Former What?

 

In reading this desperately sad tale. I couldn’t help but notice in all the accounts I’ve read in the MSM, the mother in question is always referred to at some point as ‘Former City Worker’

My first thought on these things is “What does that matter?”

They do it all the time ‘Former singer’ ‘Former footballer’ ‘Former this, former that’

Unless their previous occupation is germane to the story being told, who the f*ck cares?.

So ‘Former brutal dictator shows softer side’ would be OK, as would ‘Former choirboy goes bad’

Are they in this case implying that working in ‘The City’ turns one homicidal several years later? In that case I’m a time bomb waiting to go off.

It says something about the MSM that your job (or previous job/ jobs) still to them say who you are.

But it got me thinking, should I do something awesome in my remaining years or indeed do something very terrible.

How would the MSM describe me?

So I made a helpful list and they can take their pick, depending on how they wish to imply / portray me.

This is not exhaustive, but off the top of my head, I could variously be described as a;

Former Scholarship Boy
Former Public School Boy
Former College Drop Out
Former Building Labourer
Former Industrial Chemist
Former Bitter Drinker
Former Barman
Former Bar Manager
Former Site Forman
Former Commuter
Former City Worker
Former Money Broker
Former IT Contractor
Former IT Helpdesk Worker
Former IT Manager
Former Ex-Pat
Former Cat Owner
Former Relocation Consultant

What would you like to be described as ‘Former…….’ ?

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