Eat the Rich: Classism in the UK Entertainment Industry, Pt. 1 [ONTD Original]

[jdnightghobhadi]

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[meadowphoenix]

i think i just caught it because i read a shitton of romance novels where "poor but noble" or "second son with no money now has to work in the government" is def a plot, lmao. anyway upper-class relies on blood not wealth, and the pureblood stuff is more closely analoged to that than race. there was a spate of victorian and georgian and frankly into edwardian nobles who were poor as shit, and "diluted" their blood to marry wealthy middle class folks, or who "couldn't afford the fees" to eton and harrow. the weasleys are part of the truly truly pureblood set. the sacred 28, like "the bon ton" of the georgian titled classes. hogwarts is clearly eton/harrow (i.e. the weasleys having a "place" there is how highborn/upperclass talk about having a spot reserved for them at eton and harrow). nobody's working outside the ministry, because they don't work at all make money off inheritance or property lol. the whole thing where poor as hell weasleys still have a better social position than their squib accountant relative is the same as how titled but poor still had some social consequence over those who engaged in trade. the parallel is really easy to make.

i don't know that i would say they're based on the borrowers at all. i mean, the borrowers are literally humanized animals/pests. did jkr say something like that?

[jdnightghobhadi]

I just saw your other comment too above. A+ response. And I'm sitting here thinking I knew the difference between wealth vs. class vs. blood in the UK, but NOPE! I still have a lot to learn, apparently. Thanks for enlightening me.

there was a spate of victorian and georgian and frankly into edwardian nobles who were poor as shit, and "diluted" their blood to marry wealthy middle class folks, or who "couldn't afford the fees" to eton and harrow.

Oh shit, I've seen the light. Why does this make so much sense and I legit never noticed? And no duh to me- the Weasleys are pureblood! lol Yeah, I definitely picked up that "elite" coding for Hogwarts. It's a freaking boarding school. And the kids don't have to pay for boarding (right?) but they pay for their books and shit. Jo knew what she was doing. This whole comment is great. So informative!

Re: the Borrowers - Oh, I could have SWORN Jo said something like that once upon a time (like a really old interview from 1999 or whatever), but I could be wrong. I may have had a stupid moment and confused that with something else lol. Don't listen to me!