On Sun, 7 Nov 1993, Ed Haupt wrote:
 
> I think it's very correct (politically) to come out in favor of the
> Simpsons.  It's very subversive--a critique of American society that
> Americans find amusing.  Probably even better than Garrison Keillor's
> line about "All the men are strong, all the women are good looking, and
> all the children are above average."
 
That should be "where all the WOMEN are strong, all the MEN are good
looking, and the children above average."
 
Funny you should mention it since this week's SIMP's open with parody of
Keillor (raising funds for PUblic TV).  And the family didn't "get" why GK
was supposed to be funny.  Which I took as a class commentary on public
broadcasting.
 
And speaking of class. . . I found the President's use of a class analysis
very interesting (and encouraging) on MEET THE PRESS yesterday.  Asked if
race relations in the US are better or worse than they were 10 years ago,
Clinton paused and then responded:  they are better for the middle class.
He then gave what I thought was a thoughtful description of the
relationship/disconnect between middle class culture and working class.
He concluded by saying things were worse than before because we have
created "not just an 'underclass' but an 'outer class'", a group
culturally as well as economically cut out.
 
Q:  Have other people used the term or category "outer class"?
 
DS