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Etymology time =)
According to the Oxford English dictionary:
Elite: A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category.
Elitism: The Advocacy or existence of an elite as a dominating element in a system or society; The attitude or behavior of a person or group who regard themselves as belonging to an elite
Elitist: A person who believes that a system or society should be ruled or dominated by an elite; A person who believes that they belong to an elite; adj. favoring, advocating, or restricted to an elite
-ism: Suffix, denoting an action or its result: Denoting a state or quality : denoting a system, principle, or idelogical movement: denoting a basis for predjudice or discimination:denoting a peculiarity in language:denoting a pathalogical condition.
also under a seperate heading
     A distictive practice,system or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement.
according to Webster online the origin of the word Elite is thus:
French élite, from Old French eslite, from feminine of eslit, past participle of eslire to choose, from Latin eligere
First Known Use: 1823
TL;Dr?
cliff notes:Elite=good Elitism= 50/50 good/bad Elitist=bad
Elitist are your problem here, and what we should be/ are really talking about here.
For those that did read it all, take a cookie and leave your more informed ideas on the matter below =)
Etymology time =)
According to the Oxford English dictionary:
Elite: A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category.
Elitism: The Advocacy or existence of an elite as a dominating element in a system or society; The attitude or behavior of a person or group who regard themselves as belonging to an elite
Elitist: A person who believes that a system or society should be ruled or dominated by an elite; A person who believes that they belong to an elite; adj. favoring, advocating, or restricted to an elite
-ism: Suffix, denoting an action or its result: Denoting a state or quality : denoting a system, principle, or idelogical movement: denoting a basis for predjudice or discimination:denoting a peculiarity in language:denoting a pathalogical condition.
also under a seperate heading
     A distictive practice,system or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement.
according to Webster online the origin of the word Elite is thus:
French élite, from Old French eslite, from feminine of eslit, past participle of eslire to choose, from Latin eligere
First Known Use: 1823
TL;Dr?
cliff notes:Elite=good Elitism= 50/50 good/bad Elitist=bad
Elitist are your problem here, and what we should be/ are really talking about here.
For those that did read it all, take a cookie and leave your more informed ideas on the matter below =)
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