I'm a Southerner. People can just hear my accent and think I'm an uncultured hick. But gee, to call people who have a taste for the fine arts and humanities stiff shirts-- isn't that doing the same thing in reverse. Sure, some people are
pretentious about it and fit the mold. Others have a genuine appreciation and love for fine arts and humanities.
I'm not
knowledgeable about the fine arts, but I've heard symphonies and seen master works of art that moved me to tears. We probably all have. On the other hand, "I love rock and roll, put another dime in the jukebox baby." Does this make me an uncultured, stiff-shirted hick? Oh wait, maybe it does.
Anyway, my real point is, must we be so quick to judge harshly people whose tastes and interests are different from our own.