"When people say “uncultured or crude” about someone they label a prole, they usually mean:
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Speech: Using slang, swearing, or speaking in a way seen as unrefined compared to “educated” standards.
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Tastes: Preferring cheap, popular entertainment, simple food/drink, loud music — instead of “high culture” like opera, fine dining, or literature.
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Manners: Being blunt, rowdy, or lacking etiquette in social settings.
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Appearance: Dressing plainly or “flashily,” not following upper-class codes of subtlety or elegance.
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Habits: Prioritizing immediate pleasure (drinking, smoking, football matches, gossip) over restrained, “cultivated” pursuits.
All of this reflects class prejudice: upper or middle classes historically used “prole” not just to mean “worker,” but to dismiss workers as coarse, simple, or vulgar."
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