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It is. Sometimes I feel it's used appropriately, and sometimes, as is the case for the "discussing finances is tacky" thread, very foolish and self-destructive.[/quote]

In that case I think it’s just a synonym for “rude.” And you can debate whether or not it’s rude. But I don’t see the point of using a word that’s so inherently classist. In contrast, in the Beauty & Fashion board, it’s just straightforwardly an attack on not looking like you come from the right class, which is even worse. [/quote]

People do have the choice to dress in a classy way like Michelle Obama and Jackie Kennedy, or they can try to emulate the Kardashians. If the latter, "tacky" fits.[/quote]

What I understood you to have said is, “it’s okay for me to be classist and use classist terminology when I am passing judgment on someone for looking, in my estimation, to be of low class.” Did I miss something?[/quote]

PP here. We are allowed to form opinions and express them about others who choose to be in the public eye, correct? Or are we required to use the descriptive terms of which you approve?[/quote]

First, your PP wasn’t actually about “the public eye.” It was about people who “emulate” the Kardashians, not the actual Kardashians.

Second, I was young, people used the r word and “gay” to describe people’s dress and behavior. Now we don’t because those uses/words are understood as inappropriate. Both “tacky” and “trashy” should go the way of the r word. [/quote]

You are welcome to think what you want. I'll also think that if someone goes to the beach dressed like Kim Kardashian in her hot pink suit from the rear view with basically a string, many of us will think it's a tacky way to dress. [/quote]

Yes and the world is still full of racists, homophobes, classists, ableists, etc. I don’t disagree that you will continue to be a classist no matter how society moves. [/quote]

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