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==Essex girl jokes== |
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Essex girl jokes are primarily variations of [[Blonde jokes|dumb blonde jokes]], though often sexually explicit. In 2004, [[Bob Russell (politician)|Bob Russell]], Liberal Democrat MP for [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]] in Essex, appealed for debate in the House of Commons on the issue, encouraging a boycott of ''[[The People]]'' tabloid, which has printed several derogatory references to girls from [[Essex]].<ref name="Bobrussell">{{citation |url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=25373| title=MP urges boycott of The People over Essex Girl jokes| accessdate=2007-09-12| first=David |last=Rose |postscript=<!--none-->}}</ref> |
Essex girl jokes are primarily variations of [[Blonde jokes|dumb blonde jokes]], though often sexually explicit. In 2004, [[Bob Russell (politician)|Bob Russell]], Liberal Democrat MP for [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]] in Essex, appealed for debate in the House of Commons on the issue, encouraging a boycott of ''[[The People]]'' tabloid, which has printed several derogatory references to girls from [[Essex]].<ref name="Bobrussell">{{citation |url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=25373| title=MP urges boycott of The People over Essex Girl jokes| accessdate=2007-09-12| first=David |last=Rose |postscript=<!--none-->}}</ref> |
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==Barrow-in-Furness== |
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Over the past several years this charming northern town has turned into Essex. Or "Northern Essex". The stereotypes for the women of Barrow are in similarity to the ones of an Essex girl. Recently, since the arrive of 'Essex Girls' on television, Barrow women have inherited some of Essex' culture. E.g The Vajazzle. |
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Revision as of 20:59, 14 March 2011
"Essex girl" is a pejorative term used in the United Kingdom to imply a female is promiscuous and unintelligent, characteristics jocularly attributed to women from Essex. It was widely used throughout the country, gaining popularity during the 1980s and 1990s. Unlike "Essex man", which developed as a political term describing aspirational working-class voters in the south and east of England who voted for Margaret Thatcher, Essex girl did not carry political connotations.
Image
The stereotypical image was formed as a variation of the dumb blonde/bimbo persona, with references to the Estuary English accent, white stiletto heels, peroxide blonde hair, over-indulgent use of fake tan, giving an orange appearance, promiscuity, loud verbal vulgarity and to socialising at downmarket nightclubs.
Time magazine has written:
In the typology of the British, there is a special place reserved for Essex Girl, a lady from London's eastern suburbs who dresses in white strappy sandals and suntan oil, streaks her hair blond, has a command of Spanish that runs only to the word Ibiza, and perfects an air of tarty prettiness. Victoria Beckham– Posh Spice, as she was– is the acknowledged queen of that realm ...[1]
The term initially became synonymous with the lead characters of Sharon and Tracey in the BBC sitcom Birds of a Feather. These brash, uninhibited women had escaped working-class backgrounds in London and moved to a large house in Chigwell. The image has since been epitomised in celebrity culture with the likes of Denise Van Outen, Jade Goody, Jodie Marsh and Chantelle Houghton all rising to some degree of fame with the help of their Essex Girl image.
Essex girl jokes
Essex girl jokes are primarily variations of dumb blonde jokes, though often sexually explicit. In 2004, Bob Russell, Liberal Democrat MP for Colchester in Essex, appealed for debate in the House of Commons on the issue, encouraging a boycott of The People tabloid, which has printed several derogatory references to girls from Essex.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Elliott, Michael (19 July 2007), "Smitten with Britain", Time
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Rose, David, MP urges boycott of The People over Essex Girl jokes, retrieved 2007-09-12
Further reading
- Christie Davies (1998), Jokes and Their Relation to Society, Walter de Gruyter, pp. 186–189, ISBN 3110161044
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