>Charles' shrewd observation implies, inter alia, that many "oppressed" are
>better observers of social life than many those who do it professionally.
By the way, one of the stricter dress codes I've ever seen in a non-fancy establishment was at the sports bar down the street from where Liza used to live in Bed-Stuy (<10% white, median income: $23,676). It forbade skullies, etc., and boiled down to: no gangsta wear.
Doug