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“Revenge” and the Failures of Social Climbing

October 2, 2013 by Miki Onwudinjo Leave a Comment

The hit ABC melodrama “Revenge” features a slinky, mysterious blonde seeking delicious, sweet, sweet revenge. Emily Thorne, who isn’t really Emily, changed her name from Amanda Clarke, the juvenile delinquent and mentally lost daughter of a convicted 9/11 terrorist. The classist stereotypes portrayed in “Revenge” are viciously ripe. Each class has social limitations keeping them […]

Filed Under: Class in the Media, Pop Culture Classism Tagged With: 1%, consumerism, snobs, social climbers, super-rich

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