Let's blame Boris

I think the same about people who use the word Karen in this way.

"Karen from chavington" what a charming remark, I don't think.
Trying to pretend that there is no basis on which to criticise the government for any of its many wrong decisions.

Don’t like the tone of any of this, sorry.

However I know a poster who will love it

I think it's quite funny. Was it me you had in mind Lucca?
Satire is a long established form of humour in the UK.

I've been reading about the 'Karen' thing lately. How unkind.

I thought it was funny too and didn't mean to cause any offence so apologies for that. Jane you must have the same sense of humour as me (glad I'm not alone).

Lucca

Don’t like the tone of any of this, sorry.

Nor do I. I doubt it's original, it's snobbish and not even clever satire. The demographic being pilloried here are more likely to be Johnson supporters than blamers, but there is also less-than-subtle suggestion that only 'chavs' are critical of the government's mismanagement of lockdown and the pandemic in general.

Jane10

I think it's quite funny. Was it me you had in mind Lucca?
Satire is a long established form of humour in the UK.

Absolutely not you. Satire is great if done well but I thought with the possible exception of the first paragraph it was not even worthy of a smile, sorry.

Oh and I am a long established citizen of the UK, so I know about satire.....

Snobbish, unpleasant and not satirical.
The suggestion that those of us who criticise the way Mr Johnson's government is functioning, can be dismissed as "chavs" is offensive.
So much wrong with that OP

I’m not laughing either. It’s clumsy, ungrammatical and falls well short of satire.

However little things amuse little minds.

Newatthis your name says it all. Keep trying and perhaps you can do better next time.

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Well...apart from poor Karens getting it in the neck ( like Sharons used to do) and Chavington, it’s actually amusing.
Boris gets blamed ( personally) for everything else, why not a heatwave?! ?

Ignore them Newatthis. I hope you're all happy up there on your high horses. Down here, where the people are we like a laugh and, amazingly, we can laugh at ourselves.
Satire is in the eye of the beholder.

lemongrove

Well...apart from poor Karens getting it in the neck ( like Sharons used to do) and Chavington, it’s actually amusing.
Boris gets blamed ( personally) for everything else, why not a heatwave?! ?

If you can’t work out the answer to your own question then....

Oh do lighten up Furret

Uh oh. I laughed. Sorry sorry sorry. Not sorry.

This is an unpleasant post Newatthis

I did chuckle at this, especially as I had wondered if it was yet another boring ‘blame the government for everything’ rant.

You have just about summed it up Newstthis so thanks for posting this.

You must have been well aware of the response from a predicable few but decided to go ahead anyway!

Life isn't very pleasant NotSpaghetti Gransnet is only a reflection of this.
I find po faced responses to new posters unpleasant but there we are!

I particularly liked the idea of the ‘cold lives matter’ demonstration!

We get them about everything else so why not?!!

brilliant..made me chuckle..thanks

NotSpaghetti

This is an unpleasant post Newatthis

get over yourself and laugh a little!

Its nothing to do with new posters Jane10. I didn't even notice NewatThis is new!
But were all new posters once.

I just think we should think of people as people whatever their home, education, background and so on.
I hate the use of CHAV because it's demeaning and belittling. Also the use of Karen for similar reasons. It turns people into "the other".

Just very sad.