[Jeff31182]

Consider a ‘rising star’ becoming successful by appealing very strongly to a particular demographic (say, the latest pop singer). The problem is, that demographic has a certain percentage of the available disposable income. In order to grow economically, you have to either appeal to more members of that demographic or expand your appeal to include other demographics. Advertising can only do so much – you have to change your style a bit to appeal to more people. To the people who liked the artist before, this change can be seen as ‘dumbing down’ – the quality of the work becomes less of what made it special, more bland. So, while the artist may be making more money because more people are buying his stuff, the original fans complain that he has ‘sold out’. In your case, I believe that the men who are complaining perceive that their friends will have to change in order to make more money. If we say financial success is perceived as ‘white’ to them, perhaps they are upset that their black friend has essentially changed color.

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Name : Jeff31182, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 32, City : San Francisco, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Software Testing Manager, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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