Television Created The Bogan
Australian television has been extraordinarily important in turning the bogan from a social insult into a cultural character. Some important examples include: The Comedy Company The character Kylie Mole helped popularise a particular version of the word in the late 1980s. Kath & Kim Probably one of Australia’s greatest cultural studies of suburban aspiration. Kath and Kim are interesting because they aren’t simply “poor.” They are obsessed with appearance, consumption, status, fashion, celebrity and lifestyle. In other words, they demonstrate bogan aspiration. Bogan Pride Rebel Wilson‘s 2008 SBS series explicitly turned bogan identity into comedy and helped push the idea of bogan pride into mainstream culture. Upper Middle Bogan This…
