You need a man to be a man and a woman to be a woman.

This is reminding me of an internship I had one summer at a museum. Half the interns were diplomats daughters and the other half were "normal people", as we called ourselves. We would take field trips to other museums in the area, and wound up at the Maidenform Museum. I remembered my grandma worked there to…

It's not only a matter of rich kids being spoiled and ignorant towards the realities of poor students. I've found it hardest to come to grips simply with how many more opportunities in life my more-fortunate peers have. My roommate comes from a wealthy family, but she's very aware of her privilege and is a lovely,…

The need to "clean up" areas by buying and transforming neighborhoods is classism in one of its purest forms.

I am soooo happy Teen Vouge is covering this topic. I have been through this, working 40+ hours a week as a full-time undergrad and having friends with no concept of having to work or pay for their education. It is so hard, and it was even harder to give up some of the bitterness you develop. Even as an adult, it is…

My family was solidly middle class, and before I went to college, I'd never heard of Coach or North Face or Tiffany's or designer jeans. I didn't know that people took family vacations to Europe or Hawaii. I'd never met someone my age who drove a new car, and I didn't know what a trust fund was. Needless to say, my…

Classism can also be a big, nasty issue between the college and the town it inhabits. This is a huge problem in Oberlin, for example. Wealthy elites of the college vs. poor townies. Even at a school that cultivates (or at least used to) an atmosphere of absolute anything-goes liberalism, the divisions between kids…

Truth. Junior year, I remember a much wealthier friend of mine talking about how nice it had been to spend a night out with another friend, because, as both of them were from wealthy families, they were able to go out to the good bars together and not feel guilty about ordering expensive drinks. Why she felt the need…

"While writing my resume, I put McDonald's under work experience. A friend leaned over and said, "Do you think it's a good idea to put that on your resume?""

Honestly most of the TSA agents I have interacted with have been nothing but kind and very apologetic for extra screening or having to throw away my Diet Coke. I just wish these dedicated civil servants could have jobs where they are not forced to harass the public while struggling to tamp down existing personal…

You will literally not believe how many amazing videos of paint drying I have. Your mind will be blown! :D

Plus I'm all like, don't tell me how to feel! YOU DON'T KNOW ME.

I think it's time to remove the internet clickbait title "You'll [flip / be amazed/ be hocked/ never sleep again / become irrationally afraid of urine] when you see [this] !" Because it's fucking annoying. Can't we just say "Hey guys! This is actually really cool."

Does the written apology eed to be written in blood or is ink okay?

That's fine Mark, I didn't plan on sleeping tonight anyway. No need to apologize.

What's crazy is I *actually* did a back flip when I saw that last picture.

I remember being really in to princesses, but like the rebel type.

Also, this is only marginally related, but a few years ago my little cousin was at Sunday Mass (ugh I know, IrishCatholics what are ya gonna do?) and told my aunt that she wanted to sit "next to the princess." My aunt had no idea what the hell the…

lol glad I'm not the only one who kept wondering what country they were supposed to be in.

EXACTLY. All the stars. Class plays a HUGE role in this, especially when idiot talking heads on Fox News are raising an outcry because people can use foodstamps to buy organic vegetables.

" I think the vast majority of people really don't care where their food comes from as long as its cheap, plentiful, and tastes, while not necessarily good, at least not too horrible to stomach."