> As an independent movie producer, one would say he is a small
> capitalist. But that says nothing about his films. If he pretends, it is
> not to be working-class but to be a supporter of the working-class. He
> may have, probably does have, a pretty foggy definition of class (but so
> do many on this list (including Chuck), but that doesn't necessarily say
> anything about the films either. I presume by "middle class" Chuck meand
> that huge sector of the working class who brush their teeth everyday and
> sometimes speak fluently.
I'm glad that you've figured out the exact dimensions of the class landscape in the contemporary U.S. Your findings will help spare this list from any future discussions about class.
Chuck