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For people who like Chavs and think they get a bad rap!

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"Chavs" (aka Charvers, Charvas, or Scallies - "Chav" comes from the shortened version of "Charver") are a subculture/fashion and music sense in Britain (like punks, goths, emos, nerds, etc) that has existed since the late 1990s.

Though they are sometimes likened to "British Rednecks", anyone of any background, gender, or age can be a chav. Chavs sport a distinctive look/fashion sense - baseball caps, tracksuits, North Face puffer jackets, sports trainers, and often a gold chain that's worn around the neck (sometimes also gold bracelets or sovereign rings). They often like listening to UK Garage and the subculture is associated with a punkish attitude. If you've encountered someone looking like what I described while calling you "mush", chances are you just encountered a chav!

Though it's not as prevalent as back in the 2000's (when sites like "chavscum" were hugely popular), the British media and many people still like to demonise "Chavs". This community is for people who don't think they're all as bad as they're said to be.

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A 19 year old man named Jed Sheridan was killed by a 20 year old "goth" who was part of this gang he called the "TSE Crew" that went around beating up "chavs". After this horrible incident the murderer boasted about it saying "don't worry, it was just another chav". There was a blog post about his death which had comments, many of them were nasty (source). Sheridan was just walking home with friends and the attack was completely unprovoked. details are graphic so just a warning for those going to read the article. going by many people's attitudes such as the ones on the blog I linked I suspect people are less bothered by a chav being killed in an unprovoked attack than if it were a different kind of person who is middleclass. regardless of how he looked or what his lifestyle was, his life mattered too. RIP Jed Sheridan ๐Ÿ’”

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