[kj] OT: White trash

[Brendan]

You would say that though, being a white cunt and all ;)


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> I have no problem with  the word "White" being used as a prefix for any

> other word , I am White, I'm not ashamed of being White , so why should I

> be bothered if people use the word White to reconfirm the fact that I am

> White ..

>      And if people want to call me "White trash" , then that is their

> opinion and I believe that they should be allowed to air it .

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>> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:01:23 +1300> From: bq at soundgardener.co.nz> To:

>> gathering at misera.net> Subject: [kj] OT: White trash> > Hi Mel,> > I

>> blitzed through your email quickly before work this

>> morning...downloaded> it on my PC at home so I don't have it in front of

>> me at work now> unfortunately...(I have to use this shitty webmail

>> interface)...> > I have never heard the term black trash used...I

>> suppose my point was that> you get away with 'white trash' but I've

>> never heard 'black' or 'yellow'> trash for instance. It seems to me that

>> 'white trash' is something that> has snuck into the popular vernacular

>> under the radar, without the> politically correct brigade pouncing on

>> it. Perhaps they have but I didn't> bother Googling it yet :) But

>> regardless of any ivory tower debate about> it, I hear the term all the

>> time and it seems to be used without a real> understanding of the racist

>> undertones. Often it's used> self-deprecatingly...> > Anyway i just

>> thought it would be a point of discussion. I'd never> consider calling

>> anyone 'black trash' although I have used the term 'white> trash', until

>> that is I had a think about it.> >

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