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Doubting Class Exists

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Statement Voted 2017 Most Classist Comment

December 31, 2017 by Denise Moorehead Leave a Comment

For Immediate Release: December 31, 2017 Contact: Anne Phillips, 617.477.8635; Denise Moorehead, 781.608.4608 BOSTON – For the eighth consecutive year, Class Action has asked people from across the United States to nominate and then vote for the Most Classist Comment of the year. With 35.7% of the vote, U.S. Senator Charles (Chuck) E. Grassley’s (R-Iowa) […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Class prejudice, Classism in Politics, Doubting Class Exists, Electoral politics, Politics and Class Tagged With: blaming the victim, budget cuts, privilege, Rationalizing privilege, snobs, stereotypes, super-rich

Classism In Spanish Society

November 14, 2017 by Josie Snider 2 Comments

I moved from Boston to Madrid 10 months ago. Among the barrage of cultural differences and neoliberal similarities between my home country and my adopted one, I’ve noted several instances of classism in Spanish society. Bearing in mind that I have a severely limited understanding of class structures in this vast and complex nation, I […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Class cultures, Classism Outside the United States, Doubting Class Exists, Institutional racism, Pop Culture Classism, Race and Class, Systemic Classism Tagged With: classism, race and class, racism, stereotypes

No Retreat in Confusion: Classism in Germany

November 13, 2017 by Dirk Eilers Leave a Comment

When I talk about classism in Germany the common reactions range from an unknowing Never heard of it to a disbelieving and doubtful Do you really think classes still exist? to a search-engine-like Did you mean “classicism” to a pejoratively knowing I heard of it, but I think it lacks theory; it is too much about how you feel. […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Classism in Everyday Life, Doubting Class Exists Tagged With: class cultures, Class Theory, poverty, working class

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