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Chavscum

I heard this term for the first time last week.
"Have you heard the phrase, 'you'll never go broke appealing to the lowest common denominator'? This is why a lot of celebrities try and appeal to the Chav population and to that they naturally act like rich Chavs would! There are a core of entertainers who were Chavs before they became famous and have stayed dirty filthy Chavs. Here we present to you a gallery of celebrity Chavs for your delectation!"
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Originally posted by Helen Thomas:
Chavscum

I heard this term for the first time last week.
"Have you heard the phrase, 'you'll never go broke appealing to the lowest common denominator'? This is why a lot of celebrities try and appeal to the Chav population and to that they naturally act like rich Chavs would! There are a core of entertainers who were Chavs before they became famous and have stayed dirty filthy Chavs. Here we present to you a gallery of celebrity Chavs for your delectation!"

[ December 16, 2004: Message edited by: Helen Thomas ]



It's really nothing new, at least in America:
"No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." H.L. Mencken.
 
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I think this is the case in any society where the common people have enough discretionary income to induce entertainers or performers to cater to their tastes.
 
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Warren Beatty and Elton John were nominated for Lifetime Achievement Awards by Bush's circle. Though both hate Bush and the rightwing both went to collect their awards. Elton John even said that it was the "icing on the cake."
 
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Are UK Chav equivalent to US trailer park trash?
 
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In the UK, Chav's, or "neds" as they are known in Scotland are almost excusively under 21 kids.

In the US, "Trailer Trash" denotes a certain group of people, irrespective of age.
 
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Originally posted by Gerald Davis:
Are UK Chav equivalent to US trailer park trash?



The typical chav family will consist of :

Stacey Chav: Mother of the family.
Age: 18
Job: On benefits
Attire: Blue shellsuit trousers, Blue shellsuit top, blue denim jacket. Has "Croydon Facelift" - hair pulled back in a tight ponytail in order to stretch face into a semblance of early lost youth.
Transport: None needed - all day is spent queuing outside the dole office, chain-smoking while arguing with other chav mothers.
Accessory: mobile phone complete with Beyonce's latest track as its annoyingly loud ringtone.

Wayne Chav: Boyfriend of Stacey.
Age: 23
Job: On benefits
Attire: Purple shellsuit jacket, green shellsuit trousers, red trainers. Has spiky hair and a shaved eyebrow. Jewellery includes large fake gold ring, large fake gold watch and large fake gold medallion.
Transport: Ford Fiesta complete with spoiler, under-chassis lighting, 24 extra speakers, blacked out windows, "Wayne and Stacey" windscreen sticker and an expired tax disc.
Accessory: Splif

Darren Chav : Son of Stacey's ex Wazzer.
Age: 7
School: Goes once a week. Also spends one day a week speaking to a nice man at the local police station about why its not a good idea to put bricks through car windows.
Attire: Expensive looking fake trainers, torn shellsuit trousers, torn school shirt, Manchester United cap.
Transport: Stolen bike
Accessory: Fag. Hoping to get promoted up to splif when Wayne isn't looking and his can be nicked

Elisha Saphire Charity Chav: Daughter of .... not sure, either Barry, Wazzer, Kev or Wayne
Age: 5
School: Not yet. Goes with mother to dole office and spends all morning getting high on the chav adults splif smoke.
Attire: Pink shellsuit trousers, pink shellsuit jacket, pink cap.
Transport: Clings to back of pushchair
Accessory: mobile phone complete with Beyonce's latest track as its annoyingly loud ringtone.

Kylie Hope Destiny Chav: Daughter of Wayne. Well, most likely Wayne anyway.
Age: 2
School: Maybe one day. Spends most of day in queue at dole office learning new swear words from the chav adults.
Attire: Mini-shellsuit.
Transport: pushchair
Accessory: toy mobile phone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav
 
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Originally posted by Helen Thomas:
Warren Beatty and Elton John were nominated for Lifetime Achievement Awards by Bush's circle.



I don't think so.
 
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Originally posted by Jason Menard:


I don't think so.



See List of recipients The page you linked to has the nominators.
"The honorees are recognized for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts."
[ December 21, 2004: Message edited by: Helen Thomas ]
 
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You missed my point (I emphasized part of your quote). What I am highlighting is that the people who nominated these individuals are not as you characterized them. In other words, I find little basis for your characterization of the nominators.
 
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