Elitism is the feeling or notion that oneself or their group- along with the accompanying ideals and standards- are better than another person's or group's. Contrary to most of the ill-informed definitions given on UD, Elitism is NOT a trait found only in the weak-minded, or those incapable of formulating their own views. It actually is very common to find Elitism in fields such as Physics and other science, since not all scientists conform to the same theories. While it may inhibit progress in some instances, it does keep a rough accepted norm for what is logical to believe.
When Quantum Mechanics was first proposed, many Physicists refused to accept that it could be correct, which is an example of sensible Elitism, as no theory in Physics had ever claimed anything like it.
The U.S. Government houses extreme amounts of Elitism, none of which is productive to the country.
The U.S. Government houses extreme amounts of Elitism, none of which is productive to the country.
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A state of delusion in which one (The elitist) believes oneself - and a small group with whom one assosciates - to be less incompetent or more useful than the rest of society.
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Reverse elitism is when a person thinks they're better than others who have more wealth, social status, looks than them.
Examples include:
Low income or working class people who think they're more "tough", "manly", "down to earth", "generous", etc than rich yuppies or college educated hipsters because they do hard manual labor instead of sitting at a desk, or work 80 hours a week for low wages and are therefore "holier than thou" hard workers.
The fat acceptance movement has also lead some people to reverse shame "skinny people" calling them anorexic, or believing they look "fake".
In politics you'll see reverse elitism in both the Democratic and Republican party - with the Republican working class believing themselves more genuine or down to earth than liberal Ivy League snobs, and the Democratic working class believing themselves the "real workers" as opposed to those lazy country club corporate fat cats.
Reverse elitism is when a person thinks they're better than others who have more wealth, social status, looks than them.
Examples include:
Low income or working class people who think they're more "tough", "manly", "down to earth", "generous", etc than rich yuppies or college educated hipsters because they do hard manual labor instead of sitting at a desk, or work 80 hours a week for low wages and are therefore "holier than thou" hard workers.
The fat acceptance movement has also lead some people to reverse shame "skinny people" calling them anorexic, or believing they look "fake".
In politics you'll see reverse elitism in both the Democratic and Republican party - with the Republican working class believing themselves more genuine or down to earth than liberal Ivy League snobs, and the Democratic working class believing themselves the "real workers" as opposed to those lazy country club corporate fat cats.
Reverse elitism examples:
"College is for sissies - I've been working in the oil field for 5 years and make more money than most university grads".
"College is for sissies - I've been working in the oil field for 5 years and make more money than most university grads".
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