NT Are You A Classist?

[john hancock]

Do you treat people differently because of their social class? Whether they're advantaged or disadvantaged. When you encounter a wealthy person, do you treat them differently than you'd treat someone living in poverty? If you yourself are wealthy, do you feel alienated sometimes from everyone else? Middle class, do you feel alienated from high class people? Do you invite people of a lower class to dinner? Do you secretly judge people based on their social class? 

I myself am middle class, I have both extremely wealthy and extremely poor acquaintances. They do not get along, what so ever. You get the sense that social class plays an important factor. 

Has anyone given any thought as to whether or not you're actually a "classist'?

 

[danikerhino]

I'm just anti-ignorant.

 

[mplsdunk]

Nah. Just don't ask for money all the time and we're good. If you're rich congrats, I don't care. If you don't try and flex all day we can be cool too.

 

[john hancock]

I'm just anti-ignorant.

Have you given any thought as to whether or not  at times you subconsciously identify with a particular class?

 

[offset pow clow]

Nah i dont judge unless your crib is dirty

 

[law3001]

Never once have I seen this happen with friends or people from different economic backgrounds.


I live and work in Dubai been here for about two years now and its funny seeing wealth here because its not shown in the ways you would expect. People come here and think that when they see the ferraris and the bentleys and all the shopping and all that people are ballin. When in fact you will find the richest cats sitting at some dirty cafe having tea or wearing busted sandals.

I had a meeting with a guy who own property all over Dubai, Kuwait, and Sudan and dude took the bus to meet me.

Also too you have to look at where these people come from as well. Same example with the guy from Sudan, though he is worth millions he has family living poor of his generousity in Sudan. Same with me, no matter how well I am doing, I got family back in Somalia who need the money I send every month to survive a terrible situation, but if I ever went to visit I would never dare throw that back in their face. If my uncle wanted to admonish me for something even though my cousins and I pay their bills, I would have to take it as he is my elder.

I truly think this idea that the weatlhy are somehow different is just a made up notion. People are people. Some good some bad and more often than not treat people based on how they were raised. If you are brought up to be kind and just decent to everyone you meet, then thats how you are. I never bought the concept that you have to sell your soul or be ruthless to become successful.

 

[john hancock]

Nah i dont judge unless your crib is dirty

So you would judge someone living in the projects, and someone living in Derek Jeter's penthouse the same if their home was equally filthy?

 

[offset pow clow]

So you would judge someone living in the projects, and someone living in Derek Jeter's penthouse the same if their home was equally filthy?

Yup if you dirty you dirty

 

[sea manup]

if you are respectful towards me i will be respectful towards you

there are scum people in all classes

"you can pay for school but you cant buy class"

 

[mplsdunk]

Man I know some dime *** Ecuadorian living in a clean *** apartment in the hood because she blew all her money on a coyote getting here asap because her mom stopped paying her college tuition down there. Your crib means nothing. A lot of people are in some crazy situations that are only temporary.

 

[john hancock]

 People are people. Some good some bad and more often than not treat people based on how they were raised. If you are brought up to be kind and just decent to everyone you meet, then thats how you are. 

Which kind do you meet more? Bad or good?

 

[law3001]

Which kind do you meet more? Bad or good?

Good. But then again most people you meet you don't deal with them past simple formalities. However most people I meet wherever I go have been cool. I personally feel that positive energy breeds positive energy. Thats why that one thread where dudes were asking what do you do when you walk by some hood cats made me scratch my head. I've grew up in the hood, I lived my college years in THEE worst part of Oakland, I've been walking in Mogadishu and watch ever single man I saw carrying a rifle, and have except for a few instances here and there, have seen nothing but decent people.

People take negative moments and give a absurd value in their life experiences.

 

[pacificnorsewst]

I'm just anti-ignorant.

Best/only answer for me. Don't care of social class, skin color, sexual orientation or anything in between...Just don't be ignorant. I cannot stand ignorant people.

 

[heliumclinton]

Not at all I treat everybody the same until they give me a reason not to.

Don't matter if I'm on Wall Street or Hunts Point still have the same attitude.

