Opening Tease (FROM PEOPLE LIKE US)

The opening scenes from the documentary PEOPLE LIKE US, SOCIAL CLASS IN AMERICA by Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker at www.cnam.com

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[XxDreamDivaxX]

this is why i love studying sociology

[Redbaron011]

I personally think that there's nothing more disgusting than the nouveau riche.

[4everPhantomslover]

@randomite88 you are funny:)

[randomite88]

I want to punch that woman at 3:15 in the ovaries so hard she gives birth to a fucking stolen ford.

[suijkster]

Why is it that the only people who are giving tours of their houses are the upper class instead of the poor? They're only showing one perspective in this video! I would hope that anyone viewing this video would be cognizant of this very biased opinion and steer clear from taking this video seriously.

[suijkster]

I am disgusted by the nonsense these people are able to spew and are representing the upper class. When I went to private school as a kid, it wasn't because "we hated the poor people;" it was because when we moved to FL, the kids in high school were graduating without being able to read. This man must never have read a pro/con list regarding private & public education; public schools offer more diversity while private schools offer specialized attention and more involvement in extracurriculars.

[suijkster]

@suijkster I also disagree about how "the way you wear your hair" and such things are strictly a matter of class. The U.S. is filled with thousands of different cultures, a kind of "tossed salad;" you can't necessarily say that all of these differences are just class-based because there are so many of these culture differences that also distinguish people. The makers of this film should recognize this and stop spreading this embarrassing portrayal of American stereotypes.

[suijkster]

This video obviously has a social agenda. Based on the people chosen to respond to these interviews and the attitudes of the interviewees (such as R. Couri Hay, with such disdain for the rich), I can't believe that this video doesn't have its own agenda in its presentation of material. How did the interviewer ask the questions? You certainly can't generalize a class based on these stereotypes! I wish people would think more critically about documentaries in general.

[dakruise1]

10 people don't like capitalism

[Nucci604]

a Stolen Ford ? i never heard of it in America, have anyone ?

[AfroSamuraiTheMaster]

And neither classes are happy. So fuck everybody.

[tim035]

This makes me hate people even more. I'm punching out early before I reach 30