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bbfan1991
12-01-2010, 11:17 PM
Am I alone in finding it very derogatory?, no doubt some people deserve the use of that name by the way they behave but what Sov did towards Steph and Ivana was petulant and sulky and a bit rude but I think in general it's quite snobbish towards people who live on council estates, some people are lovely some are just troublemakers but it's singling out people which is stereotypical in my book... Sov is not a bad person but the fact some keep emphasising that word they make it sound like she's that bad lol.
Prole
12-01-2010, 11:27 PM
I notice you don't feel calling someone a snob is derogatory and stereotypical. Funny that.
WAYNEEBRUM
12-01-2010, 11:45 PM
Sov = chav
Jessica.
12-01-2010, 11:47 PM
This has nothing to do with big brother!
BB_Eye
12-01-2010, 11:57 PM
I know the word 'chav' entered the linguistic repertoire in 2005, but we have been using the word 'charva' for much longer than that here in the North and it was, in fact, a word mostly used by the working class.

So no, I have no problem using the word 'chav' or any of its variants. If you don't want to be called one, try not hurling abuse at everyone who walks past you or mugging old ladies.
Tom
12-01-2010, 11:59 PM
The clue is in Lady Sovereign
30stone
13-01-2010, 12:08 AM
The word is over used, and has basically no meaning any more.
Big_Kahuna
13-01-2010, 01:58 AM
I read a story about her spitting at some guy, you can tell she's a chav, we call 'em scallys here.
BB_Eye
13-01-2010, 03:35 AM
The clue is in Lady Sovereign

I love its regal associations. Come to think of it, the Queen is the biggest chav of them all. She's claimed billions in benefits.
Stacey.
13-01-2010, 08:45 AM
whether sov is a chav or not,, Thats besides the point :bored:
yousoboo!
13-01-2010, 08:48 AM
Vinnie is the real chav. Inarticulate and thuggish.
Tom
13-01-2010, 11:14 AM
I love its regal associations. Come to think of it, the Queen is the biggest chav of them all. She's claimed billions in benefits.

Yeah because you'll see the Queen wearing a sovereign ring probably bought from Argos (heavily associated with chavs).
Niamh.
13-01-2010, 11:17 AM
Chav, bully, Snob all of those words are mis-used and over-used when it comes to Big Brother
yousoboo!
13-01-2010, 11:19 AM
chav, bully, nob all describe vinnie jones
Niamh.
13-01-2010, 11:25 AM
chav, bully, nob all describe vinnie jones

I disagree:tongue: