Why do they always look down on the intelligent?
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Abbalish — 9 years ago(November 18, 2016 12:05 AM)
The way the Barlows all looked down their noses at Daniel because he is doing a degree. Just because they are all thick!
I can already forsee Daniel having the P taken out of him regularly because he likes to read and whats to be a doctor.
I recall when chav Tina dated the doctor she had nothing in common with him because he was clever and she barely had 2 braincells yet it was played out like he was the bore and she was the fun one. -
!!!deleted!!! (20300547) — 9 years ago(November 18, 2016 01:29 AM)
I don't think Daniel wants to be a doctor - he's doing an English Lit degree. I think they asked if he wanted to be a doctor or was a doctor but I missed why they asked him that.
Overall though, you're right.
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Authorised-User — 9 years ago(November 18, 2016 05:29 AM)
The answer is simple. Society used to discriminate against ethnic, disability minorities etc. Our PC society says that is no longer acceptable. But it's human nature to bond together by picking off the weakest of the pack. So we are left with only the option to pick off those who are actually superior eg wealthy, middle-upper class, etc.
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shoppingaddict-1 — 9 years ago(November 18, 2016 05:34 AM)
The answer is simple. Society used to discriminate against ethnic, disability minorities etc. Our PC society says that is no longer acceptable. But it's human nature to bond together by picking off the weakest of the pack. So we are left with only the option to pick off those who are actually superior eg wealthy, middle-upper class, etc.
There is also discrimination against single and childless people, although it's not spoken of much. Roy is another intelligent character that receives eye rolls when he displays his knowledge.
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benjamin-twist — 9 years ago(November 19, 2016 08:54 AM)
Adam is a qualified solicitor and Tracy and Peter both ran successful businesses, so they can't be exactly stupid but they criticised Daniel. And they made it seem like reading a book for it's own sake was a crime.
But they did the same thing when Ken was first in the show as a young man. His brother wanted to be a footballer while Ken wanted to go to University and his family didn't understand him. -
Howlin Wolf — 9 years ago(November 23, 2016 12:55 PM)
They always do this in Corrie. The minute anybody displays a decent vocabulary or shows the slightest bit of ambition, it's singled out to be mocked It annoys me. Just because you're working class and don't live in a posh area doesn't mean you shouldn't have aspirations!
"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?!"