tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post5929816319224004656..comments2024-03-27T12:54:12.585+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Playing the Corrie Class Card: When Johnny met JennyGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-54263234077330979362017-02-07T22:04:48.511+00:002017-02-07T22:04:48.511+00:00The Queen is the perfect example :DThe Queen is the perfect example :DMarichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295287855690799143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-77117503347477461802017-02-07T17:05:45.504+00:002017-02-07T17:05:45.504+00:00I agree with your comment Maricha - class is less ...I agree with your comment Maricha - class is less about money and more about culture and education. If the queen lost everything tomorrow, she would never be working class. Likewise, the Beckhams, very rich, are not really middle class. Class is about everything from the car you drive to the newspaper you read. It us also very complicated and attitudes are a good guide to class. Ruth owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038269380010322254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-37963890395970213932017-02-07T15:06:13.904+00:002017-02-07T15:06:13.904+00:00Thx Maricha:) Joseph, I agree it would be great if...Thx Maricha:) Joseph, I agree it would be great if Corrie still provided a social commentary on class. At least we can get a conversation started here. I live in Canada, so I appreciate your comments on what economic mobility looks like in the UK right now. It helps! -LKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-10298046164647676232017-02-07T12:48:58.551+00:002017-02-07T12:48:58.551+00:00Actually, education is a bigger factor in getting ...Actually, education is a bigger factor in getting you put in a social class than money is.<br /> A university professor or a writer,for example, might only be able to afford a tiny house in Weatherfield but he'd still be viewed as middle class, whereas a construction worker earning twice his salary would be considered working class. For the construction worker to enter middle class he'd Marichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295287855690799143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-28214832028331958632017-02-07T10:03:46.355+00:002017-02-07T10:03:46.355+00:00Humpty Dumpty, having had higher education does no...Humpty Dumpty, having had higher education does not necessarily make you middle class. If you were middle class you wouldn't be living in a small terraced house in Weatherfield.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-79794599233022782682017-02-07T09:25:38.646+00:002017-02-07T09:25:38.646+00:00Johnny is too old for Jenny - he should be with Li...Johnny is too old for Jenny - he should be with Liz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-77006178429251466192017-02-07T01:09:41.278+00:002017-02-07T01:09:41.278+00:00I wonder if we will ever find out more about Jenny...I wonder if we will ever find out more about Jenny's first marriage when her child died which caused her to kidnap Jack, or if that part of her history will now be airbrushed out now that she has hooked up with Johnny.Antiphonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444067454866092399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-79453689306094003642017-02-07T00:11:52.053+00:002017-02-07T00:11:52.053+00:00It's a real pity because I feel like the class...It's a real pity because I feel like the class differences between characters were unique to Corrie and now that's disappeared. While lines between classes are blurring, I do think Corrie should still be providing a social commentary on what it means to be poor, middle-class etc. But I guess never-ending affairs and sensationalistic storylines are easier to write...<br /><br />I do quite Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-14238105604112600132017-02-06T19:24:18.076+00:002017-02-06T19:24:18.076+00:00Jenny, as an individual, is no more working class ...Jenny, as an individual, is no more working class than Johnny in terms of privilege, interests and maybe even politics (guess work on the last one). If any of the residents can be called middle class it would be the current Nazirs, Ken and Daniel by virtue of their higher education. The other residents are divided by those having dosh and those who have not. What made Jenny a shock choice for Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-89436806065076046772017-02-06T19:04:50.731+00:002017-02-06T19:04:50.731+00:00Jenny probably doesn't recognise Jack, as he&#...Jenny probably doesn't recognise Jack, as he's now played by a different actor, looking 3 years older and with a completely different hair colour!coconno196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-5379602735110290892017-02-06T17:47:29.287+00:002017-02-06T17:47:29.287+00:00Thanks Leslie, I love this analysis. This is reall...Thanks Leslie, I love this analysis. This is really a lot like looking at an old movie. And, with Jenny sometimes looking sinister you could even say this storyline has elements of film noir to it. I wonder if Jenny will end up in a white dress or a white straight jacket first though her complete lack of interest in Kevin's son Jack since her return points to her being a bit saner than before.Marichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295287855690799143noreply@blogger.com