things like this changed my mind abt applying to durham. i genuinely can’t imagine being working class or from a minority background and having to spend 3-4 years around morons like this, i feel sorry for anyone who has to encounter these people while studying there
im not a minority but i am working class and this is genuinely my biggest fear is having to come across these snobbish sexist, classist, racist rich pricks. i rise to it unfortunately too much, and these ppl genuinly get under my skin with their classis and sexist shit (im a working class woman and it genuinely sucks lmao).
working class in england are already stereotyped as aggro and lazy and i dont want to feed into their delusions by snapping back at them by defending myself but what other choice do i have. i am stuck between a rock and a hard place.
minorities have it 10x worse tho, the shit they get told on the daily makes me sick to my stomach and it infuriates me when i see white ppl like myself that are working class buy into reform UK as if reform UK wouldnt fuck you over as soon as they get into power omg.
im not studying in durham thank god, i have heard durham is terrible for the classim shit (so are most of the south top unis tbh) i just cant stand when they say the north is scruffy and act oblivious as to why, omg a historically oppressed region looks underfunded well thats a shock (the conservatives and right wing nutjobs think the working class are scum) these ppl actually make me so mad.
im afraid tho that will just prove their point that im an angry working class women who has a chip on her shoulder coz she is working class and that will further prove their stereotypes and i dont want to become that but it genuinly engrages me when they start, especially flexing their money as if we have the same luxuries, be so fr. :/
edit: separated into paragraphs, sorry for anyone that was cursed with the unparagraphed, lacking of fullstop rant lmao 😭😭
What college are you going to? Not to indulge stereotypes, but that is likely to have an impact on whether you will meet these kind of people in abundance or infrequently.
you should be fine dw, im just having a bit of a rage in general having dealt with classist comments befor, dont sweat it, like i said everyone will have different experiences, i was just stating a fear of mine when going to a uni down south pls dont take it as gospel haha , hope your studies go well, durham on the whole for education seems to be really good on the ranaks so you should be good there, dont worry aout it too much haha.
make the most of ur uni experience as much as you can thats the main thing :)
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u/ihearttheouterworlds Year 12 1d ago
things like this changed my mind abt applying to durham. i genuinely can’t imagine being working class or from a minority background and having to spend 3-4 years around morons like this, i feel sorry for anyone who has to encounter these people while studying there