white trash

DoreneFC at aol.com DoreneFC at aol.com
Mon Feb 24 10:42:16 PST 2003


In a message dated 2/24/2003 10:35:44 AM Pacific Standard Time, sokol at jhu.edu writes:


> Perhaps "white trash" was not the best choice of words. But what
> alternative term would you use to describe the group of self-righteous,
> arrogant whites, predominantly males, who feel that they are entitled to
> the life style and consumption level they have, holding disparaging
> views of any other ethinic group (including other "whites" such as
> Europeans or Jews) and women, ethnocentric (or "patriotic"),
> deferential toward authority figures, ignorant, displaying philistine
> attitueds toward culture and learning, favorably responding to the most
> debased calls and causes, and deriving thinly veiled pleasure form
> suffering inflicted on others? We are talking about half or so of the
> US population here - so it would be helpful to agree on the proper term.
>
> Wojtek
>
>

Bubbas?

Springer guests?

What happens if you say "po' black trash?"

Bigotry in fact comes in several colors, but that may be a different problem.

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