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"rich is nice and clever - poor is nasty and stupid" Motto of `BBC Radio Four' aimed at the rich. An intelligent listener would say "R4 is shallow & deceiving, w/zero logic." 'Cos its program-makers and presenters, like its intended market, are self-adoring, hypocritical - and thick |
A scientist was trying to explain to a BBC lady interviewer that mice with informal, complex surroundings develop "better brains" - or larger memory organs - than mice in bare cages. The report used "enriched" and "deprived" to describe the respective habitats.
On hearing the word "enriched" the BBC lady enthused "So this indicates a sort of CLASS difference?"
We realized sadly that probably to her (and the BBC), "enriched" habitat means :- having wealthy parents, going to an elite school, and having a highly-paid media job; the probability being she had class pretensions, or that she aimed to please an audience with class pretensions.
In other words, she hoped he would say that "privilege makes better brains".
The pained scientist resisted the temptation that has seduced many before him, [see "Altruist Survivor" page 2] and tried
to explain, muttering "No, not really, the wild mouse has the richest environment".
In other words, contrary to the BBC lady's hopes, poor kids will be more intelligent than rich kids, all else equal, provided they get equal meaningful educational opportunities.
But to many, maybe to the BBC presenter, and no doubt to susceptible listeners, the impression was given - by her use of the word "class" - that a gold-plated cage gives a mouse (or a child), a better brain - when the truth is approximate opposite.
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