To find this ignorant and snobbish

[Peniston]

So I see this post on Facebook by a woman I know of through school. She has a high profile at the kids' school because she's a governor and until recently chaired the PTA. To clarify, she and I are NOT Facebook (or any sort of) friends. I saw it because she has posted on a friend of a friend's timeline.

To give some context, the friend of a friend's status update is grumbling about the increased noise from Heathrow planes flying over our South West London suburb. (I am not getting agitated about the new flight paths personally because my husband and I reason that the planes have got to fly over someone's house). So people are posting supportively and saying 'sign the petition' and so on. Relatively harmless nimbyism so far.

Then the woman in question posts the following:

"I wish they would now fuck off! Too loud tonight! Can they please fly over southhall [sic] as they pay far less council tax!"

I have a few issues with this:

1. Why single out another suburb?
2. Council tax is there to provide local amenities and not to protect against potential changes to flight paths so what a stupid thing to say.
3. I checked the Ealing borough council tax and compared it to my borough (Richmond) and it is pretty much equivalent so what a load of tosh.

This has incensed me and made me wonder should such an unpleasant ignoramus really hold a position of responsibility on the school board?

AIBU?

Of course it was, but out of context and coloured by a person who can't stand her! We have no idea really.

To those who have posted, thanks for your interest. To clear up a couple of things; the 'woman in question' is white (I am not). Delphiniumsblue not sure why but you have now popped on here ten times (!) to defend the lady and her comments, and you keep repeating that the op "can't stand her". I don't know her. I am aware of her because of her high profile - and had no feelings either way (other than aware of her impressive level of commitment to the school) until I was jolted by that nasty post. I wasn't stalking - it appeared on my feed because a friend had commented on the same thread. The reason I made the point emphatically about us not being friends was to distance myself from her, given her unpleasant remarks.

It just seems strange to me to bother with her in any way.

Nice, Emma9308: a pointless and offensive way to resurrect a thread.

Emma Do fuck off, there's a dear. I know school has finished but your homework awaits.

Peniston I used to live in Putney, I too would say it's a racist comment.

I know school has finished but your homework awaits

How is this racist? Unless the people who think that believe everyone in southall to be a particular race? That is probably racist!

It would strike me as snobbish, and could also be construed as racist. If she didn't intend it that way, I would be a bit unimpressed by her lack of thought.

I lived directly under that proposed flight path. Southall is the next neighbouring town.

Knowing both Southall and Richmond I would say she was a woman who thinks she is much better than others. Comes across as very classist.

What did Emma say? PM if it was offensive, please

I would not bother. People in South Manchester take the piss out of Salford. Guess it happens in London too.