Does Working In McDonald's Make You Working Class? | Loose Women

Tory MP and Conservative leader hopeful Kemi Badenoch has ruffled feathers after saying she “became working class” when she started working in McDonald’s at 16 years old. It got us thinking, what does working class actually mean, and can you change your class? Linda and Denise are both proud of their working class roots and say that hasn’t changed with age or success, and Penny says that her hubby Rod still classifies as working class - going from rags to riches!
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From series 27, broadcast on 19/09/24
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[@lavienestpasunlongfleuvetr2559]

Linda's wrong - Oprah Winfrey was born into the working class, but having been a millionaire and billionaire for decades, she can no longer claim to be 'working-class'.

[@tinabarber1385]

Linda’s mouth is definitely working class

[@tomthornton6259]

She's american - different society, different definitions. American classes are purely economic. Britain's system is deeply ingrained in the culture and people's psyche. Economic/ professional status is only 1 measure.

[@gazs7237]

I became an ambassador after eating a ferrero rocher

[@3h2o61]

As an American, I can say absolutely we have a class system. Poor, middle class, upper class, wealthy.... blue collar vs white collar... old money vs new money... geography can play a part... and the list goes on. There is the old saying "You can take the girl/boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the girl/boy."

[@icechoc]

Working class doesn't necessarily mean poor. Working class has a spectrum. There are working class people who have a more comfortable life than others who struggle to meet ends.

[@ortheeimpossible3387]

No one on the panel,didnt answer the question correctly.

[@ethanjw2005]

You could be upperclass and have a job at McDonald’s that doesn’t make u working class

[@GoldNava]

I love Charlene's hair

[@murpburp1]

People like Conor McGregor or Tyson Fury will always be working class and you can not say otherwise. Class has far more to do with how much money you’ve got in the bank.

[@Fullmoonhowl101]

Why would anybody ask this question its nonsensical, its like saying is working in a charity shop working class

[@beverleydalton8426]

I have a friend who is a millionaire & he always says ' If you have to go to work then you are working class" Need to get over yourself.

[@GoldNava]

Working class caps you if you make too much money, lol

[@filipepedro8272]

Linda identifies herself as Julia Roberts

[@murpburp1]

Charlene gets this wrong every single time.

[@riderskater7248]

Depends on which culture you're from. In America we don't necessarily place social status on a individual's beginnings. Your current educational background or wealth will be weighted higher. Are you higher class if you don't have money or education ,but your parents did? Probably not.

[@lindamccracken2053]

Why does it matter? No one is any better than anyone else

[@KateDavis-h1v]

America definetly has a class system.

[@tomthornton6259]

Yes but it's based almost exclusively in economics. Britain's system is arguably more social than economic, though it's still a factor.

[@HazelMott-l1c]

These days not many people work full stop 😂

[@nicolestern3829]

Lol afraid so

[@thomashavard-morgan8181]

So culturally I think you retain the class that you were born into, however overtime, you can move and change. If you earn a good salary, are comfortable, have a professional job, education and live in a nice area, you are unlikely to be working class, even if you were born into that class. If Kemi had continued to work in McDonalds and had not returned to her socio-economic background, sure she could be considered working class, however she didn't and she's again just being delusional.

[@carolynesimpson6070]

I think most of us are working poor class these days.

[@endlessglizzys_.0233]

Agreed. Working only to pay bills rent etc not actually to make any money or be able to pay into a Pension or save.

[@user-uf7mw2og2j]

Yap yap

[@bluepeter128]

No, your class is assigned at birth.....