Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: For the record the term "white trailer trash" is racist [View all]rogerashton
(3,936 posts)When we say "racist" we are implying that it is an expression of white supremacism, or equivalent to white supremacism when it comes from a nonwhite person. But this is a false equivalency -- the expression used is vile ("trash" is something to be burnt) and expresses prejudice based on skin color and, as Eridani notes, is expressive also of class privilege and prejudice. But that does not make it equivalent to white supremacism, in that there is no nonwhite KKK or NAZI party, and yes, BLACK LIVES MATTER! And those lives are endangered in ways that white lives are not. All in all, I'd rather be insulted than assassinated.
However, the terms "white trash" and "trailer trash" are often used by white people against other white people, and when they are, they are expressive of white supremacism. The mindset that comes with these phrases is that it is natural and proper for nonwhites to be poor and have chaotic lives, but that for a white person to be poor and wild is unnatural. "Ain't nuthin worse than white trash."
I wouldn't think that POC would want to associate themselves with that sentiment; but, of course, I can't presume to speak for POC.