I consider myself Working Class and I'm proud of the fact...I work and I pay my way. What we have to keep in mind is that a Working Class man is no longer at the bottom of the pile, as there are millions of what could be called "Under Class". Never worked a day in their lives and existing on handouts and benefits. Admittedly some are unable to work through no fault of their own, but when you've got 3rd generation kids in a family where no-one's ever had a Full Time job then FFS!
Being Working Class is nothing to ashamed of, and as I spend most of my time taking the piss out these pretentious middle class stereo types ( a lot of which are very true) I don't feel the need to aspire to be one!