The New Working Class
Privilege and class all over the world, come from parents, who got it from grandparents who got it from great grandparents. The British class system with the Queen as the head is the definitive example.
That’s why Britain has something called ‘working class’ because they worked for men who owned land and people in Wales, Ireland, Africa, Canada, U.S. Caribbean and throughout the British Empire.
The working class was told education can elevate them to some sort of privilege and wealth, despite their accents that instantly define their class, when they open their mouths. Pygmalion the book, has been made into a thousand plays and movies.
The working class is getting even by acquiring privilege and wealth through sports and entertainment, thanks to television. The internet and its tentacles is a recent thing, but has quadrupled the fame.
The new class is nurtured by men and women who make a tidy profit using their bodies. They play soccer, basketball, baseball, cricket and Olympics sports. They act in movies and are called celebrities. They are invited to the Met Gala in New York.
We know a lot about them and less about the British royal family, except for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of course. Come to think of it, she is a good example of how the working class attain privilege and wealth through entertainment.
The top paragraph says privilege and class is passed down generations. The new class is no exception. Parents like Harry Belafonte, Denzel Washington, Regina King, John Kani, Susan Sarandon, Glenn Close, Lebron James and many more do just that, keep privilege and wealth within the four walls.
By: Nonqaba waka Msimang.
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