Inflated Self-ImportanceAmorous Badger asks: Tell us tales of people who have a high opinion of themselves. Jumped-up officials, the mad old bloke who runs the Neighbourhood Watch like it's a military operation, Colonel Blimps, pompous bastards and people stuck up their own arse.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 24 Jan 2013, 12:22)
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never heard of itsounds like a chavvy teenager's favourite put-down
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Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 16:18,
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This is the most objective summary of the phrase I've come across so far.knowyourmeme.com/memes/check-your-privilege
"As of October 2012, there are more than 2300 search results on YouTube for 'check your privilege,' including both serious vlogs (shown below, left) and satirical videos (shown below, right)."
It's quite telling that the satirical video "no longer exists".
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The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 22:10,
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this both informs and saddens me(
Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sun 27 Jan 2013, 16:03,
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It is a phrase used by people who claim to abhor discrimination based upon sexuality/gender/race as a one-stop dismissal of any argument whatsoever, based entirely upon the sexuality/gender/race of its proponent.
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Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 23:17,
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pretentious wank, you mean?(
Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sun 27 Jan 2013, 16:03,
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