"White trash" :/

[Mint]

I'm not being racist or anything Mod's. Besides, why the hell would white trash be racist to us whites?

Ok I've just been called white trash by some indians that live near my asda. We all just laughed. But basically where did they get the term "white trash" from and why should white people find it offensive? I'm white and to me it's just like a childish way of calling another skin colour (although it's not something you would expect a small child to say). Like racist white people may call other races things that are offensive, excluding the shorter version of pakistan because that's just nonsense too. But then they have this hideous come back which could easily be turned around by saying another skin colour with trash after it. I'm sorry if anyone does find anything that I have said offensive but I am honestly not saying it in a racist way at all.

[myke]

It came off a tv show. I remember there being a controversy about someone calling someone else white trash...

[e5]

I never find anyone saying anything to me as racist.

I'm British White and I couldn't care less wot they call me cos im proud lol

we call ourselves brits nd so do they, it can jus be seen as impolite if a foreigner calls us brits, but no racist. Same (imo) goes for calling them ****'s tbh.

[Mint]

I never find anyone saying anything to me as racist.

I'm British White and I couldn't care less wot they call me cos im proud lol

we call ourselves brits nd so do they, it can jus be seen as impolite if a foreigner calls us brits, but no racist. Same (imo) goes for calling them ****'s tbh.

Oh snap the shorter version of pakistan is blocked and brit isn't!!! omg sorry to everyone that just saw me say the shorter version of britain, we need to get it blocked ASAP!

[dirrty]

well its an ethnic slur used against someone to cause offense as its usually used in a derogatory manner. the P word, if used in a negative context could be deemed racist as that person using it aims to cause offense based upon the receivers ethnicity and thus discriminating that said person.

[Mint]

well its an ethnic slur used against someone to cause offense as its usually used in a derogatory manner. the P word, if used in a negative context could be deemed racist as that person using it aims to cause offense based upon the receivers ethnicity and thus discriminating that said person.

Ok Prep, :O I didn't mean it, sorry, I'm not a racist!!! Please forgive me Prep. OMG SAID IT AGEN!!!

[Immenseman]

i am white trash and proud

[Nemo]

damn my fellow asian brothers spreading the hate.

i dont really take offense in racism but meh.

[Mint]

i am white trash and proud

IMMENSEMAN HAS BEEN HAXED BY AN INDIAN!!!! :O:O

[Misawa]

It's an American phrase coined by white Americans. It's something that was made for white Americans to call other white Americans who were anti-social. The British alternative would be chavs.

[dirrty]

Ok Prep, :O I didn't mean it, sorry, I'm not a racist!!! Please forgive me Prep. OMG SAID IT AGEN!!!
childish :$

the P word is deemed offensive due to the context in which its used. nowadays the word is used negatively with an aim to offend, which has been determined by a value consensus of society & its members.

regarding white trash, if its used in an offensive context (and i can't really think of a sentence which would show the term in a positive way) then it is offensive really. not really hard to grasp.

[Mint]

It's an American phrase coined by white Americans. It's something that was made for white Americans to call other white Americans who were anti-social. The British alternative would be chavs.

That doesn't seem to add up because other races use it against whites rather than whites vs whites. In that case, Jen is white trash yh?

Preposterous, I know you meant the P word as in the alternative to pakistan. I was just showing how by saying the shorter version of your name in an offensive context is just stupid and makes no sense at all.

[Loser]

Oh snap the shorter version of pakistan is blocked and brit isn't!!! omg sorry to everyone that just saw me say the shorter version of britain, we need to get it blocked ASAP!

What
The
****?

"****" is a racist word because it's been made to be by racists, "Brit" is not intended to be, and doesn't look like ever being a racist word. You're a complete clown.

As for "white trash", this means you're a skanky white guy, or as wikipedia say:


White trash is a pejorative term targeted at lower social class white people with poor prospects and/or low levels of education. ...

Also, not a racist term.

[Mint]

What
The
****?

"****" is a racist word because it's been made to be by racists, "Brit" is not intended to be, and doesn't look like ever being a racist word. You're a complete clown.

As for "white trash", this means you're a skanky white guy, or as wikipedia say:



Also, not a racist term.
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[Immenseman]

alex, ur white trash m8.

[Mint]

alex, ur white trash m8.
Its cos u seen dat pic of me innit m8?

http://www.foureyesjokeshop.com/ProductImages/white%20trash%20halloween%20costume.jpg

[Immenseman]

ye thats the one fella

[buttons]

I'm not being racist or anything Mod's. Besides, why the hell would white trash be racist to us whites?

Ok I've just been called white trash by some indians that live near my asda. We all just laughed. But basically where did they get the term "white trash" from and why should white people find it offensive? I'm white and to me it's just like a childish way of calling another skin colour (although it's not something you would expect a small child to say). Like racist white people may call other races things that are offensive, excluding the shorter version of pakistan because that's just nonsense too. But then they have this hideous come back which could easily be turned around by saying another skin colour with trash after it. I'm sorry if anyone does find anything that I have said offensive but I am honestly not saying it in a racist way at all.
If you think it's not racist/offensive then I don't see why you're so worked up about it :P What do you mean by white trash being a 'come back'? Is it because you wound up the guys and insulted them first? If you're arguing with someone of a different race it's likely that a racist term will be used, I know that I would. There's so many racist words for people that aren't white, the only racist word for a white person I've ever heard is 'honky' which is rarely used, trash is used to degrade someone so I guess adding the white to it is meant to make it even more insulting.

damn my fellow asian brothers spreading the hate.

i dont really take offense in racism but meh.
You moaned at me and Tom for it :(:(:(

That doesn't seem to add up because other races use it against whites rather than whites vs whites. In that case, Jen is white trash yh?
No because I'm not trash :)

What
The
****?

