Social Class

When we were watching the video this week in class it was hard to believe that some of those people were being serious. The crude remarks the "high class" ranked ladies and gentlemen made were unreal. By saying because of their lifestyle and money they are automatically smarter, better looking, nicer, and have more friends was the most pompous and ridiculous statement I've ever heard. Personally by watching the video and the "old money" upper class people's lives it seemed boring, stuck up, and there was no room for error. If you were not born into that life style, you don't belong there. Same goes for if a person was born rich but was then kicked out of their house for any reason and forced to live with low income, they wouldn't be able to fit into a poverty stricken class because that's just not their life style. I don't like how it is unrealistic to move between class levels just because of who your family is or what you represent. Class is something that society puts in too high of esteem. It shouldn't matter how much money you have or where you're from, people are people. We should make friends based on the person, not their class. Anyone who is willing to be a friend to another should be able to be friends with that person, and not resist because their "class" told them to or not to be. I don't feel the reality of class is as apparent in our area as if someone from the city were to visit the suburbs around here because it would be harder for them to fit in and feel equal. Overall, I do not approve of social class because it is just a refined version of the ancient caste system, which did not last.