Hey Blue Collar, You Are an Impediment to My Civil Rights.

Hey Blue Collar, you are an impediment to my civil rights. The working class has become the victim of social discrimination. They are not judged because of their race, their gender, or their sexual orientation. They are being discriminated against because the color of their collar. As traditional discrimination has begun to diminish in the United States, a growing focus upon one’s socio-economic status has risen. What kind of car do you drive, what kind of watch do you wear, what country club do you belong – These questions have become the test of acceptance within America. Society forces the blue-collar worker to hide their professions – their livelihood – in order to find acceptance. More people are buying more flash to create the façade of a wealthier existence.  This development is worthy of societal focus before we leave a major part of the nation in a psychological limbo.   

 

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