Really ? Okay . They look ridiculous . Seriously . <| sep |> Distinction was published in 1979 talking about research done in the 1960 s . Is it still relevant anymore ? While I ' d agree that , say , opera is going to be something that the upper class enjoys and the lower class doesn ' t , popular culture has generally flattened out , where everyone watches the same things , reads the same things , and things like the opera are becoming less and less popular . <| sep |> The point is you can easily find some conversationally acceptable answers to those two examples and the OP ' s question with a little bit of research . And because he hasn ' t even done that , it feels insulting . Additionally the implied reason is that women are inferior and shouldn ' t be making this decision . He laughs about not knowing . Ask your mother , sister , friends this question and get some real answers .