Meet Me in the Middle Class

I grew up in the lower middle class. My father had a good job but not much education. Nonetheless, as middle class members it was our duty to rise at least one step in society, if not two steps, all the way to the upper middle class. This was drilled into us from an early age. The basic rules of the middle class are twofold: you must have a good job or be in school and you must worry about money. The middle class is the only one that worries about money. The upper have money and the lower just get the government to pay for everything. I find the middle class amusing in that they are so proud of their mediocrity. If they get a promotion at work, they want to make a national holiday out if it. And middle class threats are funny: you'll never work in catering in this town again! Their whole universe consists of work, family, and friends, and stadiums are generally filled with large numbers of their suburban cliques. They all pursue the middle class paradise of a bungalo with satellite TV. Yes, broadcasting is the cornerstone of middle class culture. TV has to be middle class because its upper class owners know that the middle class have money. They devote much of their programming to espousing middle class values and even glorifying middle class occupations in a bid to reach into the pockets of workers and take back their paychecks. Even though the viewers know they are being manipulated, they enjoy the special attention and submit to it. It is in support of middle class values that daytime TV is as bad as it is. Middle class workers don't want unemployed males able to stay home on a work day and watch something stimulating on TV, but they think it's okay for housewives. As soon as those ladies get together and start clucking, I start running, which brings me to my next aspect of this topic. Middle class women look sexy when they dress up for their office jobs in those form fitting skirts and blouses. They may express their sexual arousal to a man with hostility. They intensely dislike unemployed males, but will make exceptions for talented ones, who they may allow to stay at home and draw a picture of a space chick while they go to work. They may even let one get them pregnant - after they make him take a long shower. While praising the mediocre might be somewhat ridiculous, having mediocre problems is quite positive. That's what really makes the boring middle class dream so beautiful. With nothing to worry about but problems of work or household, they are an enviable lot. And why was my work so successful on the TV and radio? Because I live the kind of life that makes middle class people feel better off, I think, besides being a pretty good author.
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