Can Some No Longer Call Themselves "white Working Class"?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4333402/Being-called-white-working-class-divisive.html

/// Those who worry about the white working class are guilty of ‘a desperate and empty form of ethno-nationalism’, ///

/// Director Dr Omar Khan said: ‘We do think the term “British white working class” does more harm than good. It’s counter-productive and divisive and doesn’t help the challenges these communities face. ///

[Old_Geezer]

It is an accurate description so I see no reason to be down on it. But the occasions when the colour of a working class person's one's skin is a necessary piece of information, must be few.

[mikey4444]

OG has it right here...I am working class but have never seen the need to quality it any further.

[anneasquith]

We don't require to be in any class .

[emmie]

the sooner we get rid of this obsession with 'class' the better, white or otherwise.

[Old_Geezer]

Whilst the spectrum of society can be divided into different tiers, each with a different general experience of life, it will inevitably be referred to in some way in order to identify a section relevant to a discussion. Call it "class" or something else, it won't alter the reality of people's lives; nor will the categorisation be dropped, since it is useful.

[Togo]

Oh I don't think the objection is to the label working class. The metro bubble elite love their "class" distinctions. It is the word white that they object to.

[mikey4444]

Togo....I am not sure if I fit into the "metro bubble elite"

But I don't object the the word white....how could I, as I am clearly white myself. Its the distinction between white working class and any other colour working class that I can't see the point of.

[Hopkirk]

I don't consider myself working class, but I suspect a political commentator would say I am.

[New Judge]

"We do think the term “British white working class” does more harm than good. "

I haven't read the article so who is the "we" he refers to?

[hereIam]

^^ muslims obviously.

[Togo]

The "we" will be the..............non whites then judge.

[anotheoldgit]

New Judge

/// I haven't read the article so who is the "we" he refers to? ///

Well since a Dr Omar Khan said it, I think we can take it as said who 'WE' are.

[sp1814]

The 'we' referred to, is the Runnymead Trust.

It was the RT who commissioned the report, so it would make sense for Dr Khan to refer to 'we'.

Interesting point on white working class people having more in common with ethnic working class - but the term 'working class' is losing traction in the 21st century.

There is a whole group of professionals who don't fit into the working/middle/upper class brackets.

And greater social mobility with blur the dividing lines between classes even more in future.

A good thing in my opinion.

[Samjenko]

Your 'longest?' fred has just been removed, sp. Any comment?

[sp1814]

Samjemko

I don't know what you're talking about.

[-Talbot-]

I simply refer to myself as Class.

[Samjenko]

Wasn't it you who posted the 'self defence' thread? It's gorn,

[sp1814]

Samjemko

Oh right. To be honest, I've only just checked back into AB, and hadn't looked at it. I think the last time I browsed comments it was up to 49 posts.

Pleased if it got people engaged.

[EDDIE51]

As far as I am concerned there are only two 'classes' anyone who works for a living be it as a Financial Director or as a binman is
'working class' . Those who live off inherited wealth or other non earned income are what ever class you call non workers.
I suppose there could be non working benefit claimants and ex working pensioners as well though!

[Samjenko]

It was over a ton, sp. Well on your way to a badger. Never mind. ;-(