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Classism In America
Lisa CoteWS 405
University of new HampshireJoelle Ruby Ryan
The finer things in life come easy for the wealthy,
the average and poor people aretrying to stay financially healthy.
Day to day money issuesare always on people’s minds,
As they struggle to make ends meet,it’s very hard some times.
The average American citizen lives from payday to payday,
Silverspoon guys and galsjust go on their merry way.
Reality stars like
Snooki and the
Situation,
Are now a part of
the celebrity attention.
With the large amounts of moneythey now have to spend,
They won’t have to ask forthat one time lend.
So as they’re paid to party
day to night,
A lower class mother worksnonstop with all her might.
While applying to collegesby a child of the higher class,
They have little worry because
they’ll get by with that “free pass”.
However a little girl on the other hand,
doesn’t think about much while playing in
the sand.
She doesn’t know that while she plays care free,
her father tells her motherthey must flee.
For little Jenny has no idea of her parents
socio-economic state,
she will grow up poor not knowing her educational
fate.
In the past high school has
been known as the “best” years,
but when you don’t have the popular brands, you result
with tears.
If you’re not sporting the new Ugg boots or a backpack from
The North Face,
you’ll be moving up the social
ladder at a very slow pace.
Now I hate being the
bearer of bad news,
but I think it’s time we all tooka walk in someone else's
shoes.
Because the America I love and call my home, is a place where
different classes do in fact roam.
We can all work
together
to stop the discrimination
and oppression,
before this country
experiences another sad
life of depression.
So if you’re one that lives a cushy lifestyle, where you can
sit back with your coffee, relax, and watch your kids play in a
pig pile,
remember there is a familyout there,
living with such
horrible despair.
And although you may have worked hard to get where you
are today,
that family will struggle every step of
the way.