Today’s discussion, literally ending 10 minutes ago, got my wheels going about intellectualism and issues of class. In Bourdeiu’s “Distinction,” he writes that “scientific observation shows that cultural needs are the product of upbringing and education: surveys establish that all cultural practices (museum visits, concert-going, reading etc.) and preferences in literature, painting or music, are closely linked to educational level” (1809).  Whether you think this is “ok” or “morally right” doesn’t mean that it isn’t true. It is true, from what I’ve experienced. There’s a specific South Park episode with Will Smith and his children, who speak eloquently and talk about going to the theater with the South Park kids who rather blow things up and steal neighbor’s pets.  I think it is a serious problem that your upbringing and class status affects your taste in the arts and essentially controls it.  It seems that those in higher classes have the freedom to decide their tastes and those in lower classes do not.  Richer families can afford private language tutors and have their children fluent in French and spend weekends at the movie theater watching obscure French films.  Lower class families may be limited to viewing movies that are only shown in local cable channels.