Lost in their novels and poetry books like modern-day Don Quixotes, white Brits have a quasi-pathological aversion to reality. Paying one’s bills, waiting for the bus, purchasing toilet paper: these necessary degradations which humans must go through for survival are anathema to white Brits’ breezily aestheticised view of life.
Like ostriches burying their heads in the sand, white Brits surround themselves with possessions and pastimes that maintain the illusion that life consists of fine wines, art galleries and reading À Rebours. Where possible, the big bad real world is something they try to avoid. This is why designer cupcakes, vintage furniture and, crucially, fairy lights are so important to them.
Not just for Christmas, fairy lights are ubiquitous in the life of white Brits. They decorate several rooms of the house with them, and it is a well-known rule that every social gathering, meal, café and bar is made better by some craftily-placed fairy lights. Something about their soft-focus lighting makes white Brits’ lives feel a little bit more bearable. Everything looks more picturesque, romantic, and gentle. The tiny lightbulbs are often shaped like stars or flowers, in order to further increase the impression that one lives in a pink and lovely dream world. Turning on fairy lights is the equivalent of taking photos in Hipstamatic: it is a filter through which white Brits look at the world. This way, what they see finally matches the idealised, ethereal perception of reality that they have in their heads.
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