Not if you've been part of the elite group long enough. Sometimes people who weren't born into it are the most defensive about outsiders.
The dynamics of black society is very difficult to understand. We are probably the only race that has prejudices against other members of our own race.
It's understandable why she feels that way. But surely Queen Elizabeth and the Sex Pistols were of the same race and still had prejudices against each other.
You can also find the same thing among Jews. Alan Dershowitz is a Harvard lawyer many times over, but some established Jewish families would tear their hair out if he moved in next door. At least it was that way before celebrity triumphed over old money.
You don’t even know about Old Money, and they like it that way. The need for celebrity is a hallmark of the nouveau riche.