even come close to public school.

Rubbish, where on earth did you get that impression ?

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Does'nt matter whether rich or poor,Gentry or Pleb.....it is the person in society that counts............I've even spoken to the poorest plebs,Pater was livid....

 

[Sam-]

Rubbish, where on earth did you get that impression ?

The term public school refers to group of around 10 percent of independent schools, which are generally older, more expensive and more exclusive. I will admit that I was unaware that they had an entrance exam as well. However, Im sure if your rich enough or important enough your child doesn't have to do too well.

Do you know which school David Walliams went to?
Do you know which school our beloved Norman Cook went to?

 

[User removed 4]

The term public school refers to group of around 10 percent of independent schools, which are generally older, more expensive and more exclusive. I will admit that I was unaware that they had an entrance exam as well. However, Im sure if your rich enough or important enough your child doesn't have to do too well.

Do you know which school David Walliams went to?
Do you know which school our beloved Norman Cook went to?

No , but I do know that parents status is unimportant , as is proved by the attendance at Eton of the son of Bruce Foxton of the Jam, you know , the working class heros of " eton rifles" fame.

Letters:The politics of pop music | Politics | The Guardian

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Go and read Owen Jones's book Chavs and you'll see it is.

Owen Jones is brilliant.

 

[User removed 4]

Owen Jones is brilliant.

You should read this , seriously, it might give you some insight, genuinely .

The Likes of Us: A Biography of the White Working Class: Amazon.co.uk: Michael Collins: Books

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

[/I][/B]No , but I do know that parents status is unimportant , as is proved by the attendance at Eton of the son of Bruce Foxton of the Jam, you know , the working class heros of " eton rifles" fame.

Letters:The politics of pop music | Politics | The Guardian

I can see where you're coming from but I'm sure the old school tie network helps open the door for some applicants.

For the record I don't have an issue with private/public schools per se.

 

[Sam-]

[/I][/B]No , but I do know that parents status is unimportant , as is proved by the attendance at Eton of the son of Bruce Foxton of the Jam, you know , the working class heros of " eton rifles" fame.

Letters:The politics of pop music | Politics | The Guardian

Unsure the point of the article you've mentioned?
All I was saying was that I disagreed with the post saying David Walliams was a multi-millionaire public school boy. He was privately educated but the school he went to would never be considered to be in the same league as any of the public schools such as Harrow or Eton.
David Walliams went to the same school as Norman Cook. And no-one says Oh Norman Cook is a multi millionaire public school boy

 

[BLOCK F]

The term public school refers to group of around 10 percent of independent schools, which are generally older, more expensive and more exclusive. I will admit that I was unaware that they had an entrance exam as well. However, Im sure if your rich enough or important enough your child doesn't have to do too well.

Do you know which school David Walliams went to?
Do you know which school our beloved Norman Cook went to?

David Walliams attended Reigate Grammar School,which is fee paying,but also offers a number of bursaries and scholarships.I believe Norman Cook also attended the same school,for some time

 

[User removed 4]

Unsure the point of the article you've mentioned?
All I was saying was that I disagreed with the post saying David Walliams was a multi-millionaire public school boy. He was privately educated but the school he went to would never be considered to be in the same league as any of the public schools such as Harrow or Eton.
David Walliams went to the same school as Norman Cook. And no-one says Oh Norman Cook is a multi millionaire public school boy

I quoted the article because in an earlier post you stated that for entry to Eton and other top public schools that your parents staus had a bearing, this is patently untrue and the only point i've been trying to make all along.

 

[Sam-]

David Walliams attended Reigate Grammar School,which is fee paying,but also offers a number of bursaries and scholarships.I believe Norman Cook also attended the same school,for some time

Do you believe it was David Walliams talent or Norman Cooks talent which forwarded their careers or was it the fact they went to Reigate Grammar?
Ray Mears went to Reigate Grammar aswell. . . but hes not exactly talented.

 

[User removed 4]

I can see where you're coming from but I'm sure the old school tie network helps open the door for some applicants.

For the record I don't have an issue with private/public schools per se.

Absolutely it does, I'd go as far as to say it's what a lot of them pay for, happy birthday by the way , even though you blatantly failed to extend the same courtesy to me last friday !!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

You should read this , seriously, it might give you some insight, genuinely .

The Likes of Us: A Biography of the White Working Class: Amazon.co.uk: Michael Collins: Books

It's my birthday today, want to buy it for me?

 

[Brighton TID]

For what it's worth I dislike intensely the whole posh, pompous, privileged, public school, spoilt, look what Daddy has bought me attitude.
All children should grow up as equals with the same opportunities.

 

[User removed 4]

Do you believe it was David Walliams talent or Norman Cooks talent which forwarded their careers or was it the fact they went to Reigate Grammar?
Ray Mears went to Reigate Grammar aswell. . . but hes not exactly talented.

Really , who would you rather be stranded in the wilderness with ray mears or david walliams ?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Absolutely it does, I'd go as far as to say it's what a lot of them pay for, happy birthday by the way , even though you blatantly failed to extend the same courtesy to me last friday !!

Thanks. I genuinely didn't notice it was your birthday last week. Belated returns.

 

[User removed 4]

It's my birthday today, want to buy it for me?

i'll lend you my copy!