 

[jape]

I agree with people from different classes don't mix... I have friends from both sides and co-mingling is not an option

 

[Top Boy]

I'm just anti-ignorant.

Pretty much just this. If you're a decent person that treats others with respect idc what your situation is, you're good in my book.

I've met some scummy people balling off their parents accounts, and scummy people without a pot to piss.

I think the classist separation occurs because in America, cash is king. You just have a natural uneasiness bringing someone that doesn't have much into your bubble when you have something. Financial success is equated with overall success too, and this is the exact thing that tore my high school circle apart.

Half of us were planning to go to college, major in something STEM, graduate with a good job, and go on vacations as Bros feeding foreign women backshots (this all came true, we're still in the process though). The other half just wanted to sit around, smoke, and party, which is exactly what they're still doing now.

You just want to associate with people you feel as if are 'at your level'. It seems a messed up thing to say, but if I know you're broke and doing nothing about it, 9/10 I'm good on you. I'll politely oblige conversation and show common courtesy, but I'd never associate.

On phone, didn't want to go super in depth.

 

[rexanglorum]

We would all like to believe that we can transcend our own parochial biases, our own personal and private prejudices. However, we cannot even overcome racist thoughts. Racism, as we know it, is about 400 years old. Classism is far older than racism. Racism lurks in our subconscious so we can only imagine how deeply classism lurks in our subconscious as well.

I am glad that I went to a public school in a one high school district. I am glad that I did my undergraduate work at a CSU. I am glad that I, culturally, came home and did my grad school work at two UC's. I am glad that I have met people from various social classes and that those experiences might reduce my subconscious classes biases. My rational mind says that, my wealth came from the lottery of birth. When I look at studies that show that lottery winners, retroactively justify their gains as the result of merit, I cannot help but think that my subconscious still harbors a snob.

I hope that whatever damage that my prejudice may do, my values will eventually overcome that. My WASPy grandparents emphasized that a good man does not flaunt his wealth and that he uses his privilege as a platform to serve the public. My Spanish grandparents underscored good old Catholic guilt along with the idea of Chivalry, a great man defends those who are weak. Both of their interpretations may vary, I hope that I get their advice right. Liberal politics and wealth are not mutually exclusive. People who are not fighting to claw their way up the economic ladder, have the leisure to look critically at our system and to see its flaws.

 

[jayzz]

I do.
Hell yeah

Change my lingo and all

Hidden Valley- Wassup cuh what it do!
Ballentine- Hey man how's it going

I have to constantly fit in with whoever I'm around because I'm a piece of **** who can't be comfortable in his own skin...

Somewhat srs

 

[ohokalright]

Hell yes, Broke dudes stand to the left, My rich dudes stand to the right. Got to be segregated, I'm not trying to catch that poor.
notsrs, dislike everyone equally

 

[green rhino123]

ah class, where the real divisiveness lies

but carry on wit yall jokes

 

[teamjordan79]

No, I have class.

 

[SC kid]

Everybody takes off their shoes when they come to my house.

 

[ksteezy]

Everybody takes off their shoes when they come to my house.

Why do some people do this?...if I'm gonna act like my floors are made out of precious diamonds I rather not invite anyone over, making people take off their shoes is rude.

My mother does this and I always fight with her about it, she even has a surgical booties dispenser at the entrance of her apt...is borderline crazy.

 

[jking0821]

I think i tend to surround myself with people of some what of the same financial means as myself.

I have friends who's parents pay for their place and then they complain about money and im like...ummm you don't really know what "money troubles" are,  just because you don't think you can afford a new playstation 4 game doesn't mean you are broke.

I tend to fit in better with the blue collar, self made types.  The work to live types.  The punch the clock grab a beer after work type. 

But on a judgement standpoint.  Respect is respect.  You cool, you cool.  But for the record my rich friends tend to be a little more pretentious.  

 

[jayzz]

Hell yes, Broke dudes stand to the left, My rich dudes stand to the right. Got to be segregated, I'm not trying to catch that poor.
notsrs, dislike everyone equally

What?