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whathehell

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1. Yes, I kind of assumed it was..

Reply to True Blue Door (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2013, 11:56 PM

Oct 2013

I've seen this kind of thing before in movies and television -- the "upper crust", be they titled nobility or some

One Percent family employing servants is frequently portrayed as more egalitarian and kind than my understanding

of people and history allows me to believe. I'd guess it was an attempt, conscious or not,

to discourage class and economic resentment.

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I like Downton Abbey as entertainment, but it's a whitewash as history (a few spoilers). [View all] True Blue Door Oct 2013 OP

Yes, I kind of assumed it was.. whathehell Oct 2013 #1

Yep. And there needs to be an antidote to that. Especially here in the US. True Blue Door Nov 2013 #3

There is an antidote.. whathehell Nov 2013 #5

Not to do the degree necessary, I'm afraid. True Blue Door Nov 2013 #6

Maybe, but I'm afraid that's as good as it going to get, for awhile, at least. n/t whathehell Nov 2013 #7

I'm sure you are right, but... OKNancy Nov 2013 #2

They're badly exaggerating the rate of progress. True Blue Door Nov 2013 #4

The original "Upstairs, Downstairs," written by two actresses whose parents Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2013 #8

Indeed. I haven't seen "Upstairs, Downstairs" yet, but I've heard of it. True Blue Door Nov 2013 #9

I highly recommend it, but today's viewers might find it a bit slow Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #12

Fascinating, thank you, will look in to this. joshcryer Mar 2014 #14

It's streaming on AcornTV, which is available on their website Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #15

this is entertainment not a documentary bluemarkers Jan 2014 #10

The Crawleys' decency to their servants is what makes their story worth telling. JaneQPublic Mar 2014 #11

I view Downton Abbey purely as elitist fetishism. joshcryer Mar 2014 #13