[lace-chat] class system

2005-02-14 Thread rick sharon
Hmm, well I can't say that I think that doing away with royals will solve any problem with class systems completely. There's always the monkeys at the top. However, I was appalled at the blatant prejudice last time I was in England. We happened to be sitting behind the Commander of The Met

Re: [lace-chat] class system

2005-02-14 Thread Jenny Barron
Sharon said Another example which is spread worldwide and more sinister. How many British movies have you been to where the bad guys always have a lower class accent? Even the Harry Potter movies were guilty (listen to the Slytherin quidditch captain)..and they were made by Americans. Guess I'm a

[lace-chat] class system

2005-02-14 Thread Noelene Lafferty
Guess I'm a bit of a pie in the sky type and think everyone should be equal..but there's always someone more equal eh? Sharon on sunny Vancouver Island Was it Animal Farm the saying came from All people are created equal, though some are more equal than others. The theme of Animal Farm is

[lace-chat] class system perpetuated

2005-02-14 Thread Helene Gannac
Sharon said Another example which is spread worldwide and more sinister. How many British movies have you been to where the bad guys always have a lower class accent? I think what I notice most when seeing films is how often the bad guy has a British accent - Bond films, at least one of the