Ana Samways’ viral Twitter thread from 2016 asks the question “What's considered trashy if you're poor, but classy if you're rich?” This topic regularly resurfaces on the Internet and the responses speak to a relatable paradox where the same behaviors or possessions are seen positively if you’re of a privileged class or status (read: wealthy or influential) and negatively if you don’t belong to said social group (read: low class).
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Classy if you're rich, trashy if you're poor
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Ana Samways’ viral Twitter thread from 2016 asks the question “What's considered trashy if you're poor, but classy if you're rich?” This topic regularly resurfaces on the Internet and the responses speak to a relatable paradox where the same behaviors or possessions are seen positively if you’re of a privileged class or status (read: wealthy or influential) and negatively if you don’t belong to said social group (read: low class).