*sexualcompetitionweeds outthe weakworking classadopt the sameconsumeristvalues whichexploit them:*ironicthe struggleto keep upappearances(Veblen)*successis at leastone sexualpartner*womenareexploitedby men*successisdomesticsecuritythe marketdictatesthe termsof struggle*exploited do notsee own situation /see from anarrowed streetlevel [workingclass; esp.women]struggle forexistence(becomes...)no selfwithoutconsumptionwomen adoptsame sexualvalues asexploitativemen: ironylabour ofworking classis exploitedfor wealth bywealthy/iersociety is anarena ofeconomiccompetition*successis highmoralstandingmimicry isunthinkingcopying(Lawson)doublestandardsworking class[and women]blame their ownpeople for theirtroubles ('irony')successissurvivalpoor socio-economicconditions resultfrom inequitablesocio-­economicstructures(Populists)greatersuccess is(relative)wealthcommodification ofclass:of middle class*AND*of working class -Bowery (Lawson)mimicry leads to“assimilation tothe surroundings,”(Caillois)"surroundings whichbecome alien andannihilating" (AL)classmimicryreducesauthenticity(Lawson)competitioninvigoratessociety;weeds outthe weak*society isan arena ofsexualcompetition*sexualcompetitionweeds outthe weakworking classadopt the sameconsumeristvalues whichexploit them:*ironicthe struggleto keep upappearances(Veblen)*successis at leastone sexualpartner*womenareexploitedby men*successisdomesticsecuritythe marketdictatesthe termsof struggle*exploited do notsee own situation /see from anarrowed streetlevel [workingclass; esp.women]struggle forexistence(becomes...)no selfwithoutconsumptionwomen adoptsame sexualvalues asexploitativemen: ironylabour ofworking classis exploitedfor wealth bywealthy/iersociety is anarena ofeconomiccompetition*successis highmoralstandingmimicry isunthinkingcopying(Lawson)doublestandardsworking class[and women]blame their ownpeople for theirtroubles ('irony')successissurvivalpoor socio-economicconditions resultfrom inequitablesocio-­economicstructures(Populists)greatersuccess is(relative)wealthcommodification ofclass:of middle class*AND*of working class -Bowery (Lawson)mimicry leads to“assimilation tothe surroundings,”(Caillois)"surroundings whichbecome alien andannihilating" (AL)classmimicryreducesauthenticity(Lawson)competitioninvigoratessociety;weeds outthe weak*society isan arena ofsexualcompetition

Critical thinking: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. *sexual competition weeds out the weak
  2. working class adopt the same consumerist values which exploit them: *ironic
  3. the struggle to keep up appearances (Veblen)
  4. *success is at least one sexual partner
  5. *women are exploited by men
  6. *success is domestic security
  7. the market dictates the terms of struggle
  8. *exploited do not see own situation / see from a narrowed street level [working class; esp. women]
  9. struggle for existence (becomes...)
  10. no self without consumption
  11. women adopt same sexual values as exploitative men: irony
  12. labour of working class is exploited for wealth by wealthy/ier
  13. society is an arena of economic competition
  14. *success is high moral standing
  15. mimicry is unthinking copying (Lawson)
  16. double standards
  17. working class [and women] blame their own people for their troubles ('irony')
  18. success is survival
  19. poor socio-economic conditions result from inequitable socio-­economic structures (Populists)
  20. greater success is (relative) wealth
  21. commodification of class: of middle class *AND* of working class - Bowery (Lawson)
  22. mimicry leads to “assimilation to the surroundings,” (Caillois) "surroundings which become alien and annihilating" (AL)
  23. class mimicry reduces authenticity (Lawson)
  24. competition invigorates society; weeds out the weak
  25. *society is an arena of sexual competition