Elitism gets such a bad rap...
Yeah. A friend today said he would buy a Mac, as they are great machines, except that it seemed people who owned Macs were elitist pricks. Lets check out dictionary.com for a nice definition of elitisim...
e?lit?ism? /??lit?z?m, e??li-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[i-lee-tiz-uhm, ey-lee-]
ñnoun
1. practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
2. consciousness of or pride in belonging to a select or favored group.
The definition we are speaking of is clearly the
second one. So is there something wrong with being
proud of belonging to a select group? I am "elitist"
in SO many ways. I am proud to be an American. I am
proud to be a Rushing. I am proud to be a Texan. I am
proud to be LDS. I am proud of my family. And yes, I
am proud to own a Mac. There is nothing whatsoever
wrong with any of these things.