My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

[cliche guevara]

Thursday 18th Feb at 9pm on CHannel Four.

The trailer looked fantastic, I'm sure this program will make for an epic thread

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/my-big-fat-gypsy-wedding

 

[N_igma]

It sure is a big event for Irish travellers. As is Holy Communion, the amount of fan fare and money they spend on it is un-fucking-believable. Looking forward to this.

 

[Griff]

Just seen the trailer for this, gotta be worth a watch.

 

[Bassism]

I'm looking forward to watching this. I'm always up for an insight into different lifestyles. Besides the dresses I sure do like a bit of pikey rough x

 

[Santino]

The trailers look a bit let's-laugh-at-the-proles.

 

[cliche guevara]

Bumped for Bob2oo9's benefit.

 

[cliche guevara]

The trailers look a bit let's-laugh-at-the-proles.

The proles that can afford to spend more on their weddings than most urban posters?

[/wild speculation]

 

[DotCommunist]

The trailers look a bit let's-laugh-at-the-proles.

Not technically proletariat I'd say.

Hmm, where would one place travelers on the scale....

 

[lizzieloo]

Sparkle-o-rama

 

[cliche guevara]

27 stone dress? Is she having a laugh?

 

[Chairman Meow]

27 stone dress? Is she having a laugh?

Nope, I saw the pictures. She could hardly stand up.

 

[cliche guevara]

So serious discussion point - Was Sammy Jo's Mum right that turning travelers down for wedding venues simply because they're travelers is discriminatory to a law breaking degree?

 

[DotCommunist]

Denial of goods and services based on reasons of ethnicity?

pretty sure.

 

[Ground Elder]

So serious discussion point - Was Sammy Jo's Mum right that turning travelers down for wedding venues simply because they're travelers is discriminatory to a law breaking degree?

Yes

 

[Thora]

So serious discussion point - Was Sammy Jo's Mum right that turning travelers down for wedding venues simply because they're travelers is discriminatory to a law breaking degree?

I believe Roma, and maybe Irish travellers too, are recognised as a race so covered by racial discrimination laws.

 

[og ogilby]

27 stone dress? Is she having a laugh?

Good excuse why the groom couldn't carry her over the threshold.

 

[Thora]

Love the combination of such strict, old fashioned morality and the glamour model dresses.

 

[stethoscope]

Yes, wedding venues turning down or cancelling at last minute because they are travelers is just as discriminatory as it would it be if say other minorities.

 

[Bonfirelight]

On a similar RASCIST note - if those lads saying they'd never marry a country girl, were a group of english lads saying quick as a flash they'd never marry, say, a black girl because 'they've got a culture to uphold' would it be as acceptable?

 

[xes]

Yes, wedding venues turning down or cancelling at last minute because they are travelers is just as discriminatory as it would it be if say other minorities.

When there's a Traveller wedding or funeral round these parts, all the pubs phone round and close up for the afternoon.

Last year on NYE, the landlord shat it, so did the bar staff (the pub was already full of seemingly happy people. But he was sure they were going to steal his gold or something.) So fucking muggins here had to get on the mic and tell everyone that the pub was closing for a private function. (I was the DJ) I appologised to some of the guys outside, and told them why, in no uncertain terms why the landlord had run upstairs, bolted himself in a safe room and got me to do his dirty work (like they didn't know already) One of the most uncomfortable things I've ever had to do. Luckily for me, they weren't as said landlord thought, and just joked about it, told me not to worry and thanked me for being honest. I still felt a cunt.

 

[Thora]

English lads don't live in a closed culture though do they?

 

[stethoscope]

When there's a Traveller wedding or funeral round these parts, all the pubs phone round and close up for the afternoon.

Yeah - that really struck me that some people actually 'tipped off' wedding venues that it was going to be a traveller wedding. FFS!

 

[DJ Squelch]

blimey, put some poles under that 20ft train and you could double it up as the reception marquee.

 

[Bonfirelight]

English lads don't live in a closed culture though do they?

no, and obviously there are differences to be taken into account.
I suppose i just find it odd that prejudice seems more acceptable when its directed from the minority towards the majority than visa versa.

 

[Thora]

Love that Sammy-Jo took out her chewing gum at the altar

 

[Thora]

no, and obviously there are differences to be taken into account.
I suppose i just find it odd that prejudice seems more acceptable when its directed from the minority towards the majority than visa versa.

I'm not sure it's prejudice so much as a cultural practice. They marry within their community - they aren't expressing prejudice against non-travellers.

 

[Dillinger4]

Love that Sammy-Jo took out her chewing gum at the altar

And she was having pie & chips in her wedding dress at the reception.

 

[og ogilby]

I suppose i just find it odd that prejudice seems more acceptable when its directed from the minority towards the majority than visa versa.

I think most lads in the majority wouldn't dare shag a bare knuckle fighters daughter if it was so much of a no no.

 

[cliche guevara]

no, and obviously there are differences to be taken into account.
I suppose i just find it odd that prejudice seems more acceptable when its directed from the minority towards the majority than visa versa.

Isn't there an obvious reason for that, in that the majority aren't affected to the same extent when the minority prejudice them?

 

[Bonfirelight]

I'm not sure it's prejudice so much as a cultural practice. They marry within their community - they aren't expressing prejudice against non-travellers.

True, though it's a fine line if you look from the other angle.

Isn't there an obvious reason for that, in that the majority aren't affected to the same extent when the minority prejudice them?

It obviously make is less (or non-existant) oppressive, but prejudice is prejudice.