whats fun is that this thread reveals the authors own inextricable class background v difficult to transcend class most cant do it class is a culture https://t.co/4Betw6xiEd
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and, of course, women can drop social class pretty easily by having kids while being unmarried
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Yeah my mom wound up in that situation via single parenting + other stuff Adopted dad's family is *happily* well-off blue-collar, but she never got comfortable or lost her assumption that she'd eventually be surrounded by teachers/pastors/ineffective local politicians again
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My wife moved up a couple rungs when she married me and she was deeply uncomfortable around the upper middle class half of my immediate family
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easy if you can fit into a group with the right sex ratios and don't mind being a little odd around their mothers :D
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Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle scoff at your unsupported theory.
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Yes, much more difficult for men to marry up. There are also some interesting articles on "marrying out" for black and other minority women (spoiler, many more Asian women marry out).
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