Pretty class, high class, anything goes (?)

The title of this journal entry is taken from rapper Ludacris in his song “Southern Hospitality”, a song which I do recommend... unless you detest rap.  But the statement “Pretty class, high class... anything goes” adheres to the statement that the low-class is held to a higher standard than the higher classes.

I, however, do not (and I like the song!). But that is precisely the reason which “(?)” appears in the title.

For this week’s journal entry, I noticed something pretty major in lecture and from this reading that I disagreed with pretty wholeheartedly... and the fact that I revealed my opinion in front of the class and was told so-matter-of-factly that I was wrong, according to the reading (which was pretty funny actually, so no harm done at all), does help to fuel this response. If I wasn't wrong, then, at the least, I was attempting to state the contrary to the reading. This is all fine, but I should defend my position... which I could’ve done in class, but it may have gotten messy (time-consuming, and it probably wasn’t worth everyone’s time :)

The point that I wish to argue is that rich people (upper class) are held to a lower standard for indulging in some pleasures than poorer classes (lower class), such as drinking at a bar.  I don’t think this is at all true.

Without further adieu, my opinion is that rich people, or high class, are held to a higher standard than the lower class and middle class.

For example, so what if you see a middle to low-class person getting wasted at the bar?

You will think nothing of it. You know everyone does it sometimes and everyone needs to go out and have fun once in a while, etc. Class rarely matters for divulging in the simple pleasure of drinking at a bar. The obvious exception would be if you saw real low-class people doing this. You may think something like: “Wellp, there goes my hard-earned tax money off to support the local drunkies drinking habits,” which may be a fair response.  But eliminating the very low class, you would think nothing of it.

But what if this person out drinking at the bar drinking (perhaps a lot) just so happens to be the same age and gender of that local unemployed girl, but it is the mayor’s daughter?  The mayor is— likely— a member of the high class. The local girl using her unemployment cheque, or the mayor’s daughter— what’s more newsworthy?

I’m pretty sure the mayor’s daughter will take a helluva lot more slack for drinking at the bar for getting drunk than the girl on unemployment getting drunk.

Lower to middle-class, wouldn’t take heat.

But high-class are held to a higher standard.

(Perhaps though, everything considered, that I am biased because I am a middle-class citizen who goes to the bar... but I think my points are universal – common thought).