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Saturday, July 31, 2004 Stereotypical Elitists
Although this heading may seem a little misleading (at first), it is definitely a dead-on description of a large group of people. This group, the very group that will argue the fact that they are not racist, or biased, or chauvinistic, or iconoclastic, or obdurate, or dogmatic, or judgmental, but, will instead, claim to be fun-loving, slightly liberal, easy-going, easily accepting, conformable, mellow, sociable, and even warm-hearted, are actually "Stereotypical Elitists." What, you say, is a "Stereotypical Elitist?" That is someone who, either blatantly, or covertly, discriminates against others by their own inflexible, misguided, and totally inferior sense of virtue of their own perceived superiority, of intellect, social status, and/or financial resources. And, I have definitely been the recipient of discrimination by stereotypical elitists for most of my adult life. Okay, so I'm a blonde, well-endowed, Southern Belle. But, have most of these elitists taken the time to discover that I'm also a well educated, well-traveled, entrepreneur, blonde, well-endowed, Southern Belle? No! Most just hear the accent, see the hair and boobs and think - BIMBO! Granted, I can crank up the accent a few shades a'la Scarlett O'Hara if the situation calls for a Steel Magnolias moment (such as if I need some burly guy to carry something heavy to my car!). And, certain occasions call for the true talent - the accent combined with a hair flip and a giggle - please note, this requires an 8.2-degree of difficulty - but I have mastered the maneuver with true Olympic flair and finesse! So what if my hair is blonde, and my boobs enter the room before I do? And, so what if I open my mouth and there's a bit of Southern twang to my voice? Does that make me stupid? No! Does that make me a bimbo? No! But, do my degrees, or my travels, or my business accomplishments make the stereotypical elitists see me any differently? Sadly, No! But, for all their prejudice - and, no matter how they might argue - it IS a prejudice; I say . . . their loss. They're missing out on knowing a real special person - ME! Originally published Tuesday February 04, 2003 (bw) 2003 © Copyrighted Materials - All Rights Reserved. Susan Reno-Gilliland A Southern Belle's Life # posted by Kitty : 5:28 PM
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