So, I doubt it’s a racial issue so much as a cultural issue (but since I don’t know you I could be wrong). Now… this is where some folks jump up and down and say, “Discriminating on the basis of culture is just veiled racism!” To which I’d respond (as EconProf pointed out), “Talk to Jesse Jackson about that and then get back to me.”
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Discriminating on the basis of “culture” is probably closer to “snobbism” in most instances. Sometimes it passes pretty well for common sense, but not when it is habitual or rigid.[/quote]
I’m not so sure about this because I think that the discrimination cuts across cultures. For example, I think you’re viewing it in the context of folks from the higher socioeconomic classes excluding folks from the lower socioeconomic classes, when in reality it cuts the other way as well. I don’t think most blue collar folks sit around wishing they were invited to the latest wine tasting event – it doesn’t interest them (generically, of course). And I don’t think they sit around saying, “Gosh, I wish I had invited that economist from the university to the barbeque.” On the contrary, “that dude’s a freaking bore.” Different strokes for different folks, but I don’t think it’s a “snob” issue (although it can be in certain instances).
