It’s not very Slytherin of Snape to take stances against lookism, classism and popularity. In fact it’s very anti-Slytherin I'd say, and much more a Hufflepuff thing.
On twitter we were told that Snape doesn’t try to look handsome because he believes that looks are irrelevant
In Magic Awakened (non canon I know but it fits his character) we're told that he was using a humble-looking cauldron because he wanted to show that only effort and intelligence mattered, that it was about the potioneer and not the cauldron
He does value hardwork and intelligence/ingeniosity in his class (Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw)
He's so bothered by injustice and violations of rules that he becomes the "annoying" teacher antagonist who tries to bar Harry's way
He still lives in Spinner's End
He literally gives a speech against "foolish wandwaving" and flashy spells, he despises brawn over brain, reminds Harry every time that his popularity doesn’t make him superior and that he sees him for who Harry really is behind the perfect hero image (he's biased but there's intent to not follow the crowd there)
Oh boy he loathed Lockhart
He hates cowardice and loathes being called a coward, he shows bravery and Dumbledore thinks that maybe he was Sorted too soon
I'm sure there are other examples
A Slytherin uses injustice to their advantage, and thrives in it even. But Snape goes exactly against that. He could have taken the easy way by caring for his looks or moving out to a decent home, for one. For the other things, it’s hard to think of him not doing that, simply because those traits define him.
Snape is cunning and an excellent spy and everything, but he's either an excentric/unconventionnal Slytherin or just bad at being a Slytherin.
He doesn’t use the injustice of the world to his advantage. He defies it constantly and tries to undo the social hierarchy where he can. I don’t see a Slytherin doing that. As I said that makes him look like a Hufflepuff or even a Ravenclaw.
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