It wasn’t universally acceptable. I think this is a bit of a red herring. Most people got through the 2000s without publicly punching down.You have to remember that the 2000s were a time where being bitchy and also vilification of the working class was the norm. Jade Goody, WAGS, Jeremy Kyle, all of that was fodder. It's disgusting looking back on it now but it was acceptable. I'm certainly not excusing her behaviour in any way. Just providing context.