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Suicide Squad and cultural boganism : Comments

By Simon Caterson, published 9/8/2016

The pejorative Australian and New Zealand term bogan is almost entirely unknown outside those countries though that may be about to change.

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Ho hum, all frightfully interesting to be sure. As is the dark side, wolf creek and other factual"entertainment" designed to frighten the living s--t out of our bored stupid inner child, along with any remaining credibility?

Ho hum, Pass another tube mate, lost the last two dozen in yet another technicolor yawn. Ho hum. Yawn. Sigh. Ho Hum. Roll me another. Yawn, sigh.
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Tuesday, 9 August 2016 10:06:06 AM
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There's no such thing as Bogan culture, it's purely a pejorative term, an insult uttered by virtue signalling social climbers against those they see as beneath them in order to denote their supposedly higher social class or position.
Bogans don't know they're Bogans and they exist in a parallel society which is totally stripped of culture, it's a meaningless, brutal existence which has only been approached in films such as Rowan Woods' "The Boys" or "Snowtown" directed by Justin Kurzel.
Posted by Jay Of Melbourne, Tuesday, 9 August 2016 11:50:23 AM
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The title Suicide Squad is very objectionable for a movie, but somehow apt for an american movie.

americans take more antidepressants and prescription drugs than any other nation, and everyday about 50 americans die from painkiller overdoses.

https://www.drugwatch.com/2015/07/29/drug-abuse-in-america/

But there is now thought that the violence and deaths that constitute most american 'entertainment' makes people depressed.

I make an effort, and I avoid watching any american movie or TV program, as I do not want to become depressed.

And I can only advise other people in Australia to not watch Suicide Squad, or any other movie or TV show produced in america.

Australians should not become like americans.
Posted by interactive, Tuesday, 9 August 2016 1:37:11 PM
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Jay,
Many bogans do know they're bogans, and some are proud to be bogans.

Though some would see being uncultured as a defining feature of bogans, culture is actually inescapable even though sone people don't recognise it as such.

Bogan culture involves motor racing and cars, particularly the ones with V8 engines.
It involves guitar based rock music, particularly Midnight Oil and ACDC.
It involves sports, particularly Footy and League.
And it involves beer, for it is closely related to ocker culture.

Not all bogans are into all aspects of bogan culture, but it's definitely a thing.
Posted by Aidan, Wednesday, 10 August 2016 2:59:24 PM
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Aidan

Nah...there is a list of what Bogans like, and good for them.

At least they don't lack a sense of humor.

Or they are full of themselves, and speak in a loud and arrogant voice while proclaiming everything is "great" and "kinda fun", and then dropping bombs on the rest of the world, while consuming vast quantities of anti-depressants.

Things Bogans like include St Patrick’s Day, Mixed Martial Arts, Short Courses, Poker Nights, Southern Cross Tattoos, Telethons, Puppetry of the Penis, The Melbourne Cup, Vampires, Fad Diets, New Year’s Eve, Personalised Numberplates and Holdens.

https://thingsboganslike.com/the-full-list/
Posted by interactive, Wednesday, 10 August 2016 6:37:35 PM
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Best thing about being classed as a bogan = ignorance is bliss.
Posted by Rojama, Thursday, 11 August 2016 12:53:00 PM
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Can someone define me what exactly Bogans are? Cause it's the first time i hear this.
Posted by MargaretKelly53, Friday, 12 August 2016 3:06:33 AM
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The British call bogans chavs. The antithesis of chavs is spivs. Fortunately the chavs outvoted the spivs in the Brexit plebiscite.
Posted by EmperorJulian, Monday, 15 August 2016 7:31:35 PM
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EmperorJulian,
Bogans and chavs are not the same at all. Although at least half the characters in Housos are bogan chavs, most real life bogans are not chavs.

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MargaretKelly53,
Bogans are people regarded as uncultured Australians (although as I said before, they do have their own culture). They're Australian born and generally live in the outer suburbs and country areas. Historically they generally didn't have much money, but the mining boom changed all that.
Posted by Aidan, Monday, 15 August 2016 9:15:49 PM
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