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Some conservative pundits use the fact Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez worked as a bartender to discredit her.
Psychologically, the rich are more likely to see themselves as “better” than working-class people to justify their status.
Most Americans also perceive white-collar work as more prestigious than blue-collar work.
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Some pundits have used “bartender” as a dirty word to discredit Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s authority as a congresswoman. Piers Morgan, for instance, recently mocked Ocasio-Cortez’s past work as a bartender after she questioned Ivanka Trump’s attendance at the G20 Summit .
Experts say critics use Ocasio-Cortez’s past work as a bartender, along with the fact she’s young, to undermine her policy experience and question her credibility.
Yet there are also hidden, psychological or sociological reasons behind using “bartender” as an insult.
Let’s unpack them.
1: It has everything to do with status.
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