Jaw-dropping Brixton description in blog

[Treacle Toes]

And, anyway, I respect people who move to Brixton, because they have ignored the still widely-held prejudices against the place.

Clearly not given the things they post on the internet.

 

[RaverDrew]

I hope Sophie sticks about and engages with the community here.

I don't see why on earth she'd want to after the reception from some on here.

 

[Treacle Toes]

As do I. You'd have to have Mrs M and her on mututal forced ignore for a while, maybe.

Calm down dear! Seriously don't strong it. What has been posted on this thread is small fry, no need to over dramatise.

 

[TruXta]

Calm down dear! Seriously don't strong it. What has been posted on this thread is small fry, no need to over dramatise.

Jesus, everyone's joke-o-meter is broken tonight, innit. You calm down.. you calm down, Ruti.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Jesus, everyone's joke-o-meter is broken tonight, innit. You calm down.. you calm down, Ruti.

I am...breathing in and out, deeply ...had to check though...one never knows!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I hope Sophie sticks about and engages with the community here.

That would be good. Maybe she could write some useful articles on more important matters like the loss of the old school boozers or the conversion of old school boozers into trendy bars for the young middle classes, not just in Brixton, but elsewhere. Maybe if she drank occasionally in these pubs and talked to a couple of octagenarians, she'd pick up some great stories she could write about

 

[co-op]

I don't see why on earth she'd want to after the reception from some on here.

Yeah, maybe she'll find somewhere really cool where everyone will fawn on her words.

In an *gasp*

EVENING STANDARD BLOG

*swoons at her coolness*

The Standard is so crap they have to give it away now.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

We've all had a drink

I'm stone cold sober

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

As do I. You'd have to have Mrs M and her on mutual forced ignore for a while, maybe.

They're both adults. I'm sure they could kiss and make up... in The Albert

 

[TruXta]

That would be good. Maybe she could write some useful articles on more important matters like the loss of the old school boozers or the conversion of old school boozers into trendy bars for the young middle classes, not just in Brixton, but elsewhere. Maybe if she drank occasionally in these pubs and talked to a couple of octagenarians, she'd pick up some great stories she could write about

I could think of more worthy topics, but since she's already started writing about pubs..

 

[TruXta]

They're both adults. I'm sure they could kiss and make up... in The Albert

Keep your transgenerational lesbo fantasies to yourself, minx.

 

[quimcunx]

Come to an offline sophie! I'll muzzle MrsM and drop a valium in her dinner.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I don't see why on earth she'd want to after the reception from some on here.

Because she'd be engaging with a mix of people, not just sophisticated, middle class people who have all been to college/university

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Keep your transgenerational lesbo fantasies to yourself, minx.

Sorry Sophie and Mrs M

 

[Badgers]

Tap her phone, only way to be sure

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I could think of more worthy topics, but since she's already started writing about pubs..

Well exactly, most of her writing seems to be about pubs/clubs/gigs

 

[TruXta]

Come to an offline sophie! I'll muzzle MrsM and drop a valium in her dinner.

You're a wrongun! Just as well my resignation is in the mail.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Well exactly, most of her writing seems to be about pubs/clubs/gigs

Which is the rub really....writing about pubs/clubs/gigs but slipping in a few dodgey class comments, unexplained becasue class isn't your focus at all is where this has gone wrong maybe?

/generous

 

[Gramsci]

Her blog did'nt sneer at the poor. It is in your head!

I read it before it was taken down.

There was a comment that roughly said something like "People so poor they think Iceland is great" Sounds sneering to me.

 

[Rushy]

I hope Sophie sticks about and engages with the community here.

I don't see why on earth she'd want to after the reception from some on here.

Blogger gets a public slating, comes on voluntarily to say that upon re-reading her own work she can understand why people were offended by it, agrees it was her error, explains what she actually meant and (rightly or wrongly) deletes the work so as to avoid further offence. And then the website moderator starts throwing about suggestions that she's making poor people homeless, people start searching her personal background as evidence that she's a wrong'un, yadda yadda. All in the name of 'loving Brixton'.

Yeah, it would be nice if she'd stay but she probably has better things to do than put up with that level of intolerance.

 

[editor]

I don't see why on earth she'd want to after the reception from some on here.

She wrote opinionated articles that begged a reaction, and that's what she got. Grist to the mill for an aspiring journo, I would have thought.

 

[Treacle Toes]

I read it before it was taken down.

There was a comment that roughly said something like "People so poor they think Iceland is great" Sounds sneering to me.

But could equally be an observation.....some people in this city and elsewhere are really that poor mate.....fucking sucks but it is true.

/devils advocate.


It boils down to trust IMO....posters here seem not to trust SA enough for her to make such labelling, stark, objectifying observations without wanting to know her background, context etc...

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I read it before it was taken down.

There was a comment that roughly said something like "People so poor they think Iceland is great" Sounds sneering to me.

ah, but she explained she loves Iceland. Her mum shops there

 

[DotCommunist]

I'm stone cold sober

We've all had a drink except minnie who hasn't had a drink

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I read it before it was taken down.

There was a comment that roughly said something like "People so poor they think Iceland is great" Sounds sneering to me.

and this one

The Canterbury Arms, behind the police station in Brixton, is rather different. We pay £6 to get into the back room of an old man’s pub. The walls are yellowish, half the lights are on, and there are rainbow-coloured ‘DISCO FEVER’ posters on the walls. The place has the vibe of a village hall, and brings back bad memories of those eighteenth birthday parties that are unexpectedly attended by the host’s entire family. It’s almost strange there isn’t an Iceland finger food buffet.

Why an Iceland finger food buffet?

 

[London_Calling]

I thought that was some weird Nordic sex party thing. Don't tell me you didn't as well, Minnie

 

[Treacle Toes]

Why an Iceland finger food buffet?

Cheap, crap, poor, not much effort or money gone in to it/not what she wants?...sounds sneering to me...


ETA: don't ramps with iceland' spicy tempura prawns...seriously.

 

[TruXta]

I thought that was some weird Nordic sex party thing. Don't tell me you didn't as well, Minnie

That's not supposed to be public knowledge. Our agents will contact you shortly, please stand by.

 

[Gramsci]

Keep your transgenerational lesbo fantasies to yourself, minx.

This made me laugh

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Cheap, crap, poor, not much effort or money gone in to it/not what she wants?...sounds sneering to me...


ETA: don't ramps with iceland' spicy tempura prawns...seriously.

Yes, I know that. That question was directed at those that think she's not sneering