How to Use classism in a Sentence

classism

noun

• There’s a sexism to that and there’s also a classism to that.
  — Rhonda Garelick As Told To Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 1 Feb. 2018
• There can be an inescapable sense of classism at play when some folks talk about tackiness.
  — Marie Southard Ospina, refinery29.com, 26 Jan. 2021
• Dance world classism is so entrenched, it’s begun to affect the artists themselves.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2023
• Bad Hair attempts to touch on all of these complexities, from colorism to classism and more, all in its own campy way.
  — Kim Wong-Shing, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2020
• The company’s blue check mark had become a point of contention among some Twitter users, who saw it as a symbol of classism.
  — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022
• The half-hour run time keeps the episodes snappy, as do the thoughtful interrogations of classism, the American Dream, and first-gen guilt.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2023
• The voices were mum again and mentions of classism and corruption were saved for social media.
  — Teen Vogue, 21 Mar. 2019
• This is where the conversation about classism comes into play.
  — Olivia Fleming, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Nov. 2019
• After all, this is a story about classism — the wealthy, miserable Scrooge contrasted with the poor, happy Cratchit.
  — Jerald Pierce, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019
• Is contributing to classism going to protect the babies of Black women?
  — Aaliyah Miller, refinery29.com, 29 Dec. 2020
• The play is recommended for ages 13-up due to the use of adult language and frank discussions of body shaming, classism, colorism and self-image.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2022
• But no one would say that stealing that rich person's wallet or stealing that rich person's car is reverse classism.
  — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2022
• Zootopia One probably wouldn't expect to see a kids' movie address xenophobia, sexism, and classism, but Zootopia does just that...
  — Mehera Bonner and Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 5 Sep. 2019
• The real problem is not these athletes taking a knee, but race relations and classism in America.
  — Napoleon Harris Iii, Daily Southtown, 2 June 2018
• At the time of its publication, this was undoubtedly a comment on classism.
  — Vanessa Golembewski, Glamour, 2 July 2018
• But there have also been reviews (including in this paper) that wonder if the protagonist is a punching bag for cheap laughs and classism.
  — Taffy Brodesser-Akner, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
• Among those opposed to his candidacy, classism has bubbled just below the surface.
  — Washington Post, 3 June 2021
• Its six hour-ish episodes follow this line of thought through explorations of sexism and classism, home and family, and with so many big themes bouncing around, some are inevitably served better than others.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
• The global approaches of Ambedkar and Du Bois must serve as an inspiration in the fight against white supremacy and Brahmin supremacy—as well as against classism, sexism and empire.
  — Cornel West and Suraj Yengde, The Root, 12 June 2017
• An underdog from a slum, Maradona took this classism personally.
  — Daniel Alarcón, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2019
• But working in Europe means adjusting to more subtle forms of racial prejudice—which often intersect with a strong vein of classism, say many Black execs who have done tours abroad.
  — Beth Kowitt, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2020
• This is not the kind of drink that would have been served five years ago in a place that serves tater tots, but fortunately for us, that sort of potable and edible classism has largely been relegated to history’s dustbin.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 23 Oct. 2017
• Due to systematic racism and classism, styles that originate within marginalized groups often come with a stigma attached to them.
  — Teen Vogue Staff, Teen Vogue, 6 July 2017
• The comic strip adaptation tackled race, classism, and even R. Kelly (before the recent onslaught of headlines and eventual charges).
  — Joi-Marie McKenzie, Essence, 24 Dec. 2019
• Though disguised as a gift for restaurant workers, their policy is actually a gross endorsement of greed and classism.
  — Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 21 Dec. 2020
• Is the show a critique of capitalism writ large or simply commentary about wealth inequality and classism in South Korea?
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
• It’s also about addiction, lucid dreaming, British classism, lies, and trauma.
  — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2021
• The court is an agent of a larger wine culture that often promotes not only outdated gender norms but also racial disparities and classism.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 12 Nov. 2020
• Larry Miller’s turn as a surly doorman who makes Jerry’s life a living hell — first by taunting him over alleged classism, then by forcing him to stand in as the doorman to Mr. Pitt’s building—is top-tier guest-spot material.
  — Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2021
• Obvious classism aside, it’s also been accused of being boring.
  — Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024