I can’t say I understand this new current of culture/writing. It’s something like: get angry, turn small acts into grand acts of social defiance, and signal your social ingroup by referencing other things we are angry about.

“Do you remember that JK Rowling lady we all hate because she’s an evil witch? Haha, yeah. Anyways, I’m British and I’m going to keep writing like I’m British.”

Edit: I agree with the thesis. You have a culture; don’t filter it. Differences are beautiful. I’d rather live in a melting pot. Etc. Separately this new communication style is hard to stomach. Ive seen it growing in popularity in the U.S. - seems like there too?

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My_Name 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You seem to be unaware of one of the British idioms used in language, it's called "A joke".

Calling her 'the wicked with of the terfs' was one of those. I found it quite funny personally. I can find the joke funny despite my opinion of Rowling as a person or her statements on particular topics. Sometimes, here in the UK, we make jokes featuring people because the joke is funny, not just to virtue signal.

Here in the UK, there is a significant section of the population whose base state is mildly dissatisfied and the external manifestation of that is low level grumbling about minor things. It's not a virtue signal, it's not a statement, it is just how they are. You may do better understanding if you take off your glasses of American Exceptionalism and view things more objectively.

Ironically, your post could very easily be read that you were upset by the article, wanted to express that to strangers, and signalled your social ingroup by referencing other things you were upset about, like the joke.

This post contains more than one joke also. Some people will get them, some will not. And that's OK.

	▲	jowsie an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I feel this post is also an example of the the British past time of having a moan. It's a stereotype that Brits can be miserable and complain a lot, but the truth is most of us just enjoy having a moan about ultimately inconsequential things. The example that comes to mind is just how many of the blokes I know will complain about reality shows like Married at First Sight or Love is Blind, yet will sit down with their partner each evening to watch them. The uninformed might suggest they simply don't watch the shows if they're annoyed by them, but if they didn't watch they'd have nothing to moan about, and that's half the fun! While I'm sure the blog post was made primarily for sparking discussion around the point of la guage differences, I wouldn't be surprised if simply having a moan about something perceived as mildly irritating but otherwise inconsequential wasn't also a driving factor. :)
	▲	card_zero 38 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		It would be more of a joke if there was a connection between "west" and "terfs". > Here in the UK, there is a significant section of the population whose base state is mildly dissatisfied and the external manifestation of that is low level grumbling about minor things Does that have a name? What causes it? Is it a proud cultural tradition, or more a sort of disease?
	▲	GaryBluto 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I've lived in the UK all my life and have the same thoughts as GP.
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arjie an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Huh, that's a good observation. I, too, find that this style of text irritating. I looked through my own blog to try to look for such examples and found a few that do fit the frame. Reading this skeleton of such structure I realize I find such posts boring to read but have definitely written them before. Mortifying. A good negative example to add to the mental gate.

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draw_down 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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