Do you look down at people who live in trailers? Is it okay to ridicule people who live in trailers? [View all]

[NurseJackie]

Last edited Wed Jan 12, 2022, 04:29 PM - Edit history (1)

Is it okay to insinuate that people who live in a trailers are Trumpers; or a Republicans; or anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers?

Is it funny and entertaining to make fun of people who live in trailer-parks, and to use the word "trailer" or "trailer-trash" as a slur and insult?

What's wrong with trailers? I live in a "trailer" in a "trailer park" and it's nothing for anyone to be ashamed of. Do you think you're BETTER than us?

We live where we can afford to live. Our humble double-wide is our "forever home" ... it's not temporary. We love it! It's HOME! It's not a stop on our way to elegant riches and a mc-Mansion. This is where we choose to live. It's what our budget allows. (Our next stop will be a nursing home or a funeral home.)

Do the people who use "trailer" as an insult ever stop to think about the KIND of person who lives in a trailer?

Just looking at the folks who live near me, we have: Democrats; conservatives; non-political; college-educated; gainfully employed; unemployed; high school drop-outs; religious and non; gay and straight. There's black, white, