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When did “middle-class” start meaning posh? When I was a kid, everyone I knew was middle class and upper class people were given the derisory snorts now given to middle class folks like me. I am middle class and white and male and English and I sound posh.

And you can attack me without any guilt whatsoever, because part of being in what is seen as priviledged sectors of society means I am not protected by any anti-prejudice rules or moral “something-”ist defenses.

In fact, it would help if you were prejudiced about me because it would save you lot of time and you’d probably be right. I do the kind of things and think the kind of way middle class people Englishmen do. I’m one of those kind of people. Go ahead, I don’t mind. Take a swing.

The fact that my last name is Jones, I live in the suburbs and have two kids makes me so average it’s like a black hole from which no distinguishing features can emerge.

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