2009-07-07, 01:28 AM
MasPan Wrote:That's an extreme of it, but elitism is the idea that you are an "elite" and that whatever other group of people (or all people) are not, coupled with the belief that being an "elite" makes you better than the other group. Whether on the extreme edge like you mentioned or simply "I'm a jock I'm better than nerds" it is still elitism.
That's what I was saying. Elitism comes with arrogance and cliquism. Jocks are in a group, whether they're sitting in the bar watching football, or actually playing football. They look down at nerds because they are stronger, more attractive, whatever. How is that any different than assholes in a "members only" club laughing at how only THEY are in the club, or MENSA telling each other how much smarter they are than everybody else? At its root elitism is the same bull$hit taking many different forms.

