He claims that he uses it as it represents the lower class. It has never really represented the lower class, more the upper and middle class who were land owners. Perhaps he IS trying to get a the modern definition though of being ignorant and inferior. Suits him pefectly...
OK... I think it's really silly to attempt to defend oneself, but this is a case that may prove educational. The Latin root "plebius" means of the common people. Synonyms include: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseborn, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humble, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inferior, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowborn, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lower-class, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-life, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowly, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumpen, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mean, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plebeian, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prole, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proletarian, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwashed, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vulgar. Antonyms include: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aristocratic, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue-blooded, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genteel, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentle, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highborn, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highbred, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lofty, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noble, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partrician, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper-class, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper-crust, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wellborn. Seriously, dude.
And before you say "huh uh huh huh... I see
aristocratic [no, nevermind, you probably don't know what that word means either] 'upper-crust' in that list of words"... please find out what an antonym is. It would also be beneficial to discover what a synonym is.