[kj] OT: White trash

Brendan Quinn bq at soundgardener.co.nz
Fri Oct 12 23:30:17 EDT 2007


I was so white trash, my 'rich friends' were the ones with teeth.



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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of culturevirus
Sent: Saturday, 13 October 2007 3:41 p.m.
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: White trash



On our side of the pond Peter it is usually used in reference to a working
class person and is somewhat synonymous with "redneck". While it's less
common you will occasionally hear people use the term "black trash" or "poor
black trash", but I think that a certain level of political correctness
keeps it from being more commonly used. I would tend to agree with Greg that
when it's used it's usually in reference to uncultured, uneducated, blue
collar folks. I often hear it used by people on the "left" to disparage the
poor, socially conservative, middle-America and Southern populace. As such
there is a lot white trash "pride" in rural areas which you see reflected in
the country-punk and southern rock scenes. As such they've reclaimed the
term and wear it with pride just as many black Americans have reclaimed
"nigger".

"white trash", don't call me that... (Southern Culture On The Skids)

I am culturevirus
(and I grew up white trash)

Flight Bringer <flightbringer at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

Its not really an anti working class term Greg , any class of person can be
looked upon as "trash" and simply being working class doesnt make a person
"trash". So quite clearly the term had racial overtones , its a derogatory
term used against White people and White people only , so it is in fact a
racial term , just in the same way that calling someone a *Black Bastard* is
, or do you view the term *Black Bastard* to be a parentage term and nothing
to do with race ?
Once again Greg , your anti White bias is there for all too see . And
once again Greg, you are twisting the facts until they fit in with your own
agenda. Worrying.







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From: gregslawson at msn.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:08:52 -0400
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: White trash


It's really a pretty anti-working class term. No excuse me while I clear out
the empty Coors Lite cans from my trailer (yuckity yuk)...



I am culturevirus



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