I’ll take the Highlander

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

It’s almost impossible to sell anything in the United States without reinforcing the social class hierarchy. But some ads are more explicit than others.

Condescending Baby-Feeding Advice

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

I read this article about negative breast-feeding myths among African Americans in The Root and sat upright when I saw this bit of social class cluelessness:

Classed Relationships on the Internet

Friday, November 5th, 2010

“Social class and the Internet” usually implies issues of access to high-speed Internet and newer computers. But recent online discussions have me reflecting on how my Facebook friends are divided clearly along class lines, in how we interact online. Class differences in dealing – or not dealing – with conflict show up starkly in my online conversations.