☆ENGLISH ONLY☆コミュのIs "chav" a elitist and offensive word?

Canberra has recently seen a rise in people copying lower and working class British youth culture. Especially, the wearing of branded casual and sporting clothes, and vulgar speech and/or mannerisms and surly attitudes. Many of theme seem to be lifted directly out of the Catherine Tate Show. Is it okay to term these kids as "chavs"? Or is that offensive? What do people reckon?

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[1] mixiユーザー 09月16日 12:27

I think it works the same way "white trash," does. It's meant to be offensive; that's why people use it.

[2] mixiユーザー 09月16日 12:30

We've been labelling people for a long time. Few years ago it was "Grungies", we had punks, teddy boys, nu romantics..

Now it is true that chav does go past these other labels a bit. Its not simply describing music taste or fashion but also behaviour.

It's certainly not elitist to use the word, but is it offensive? I'll go out on a pollitically incorrect limb and say no, its not.

[3] mixiユーザー 09月16日 12:35

Respect for the feelings of the violent and often stupid underclass, especially those whose aim is to be offensive to those not like them, is of great importance to me.

[4] mixiユーザー 09月16日 12:50

Canberra is sooo boring it's no wonder... If the Government did more to make the place interesting maybe younger people wouldn't act like that.

So for any people who are wanting to see the capital city of Australia, here is another reason not to.

Chav doesn't seem offensive, just seems stupid. Invent a new word.

[5] mixiユーザー 09月16日 12:56

Thanks for your comments everyone.

Normally I would not want to label anyone (I have a doctorate in sociology, so I know the power of such negative labels). It is interesting to me that this trend has so quickly soread to Australia (or at least my part of it). I guess it is the same as other pop trends.

[6] mixiユーザー 09月16日 13:04

Being from England, in which the "Chav" craze started and is still ongoing, I'd like to say that it is an offence word... Should you call anyone in England this 99% of the time they would take offence. The insinuations meant by this word arent exactly positive ones... Being "underclass", "violent", "rude"...and just generally a pain in everyones neck XD

Nobody really lieks Charva's...except other charva's XD

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