They Want You to Love the Aristocracy. Here's Why That's Dangerous

The United Kingdom still has a Monarchy and Aristocracy, they are born better than us just because. Media products like Downton Abbey, now with its second film after 6 series (A New Era) promote the idea of Posh, Rich people being revered while pacifying us with the glitz and glamour. What if for a second (or an hour in the case of this video) we learn and ponder about what brought us to have the highest level of social disparity in the modern western countries, with 809 hereditary lords while 1 in 5 people live in poverty in Britain? Let's examine the White Posh Propaganda that Downton Abbey has promoted in the last decade. SUPPORT US ON PATREON   / scintillaepod   🕰️ CHAPTERS 🕰️ 00:00 Aristocracy vs Poverty in the UK 04:44 1. Julian Fellowes and Social Climbing 15:27 2. (very) Brief History of the British Nobility 24:13 3. Born To Rule 33:45 4. Real Life Downton: The Grosvenor Estate 42:19 5. Aristocracy is kind of… Patriarchal? 48:00 6. Meritocracy and Social Mobility: or without Slavery you wouldn’t watch Sherlock 01:03:29 7. Why we Hate Harry and Meghan 01:06:17 Conclusions: Is it Envy? 📚 selected BIBLIOGRAPHY 📚 R S Locke - Will the House of Windsor Turn into a House of Cards?   / will-the-house-of-windsor-turn-into-a-hous...   Zoe Playdon - The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes https://bookshop.org/a/115825/9781982... House of Commons Library - Poverty in the UK: statistics https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/... Claire Gilbody-Dickerson - Tories accused of giving peerages to donors who pay more than £3 million to party https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic... Gavia Baker-Whitelaw - Why British historical dramas are whitewashed propaganda https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/brit... Ellie Hall - NYC Commissioner's Ancestors Were Slaves Of Benedict Cumberbatch's Family https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/... Arts Emergency - Panic! Social Class, Taste and Inequalities in the Creative Industries https://www.arts-emergency.org/files/... Jamie Doward - Inheritance: how Britain’s wealthy still keep it in the family https://www.theguardian.com/society/2... TO THE MANOR BORN: MAPPING THE GROSVENOR ESTATE https://whoownsengland.org/2016/08/17... Bryan Appleyard - With the aristocrats fading, who will provide Britain’s independent voice? https://archive.ph/8drKt Lord Blake - Monarchy https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/m... James O'Brien reflects on the moment his view on slaver statues changed https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenter... James O'Brien reacts to Culture Secretary's concerns over The Crown | LBC    • James O'Brien reacts to Culture Secretary'...   James O'Brien's epic take on the Prince Andrew saga | LBC    • James O'Brien's epic take on the Prince An...   Lynn Barber - Jolly Good Fellowes https://www.theguardian.com/stage/200... Roisin O’Connor - The Downton Abbey movie isn’t ‘escapism’ – it’s Brexit propaganda https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en... Tanya Gold - Downton Abbey: class and distinction https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra... Madeleine Davies - Downton Abbey Has Been Secretly Turning You Into a Right-Winger This Entire Time https://jezebel.com/downton-abbey-has... Duke of Westminster in his own words - BBC News    • Duke of Westminster in his own words - BBC...   Robert Booth - UK more nostalgic for empire than other ex-colonial powers https://www.theguardian.com/world/202... 🧾 CREDITS 🧾 Featuring the voice of the amazing @marsintheory and Raven Shot at Insole Court, Cardiff CHARITIES WE SUPPORT: Trans Aid Cymru https://transaid.cymru/ Gender Swap https://genderswap.org/ (supporting trans and GNC individuals to access clothes & community) Mermaids UK https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/donate/ (Trans Youth Support) Black Lives Matter https://blacklivesmatter.com/ Period Poverty UK https://periodpoverty.uk/