with the British public experiencing a ‘deep sense of betrayal that is evoked by the quasi-parental abandonment of not caring’ (p. Indeed, ‘[o]ne of the generic demands of soap opera is that there should be substantial, even assertive, female roles within its representation of the family and community’ ( Aston and Clarke, 1994: 212). It’s not capitalists, it’s not the politicians who serve them – it’s “boomers”, or everyone born in the two decades after the second world war.

The importance of viewing habits in establishing new communities of taste for fans of camp is equally important for fans of huns.This post, in particular, reminds us that Instagram accounts dedicated to huns are primarily run by individuals, anonymous people who choose what content to curate and engage with.

According to India Ross of the Financial Times, the phrase has "come to symbolise a generational cultural fracture" with attacks on its use from baby boomers perhaps only serving to increase its power and use. These have included: X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke, Northern actor Sheridan Smith, reality TV and Celebrity Big Brother star Kim Woodburn, the hosts of daytime women’s show Loose Women (ITV, 1999–), 2000s pop star Sophie Ellis-Baxtor, a plethora of drag queens and morning talk show host Trisha Goddard. And even after overseeing decades of financial prosperity that’s arguably wrecked the economic future for decades to come, the richest baby boomers continue to amass wealth for themselves in the face of debilitating economic inequality. The meme is mostly used by young people on social media to respond to perceived condescension from older users – but it’s been touted as a way to understand why job and life prospects are constrained for so many young people.Thus, the politics of laughter, class and contemporary femininities will be examined in relation to the hun. It’s inclusive: if we’re laughing, then we’re laughing along with our fellow huns, not at them’ ( Levine, 2020). A term prevalent on social media networks, mainstream print and digital media outlets, the term is said to have originated from the phrase ‘U OK hun?

Angela Smith (2011) argues that the British press was primarily responsible for fuelling moral panic around excessive behaviours of the era’s youth, such as ‘binge drinking, alcohol-induced violence, and increasing levels of sexually transmitted diseases’ (p. This publicly imagined figure thus captures an underlying crisis or anxiety, which is then mobilised to create boundaries between individuals and/or groups. Photograph: Publicity image View image in fullscreen ‘If “we” have to divide ourselves, it makes sense to look for these class divisions rather than inventing common cultural characteristics across generations. As this section suggests, huns are represented in complex and competing ways: simultaneously positioned as figures of derision and camp icons.

In the ‘loveofhuns’ post celebrating Bimini’s performance, the layers of irony and self-referential mixing of the past and present ultimately seeks to mask who audiences are really laughing at.

which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages ( https://us. In a New York Times article last week, Taylor Lorenz documents the “OK Boomer” meme that’s become “ a rallying cry for millions of fed up kids” and an “endlessly repeated retort to the problem of older people who just don’t get it”. That is, those who perform and operate in the realm of ‘feminine’ or ‘female’ television (as well as other mass media). This attitude prompted an eventual wholesale rejection by Deadspin’s editorial staff, as they chose to resign en masse rather than submit to the whims of the bosses they felt were out of touch.

As the creators of the song, Leland and Freddy Scott, state, the song has ‘got a nostalgic feel to it. it is a small yet significant gesture to portray a working-class woman as both visually powerful and in an imagined space of power.