Hey there, Joe Six Pack! Dugg, on LiveJournal, but definitely worth a read.→[More:]

I'd like to add that I know two Jill Six Packs who work in factories, one in New Hampshire and one in Pennsylvania. One of them is a pagan lesbian goth and the other is a heterosexual virgin by choice, but loves the fact that German soap operas allow their gay characters to kiss on screen. I know another Jill Six Pack who is a nanny, just signed her very first lease for an apartment on the Upper West Side, loves Broadway musicals, and has an AA degree in education. And she's white.

And let's also take a look at the "rich and powerful" too. My 40-year old roommate, who was recently promoted to VP of logistics at a ready-to-wear label TPS would know, who owns two houses (the one I live in and one in Ireland), who can afford to take taxis home from Midtown if she's out late entertaining friends or clients, who is thinking of buying a third home in the Hamptons...

My roommate is still going to college to get another degree, and worked two jobs for 16 years to be able to afford her homes. She's in fact thinking of waitressing at her cousin's bar in Midtown because things are getting a little tight again.

Stereotypes suck.