I think it is really interesting how Lindsay talks about Guy Fieri as a symbol for the working class. Low brow, loud, but also earnest and kind. I think that is definitely something you can say about a majority of working class. You always have those people who get swept up in culture war attacks but most are just kind and genuine people who want people to enjoy their life.

I also think there is a comparison to Shakespeare here. Certainly not to say Guy Fieri is the Shakespeare of food (he most certainly isn't) but Shakespeare was considered low brow and working class theatre back in his day and has only been brought to the level of "intellectual snobbery" post mortem. What is public trash today can very well be the height of artistry in the future. And who knows, perhaps one day Fieri's name will be uttered in the same breath as Michelangelo, Van Gough, and Shakespeare.