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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Implicit in the term "racism" is an institutional power structure that enforces racial inequality. So, no, "white trash" is not "racist". [/quote]

Says who?  You can be a racist without an institutional power structure backing you up. Racism is just the belief that every person of a race shares some characteristic other than their mutual race.  "White Trash" is racism combined with a socio-economic factor.  [/quote]

Let's assume for the sake of argument that your definition is the correct one. In what way does referring to poor rural white sub-population show "the belief that every person of a race shares some characteristic other than their mutual race". This is obviously not the case, as explained up-thread.

It's the reason the n-word is not "racist" when used by black folk, even when used in a derogatory manner. Because it's used to assert differences within the race (e.g. Chris Rock's iconic "n****rs versus black people" riff), *not* to assert that the race has some universal (negative) characteristic.  [/quote]

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