Many studios and viewers cling to longstanding conventions around using a posh-sounding British accent for ancient characters — even though this defies logic. Absolutely no one spoke English in ...

I know she’s Posh Spice but girllll [sic].” A fourth person added: “She has a London accent, she was never posh, just posh compared to her bandmates.” ...

But changing the way one speaks isn't necessarily a fix. When people with working-class accents begin to speak in a more "posh" way, it is often seen as inauthentic and insincere.