Love this. I also would love to do a PHD on the cult of social media influencers and the damage that they do to themselves and others. It would include the bubble that they live in and why tattle exists- basically it's not all trolling!This is a good question and we’ll each have different answers to it.
for me, the reason I’m not depressed by it enough to disengage is kind of divided into two things.
First, Jack herself. I knew her a bit for a while, and I know plenty of people who have known her since. It doesn’t depress me that she’s never going to have what she really truly wants, which is popularity and respect. When I knew her she was (and I’m sorry because I know this is going to come across bitchy but I’m TIRED and don’t have the brainpower spare to parse it in a non-bitchy way) a social reject, desperate to be part of the popular crowd, desperate to be seen/accepted as a creative. Southend had and still has a thriving arts and music scene, which Jack was always trying to wedge herself into but failing because she wasn’t any good at what she wanted to do, and she wasn’t nice/likeable enough to be accepted into that scene despite having no real talent in the fields, like moi and certain other friends who were also lacking in that sort of talent or skill. What we lacked in creative ability we made up in humour or warmth or whatever. She didn’t get a pass for any of that because she didn’t have any of that. She’s never evolved past wanting to be popular, but nobody else cared about popularity in the first place never mind now. I’d probably feel sorry for her if she wasn’t grifting so much money out of people. But however much money she’s grifted and spunked, it won’t make her happy, and she hasn’t got it in her to actually do the hard work - reflect and grow and become a good (and happy) person. She’s just going to continue pretending about everything in her life, instead of living a real and genuine and worthwhile life. It’s sad. But also, she’s a bleep so it’s more “look at what a sad example this is” than ”oh I feel sad for her”.
Second, and I know I do go on about this aspect a bit but bear with me: the phenomenon of Jack Monroe, how she arose to this level of fame (and stuff like how she was ever considered credible enough to give “evidence” to Parliament ffs) is just absolutely bloody fascinating. The media didn’t create her but they grew her. Journalism and social studies and whatnot is so far out of my wheelhouse that it might as well be in the Antarctic, but regardless I’m thinking about pitching a PhD on the topic of Jack Monroe and the wholly distorted media lens on social class that magnified her to his extent
Of course I’d have a challenge to find a supervisor who wasn’t part of the problem in the first place, never mind funding. (Plus, I’m a bit of a gobshite who sounds kind of like Stacey Solomon, so I’m not really a natural fit for academia. Plus, actual single mum so can’t afford a PhD, but anyway a girl can dream. I won’t be at all upset if any lurkers or Frauen take my research idea forward for themselves!
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Thanks so much for this! Really, REALLY interesting! Re the phd, I think you basically get paid to do them so i’d look into it - there’s some kind of site that matches students with organisations that fund them I believe.This is a good question and we’ll each have different answers to it.
for me, the reason I’m not depressed by it enough to disengage is kind of divided into two things.
First, Jack herself. I knew her a bit for a while, and I know plenty of people who have known her since. It doesn’t depress me that she’s never going to have what she really truly wants, which is popularity and respect. When I knew her she was (and I’m sorry because I know this is going to come across bitchy but I’m TIRED and don’t have the brainpower spare to parse it in a non-bitchy way) a social reject, desperate to be part of the popular crowd, desperate to be seen/accepted as a creative. Southend had and still has a thriving arts and music scene, which Jack was always trying to wedge herself into but failing because she wasn’t any good at what she wanted to do, and she wasn’t nice/likeable enough to be accepted into that scene despite having no real talent in the fields, like moi and certain other friends who were also lacking in that sort of talent or skill. What we lacked in creative ability we made up in humour or warmth or whatever. She didn’t get a pass for any of that because she didn’t have any of that. She’s never evolved past wanting to be popular, but nobody else cared about popularity in the first place never mind now. I’d probably feel sorry for her if she wasn’t grifting so much money out of people. But however much money she’s grifted and spunked, it won’t make her happy, and she hasn’t got it in her to actually do the hard work - reflect and grow and become a good (and happy) person. She’s just going to continue pretending about everything in her life, instead of living a real and genuine and worthwhile life. It’s sad. But also, she’s a bleep so it’s more “look at what a sad example this is” than ”oh I feel sad for her”.
