People Who Don't Give A Fuck
This book is about a unique group of extroverts who are from Bright-
on. I have lived in Brighton all my life and seen some weird shit going
on there, but I never really thought anything of it until I moved to Lon-
don in 2019.
The title ‘People who don’t give a fuck’ speaks about the attitude and
mindset that I believe this group has in common. I want to show how this
connects them all together, but equally look at their different personalities
and styles and look for similar traits they have in common.
In the 19th century Brighton was a small fishing town. But in 1820, the
flamboyant Prince Regent George IV came to live in Brighton and
changed the image of the town forever. Since then extroverts seem to
have naturally gravitated to Brighton. All these people are allowed to
act like this because they are in a place that gives them license to do
that. If you see someone strutting along with a pair of pants on their head,
it’s almost the norm in Brighton most people would just would just ignore it.
Brighton is the only city in the UK with a Green MP, this definitely shows
something about the culture of Brighton as it’s always been open to
different ideas and communities, it is also the unofficial gay capital of the UK.
The tribal qualities of this group are interesting, their attitude and style
binds them together, but they operate as a disconnected network but with
a common culture and outlook. They appear to be exclusively male.
With the number of weirdos in Brighton, this book could have been as
big as the Oxford English dictionary and probably as boring, so that’s why
I have handpicked some of the standout premier players from the
People who don’t give a fuck.