Social commentator Ellis Cashmore describes Wimbledon as having "a David Niven-ish propriety", in trying to conform to the standards of behaviour regarded as common in the 1950s. Writer Peter York sees the event as representing a particular white, upper middle class, affluent type of Britishness, describing the area of Wimbledon as "a southern, well off, late-Victorian suburb with a particular social character". Cashmore has criticised the event for being "remote and insulated" from the changing multicultural character of modern Britain, describing it as "nobody's idea of all-things-British".
social commentator ellis cashmore describes wimbledon as having "a david niven-ish propriety" in trying to conform to the standards of behaviour regarded as common in the 1950s writer peter york sees the event as representing a particular white upper middle class affluent type of britishness describing the area of wimbledon as "a southern well off late-victorian suburb with a particular social character" cashmore has criticised the event for being "remote and insulated" from the changing multicultural character of modern britain describing it as "nobody's idea of all-things-british"