I am irritated by (mostly) politicians and (also) media-types referring to "ordinary people". I don't mind being a regular, normal, ordinary chap, but when they wield it, the phrase comes with the patronising implication that they are somehow better than ordinary. And as we have seen for a long time and especially in recent years, many politicians in particular and journalists in general tend to range from 'ordinary' downwards.
I log occurrences here and send offenders a postcard.
Sunday, 3 May 2015
#27 Rafael Behr ordinary folk
Westminster Hour, BBC Radio 4, Sunday 3rd May, Carolyn Quinn discussed pre-election events with a panel including Rafael Behr of the Grauniad who stated that "Conservatives have also had difficulty persuading people that they are really on the side of ordinary folk". 14 mins in.
No comments:
Post a Comment