Second, and I know I do go on about this aspect a bit but bear with me: the phenomenon of Jack Monroe, how she arose to this level of fame (and stuff like how she was ever considered credible enough to give “evidence” to Parliament ffs
What is a straza? I'm Frau Pleb and I've never heard of a salt pig either. What utter bilge water.
, but jack is unfortunately correct that scrambled eggs should done slooooowwwwly over a low heat and 6-7mins is nowhere near enough British sugar is bone char free, European too but it's harder to find in the US.
Carole is a flaming fool if she takes on any clients that Jack recommends.
Maybe this is the tour. She’s personally delivering the postcards to save on postage. Thrifty.
, saw this at the airport and obvs thought of the canal:
I've often thought that there's a PhD in this. You can get funded ones.This is a good question and we’ll each have different answers to it.
for me, the reason I’m not depressed by it enough to disengage is kind of divided into two things.
First, Jack herself. I knew her a bit for a while, and I know plenty of people who have known her since. It doesn’t depress me that she’s never going to have what she really truly wants, which is popularity and respect. When I knew her she was (and I’m sorry because I know this is going to come across bitchy but I’m TIRED and don’t have the brainpower spare to parse it in a non-bitchy way) a social reject, desperate to be part of the popular crowd, desperate to be seen/accepted as a creative. Southend had and still has a thriving arts and music scene, which Jack was always trying to wedge herself into but failing because she wasn’t any good at what she wanted to do, and she wasn’t nice/likeable enough to be accepted into that scene despite having no real talent in the fields, like moi and certain other friends who were also lacking in that sort of talent or skill. What we lacked in creative ability we made up in humour or warmth or whatever. She didn’t get a pass for any of that because she didn’t have any of that. She’s never evolved past wanting to be popular, but nobody else cared about popularity in the first place never mind now. I’d probably feel sorry for her if she wasn’t grifting so much money out of people. But however much money she’s grifted and spunked, it won’t make her happy, and she hasn’t got it in her to actually do the hard work - reflect and grow and become a good (and happy) person. She’s just going to continue pretending about everything in her life, instead of living a real and genuine and worthwhile life. It’s sad. But also, she’s a bleep so it’s more “look at what a sad example this is” than ”oh I feel sad for her”.
Second, and I know I do go on about this aspect a bit but bear with me: the phenomenon of Jack Monroe, how she arose to this level of fame (and stuff like how she was ever considered credible enough to give “evidence” to Parliament ffs
I believe pikachu James is HMRC adjacent, but I may be hallucinating, I hope he polks the hornet nest, from a financial point
Hmm, I don't see any crumbly-boned, ADHD, autistic, working-class, non-binary poverty activists featured on that cover! Unfair!!! #justice4jackI have just returned from a visit to Frauland
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I still have faith in #JackRussell
I had to nip back into Tesco today and saw the staff have not uncovered my mischief, Grifty Kitchen is still being obscured by that man's books in reverse LJC style.
I like the idea of a very dark red wine named Funny Funeral that tastes of grief and tears with a slight upnote of laughter through the tears. I don't drink red wine so SHAN'T be doing a taste test but trust me it's great and you get additional blue lips and purple teeth so no 77 lipsticks required the morning after you've sloshed a bucket of it down the night before. Maybe a cabernet sauvignon (fancy) x
Just been googling; wondering if this is my way to keep on top of tattle…getting paid to read it…..?
Is the chipotle wrap recipe Jack's or just the risotto? Either way, it's stolen from here: https://bestofvegan.com/vegan-curried-chicken-chipotle-wraps/