"****" is a racist word because it's been made to be by racists, "Brit" is not intended to be, and doesn't look like ever being a racist word. You're a complete clown.

As for "white trash", this means you're a skanky white guy, or as wikipedia say:



Also, not a racist term.
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Since when have you heard of the P word being used just to talk about people from Pakistan? It's always used as an insult no matter how you say it, it's not hard to just call them Pakistani's, even though I did call one of them that before and someone gave me a :O look as though I was being racist :S. It's just the fact if you say "oh that **** boy", "oh that asian kid" why can't people just say "that kid" instead of them having to have their race labelled to them at all times. I don't know though, if someone that wasn't British called me a 'brit' in a non-friendly way I'd be racist to them, probably because it's the same way as if I called them '****' if they were from Pakistan it would be seen as racist:S

[Mint]

just cos i know where u live Jake. :8

http://www.devonm5.co.uk/communities/5/004/006/743/725/images/4522987392.png

[Immenseman]

cant help it if everyone wants to come on holiday in their caravans here... it is the nicest part of england after all :lol:

[Mint]

I do feel for you though. :( You must see so many faces come and go. Living in a holiday destination such as your caravan park really must be unpleasant.

[Immenseman]

i dont live on one!!!!! CHEEKEH. anyway yeah the term white trash is RUDE.

[Mint]

i dont live on one!!!!! CHEEKEH. anyway yeah the term white trash is RUDE.

Should of thought about that before calling me it. :eusa_booh

[5,5]

It's an American phrase coined by white Americans. It's something that was made for white Americans to call other white Americans who were anti-social. The British alternative would be chavs.
yeah your wrong.
the american alternative to chav would be "wigger" which is a white person that acts and dresses like theyre black.
white trash is used in america to describe whites, mostly in the south, that live in trailer parks and just act like hicks.

[Soy]

We have better insults for p***** so they try and make up crap ones like "honkey" "white trash"

[Grimmauld]

when people call me racist things it's just funny to me to see how ignorant they are and how i'm not so i just laugh my ass off.

[:Technical]

White-trash is a common slur for white people living in a caravan/trailer park. They are usually isolated from the 'normal' way of living.

[Loser]

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What'd he say? What'd he say!?

[Mint]

What'd he say? What'd he say!?
Well, I said the shorter version of pakistan. But I spell it like pack... instead of pak so they accused me of avoiding the filter. (even thought it is just the way I spell it).

[Swearwolf]

i got called a milky bar once by this indian kid, i said so much racist **** back to him i was surprised he didnt attack me

[e5]

well its an ethnic slur used against someone to cause offense as its usually used in a derogatory manner. the P word, if used in a negative context could be deemed racist as that person using it aims to cause offense based upon the receivers ethnicity and thus discriminating that said person.
so what?
They call us white trash in a derogatory term :| I still don't take offence...

[Mint]

so what?
They call us white trash in a derogatory term :| I still don't take offence...

Exactly. White trash isn't an offensive word. White trash isn't offensive even if used in an offensive way. The same can be said for the shorter version of pakistan. But obviously they pretend that they are offended to the police or whoever they can benefit from.

[Loser]

i got called a milky bar once by this indian kid, i said so much racist **** back to him i was surprised he didnt attack me

That's not one of those times where you should fight fire with fire.

[Tintinnabulate]

Oh snap the shorter version of pakistan is blocked and brit isn't!!! omg sorry to everyone that just saw me say the shorter version of britain, we need to get it blocked ASAP!

Mainly because **** is used to insult Pakistanis.
Brit isnt used in a degoratory manner.

[Crimson]

I got called white **** and white trash by a bunch of school girls who were like 6 in jamaica :S

[Mint]

Mainly because **** is used to insult Pakistanis.
Brit isnt used in a degoratory manner.

Ok so **** may be a word used to insult pakis but it's still only the shorter version of pakistan and it gets treated like a swear word. :S

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[RedStratocas]

if you want to know what white trash is, google image search it. "white trash" is more of a concentration on the "trash" part than the "white" part, just sayin'

[:Technical]

if you want to know what white trash is, google image search it. "white trash" is more of a concentration on the "trash" part than the "white" part, just sayin'

http://64.239.120.65/images/tmp/phpAmlnuW.jpg

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[leah]

It came off a tv show. I remember there being a controversy about someone calling someone else white trash...
it came from that whole shilpa thing, when they called Jade goody and co racist for saying shilpa popadom but when Jermaine Jackson called them white trash no one said anything lol...

[:Technical]

Not all British call it 'chavs'. There is also 'neds'.

[eight]

white trash means white people are rubbish

[ifuseekamy]

Ok so **** may be a word used to insult pakis but it's still only the shorter version of pakistan and it gets treated like a swear word. :S
It's derogatory by matter of semantics like any other offensive word. It's why white trash isn't just a reference to garbage that's white in colour.

[Mint]

It's derogatory by matter of semantics like any other offensive word. It's why white trash isn't just a reference to garbage that's white in colour.
Omg that isn't the point? What I'm saying is white trash isn't an offensive word. Calling a race for something that they are ashamed of or a name that they find offensive would be.. offensive. Calling someone white trash is... not offensive. You can call me white trash in whatever "term" you want but it still won't be offensive?

[Metric1]

i (L) ma caravan

[GommeInc]

Aren't brits called pommes in some country? White trash doesn't sound very offensive, I bet Family Guy have ruined the offensiveness of it.