Class - xoJane

5 Ways to Make the Lean In Movement More Inclusive of Poor and Working-Class Women

Kezia Willingham — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Someone working at Taco Bell or Burger King is not going to be able to have the same work-life balance discussion that someone who works for Facebook or The New York Times. Sheryl

What’s Wrong with ‘Honey Boo Boo’?

Tami Winfrey Harris of Clutch — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:30:00 -0400

Some folks may be made uncomfortable by “Honey Boo Boo” because it challenges their association of thin, shining, educated middle-classness with whiteness and Southern accents, fatness and poverty with blackness.

Context is Everything: Ann Romney and "Women Who Don't Have a Choice"

Melissa — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:00:23 -0400

Ann Romney’s remarks about “women out there who don’t have a choice” perfectly captures certain rich people’s deep-seated beliefs about class -- namely, that class inequity is a positive thing, and that there's something noble about poverty.

Titanic Mark II: Kinda Dull, Actually

s.e. smith — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:00:22 -0400

As it was, “Titanic” felt more like a sloppy muddle than anything else.

Class War in Beverly Hills

s.e. smith — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:00:19 -0400

If you were airlifted straight to Rodeo Drive, you’d have no idea the United States is in the grip of an economic meltdown; you’d probably think it was a wealthy, happy, healthy country.

How Did I Ever Get to Be So Bourgeois?

Marianne — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:00:26 -0400

During summers with my great-grandmother, I ate deer meat and government cheese and veg grown in the garden. I've had some very country club dinners at some very fance places, but when I think about comfort food… let's just say I asked a guy I know who hunts if he could kill a deer for me.

The Lottery: Your 1% Dream

s.e. smith — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:21 -0500

The lottery is the 1% dream, the thing that appeases the bootstrappers as they become disillusioned.

My Working-Class Background, Or Why I Hoard Freebies

Brittany — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:29:55 -0500

The scrappy poor kid in me will never die.

The Mythology of the Bargain Romance Novel: Just Marry a Rich Guy!

s.e. smith — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:00:16 -0400

I don’t get the attraction of the lonely wealthy man/ordinary girl setup, although that may be because I was raised on a steady diet of class war.

I Was "The Help"

Helena — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:02:18 -0400

Or why Cicely Tyson freaks me the hell out.