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Jan. 11th, 2019 07:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stainlessPosted his to Tumblr but Tumblr is Tumblr, so...
What does the term “aspirational class” mean? Because I can’t tell, and I don’t want to go off and be incorrect.
But I will say that prima facie it leaves a sour taste in my mouth because it sounds like it implies only rich people have aspirations.
It may be the case that part of the reason I hope to change the world someday is that a lot of gen x was raised with the message that we could and should (thanks Mom!), but... I’m troubled by the idea it’s all class and not at all personality.
What does the term “aspirational class” mean? Because I can’t tell, and I don’t want to go off and be incorrect.
But I will say that prima facie it leaves a sour taste in my mouth because it sounds like it implies only rich people have aspirations.
It may be the case that part of the reason I hope to change the world someday is that a lot of gen x was raised with the message that we could and should (thanks Mom!), but... I’m troubled by the idea it’s all class and not at all personality.
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Date: 2019-01-11 05:35 pm (UTC)If it's someone talking about a higher status group, it's derogatory because they're trying to be better than they are. Basically accusing the "aspirational class" of being class traitors?
But it's really vague and could mean a few things. In context, I think it's about social class divide. Working class people disparaging middle class people for not accepting their place and believing in the american dream? But it's a middle class person talking about it.
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Date: 2019-01-15 02:22 pm (UTC)http://gattsuru.tumblr.com/post/181993457649/what-does-the-term-aspirational-class-mean