“Trash” Knows No Color or Economic Boundary

So. “White trash.” In the past, whenever I heard this nasty slam, I’d cringe inwardly. To me, calling people “trash” for not having enough money to keep up with the Joneses and live in a neat, little cottage surrounded by a white picket fence, sickened me. What’s more, being that we’re so fond of our cliches here in the U.S., no matter how damaging, the term immediately did, and still does bring to mind poor white folk in the south, their unwashed asses hanging out of ripped overalls as they laze about in gnarly trailer parks. That said, I choose to look at this derogatory, class-related slur in a new light. As in, “White people, or people of any color, exhibiting trashy behavior.” And, there is no shortage of them. <a href="https://sherrymcguinn.medium.com/trash-knows-no-color-or-economic-boundary-9f73ea6b1817">Click Here</a>