Why is it okay and not considered racist to call someone "white trash"?

[Anonymous]

Why is that not considered racist?

[Anonymous]

Because black people can live in trailers too.

[Anonymous]

It is racist. It's just not racist against white people.

[Anonymous]

It is racist. You should just call them "trash."

[Anonymous]

It is racist. Have never understood how people can throw it around so easily.

[Anonymous]

It is not okay. I am upper class white Southern (defn not white trash) and my parents always made it clear that it was an unacceptable and pejorative word to say.

[Anonymous]

You're supposed to say TRAILER TRASH, not WHITE TRASH.

That innoculates you from the racism. It doesn't make you a better person, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're supposed to say TRAILER TRASH, not WHITE TRASH.

That innoculates you from the racism. It doesn't make you a better person, though.

Although trailer parks have a disproportionate share of meth heads and non-contributing members of society living in them, there are also many hardworking, decent people living in trailers who happened to be dealt a heavy hand in life.

How classist of you to generalize so nastily about people you have likely never deigned to meet or even look in the eye.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're supposed to say TRAILER TRASH, not WHITE TRASH.

That innoculates you from the racism. It doesn't make you a better person, though.

Although trailer parks have a disproportionate share of meth heads and non-contributing members of society living in them, there are also many hardworking, decent people living in trailers who happened to be dealt a heavy hand in life.

How classist of you to generalize so nastily about people you have likely never deigned to meet or even look in the eye.

How dumb of you to boldface only the words you did and ignore the last sentence I wrote. So how about you go fuck yourself and the horse you rode in on? You fucking twat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're supposed to say TRAILER TRASH, not WHITE TRASH.

That innoculates you from the racism. It doesn't make you a better person, though.

Although trailer parks have a disproportionate share of meth heads and non-contributing members of society living in them, there are also many hardworking, decent people living in trailers who happened to be dealt a heavy hand in life.

How classist of you to generalize so nastily about people you have likely never deigned to meet or even look in the eye.

How dumb of you to boldface only the words you did and ignore the last sentence I wrote. So how about you go fuck yourself and the horse you rode in on? You fucking twat.

Sorry.

I should have spelled it with a "k". How klassy of you

[Anonymous]

Didn't you get the memo? Only white people can be racist.

[Anonymous]

OP what answer are you looking for? That it's only racism, discrimination and diversity when people are talking about blacks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're supposed to say TRAILER TRASH, not WHITE TRASH.

That innoculates you from the racism. It doesn't make you a better person, though.

Although trailer parks have a disproportionate share of meth heads and non-contributing members of society living in them, there are also many hardworking, decent people living in trailers who happened to be dealt a heavy hand in life.

How classist of you to generalize so nastily about people you have likely never deigned to meet or even look in the eye.

this. I am ashamed when I was younger in my teens and twenties to use terms like this.

'poor' bashing turns my stomach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're supposed to say TRAILER TRASH, not WHITE TRASH.

That innoculates you from the racism. It doesn't make you a better person, though.

Although trailer parks have a disproportionate share of meth heads and non-contributing members of society living in them, there are also many hardworking, decent people living in trailers who happened to be dealt a heavy hand in life.

How classist of you to generalize so nastily about people you have likely never deigned to meet or even look in the eye.

Those folks aren't trailer trash.

White trash -> Rednecks - > Good ol' boys

It takes a couple generations to move up a class.

[takoma]

Great how we use a discussion of name-calling as an excuse to call each other names!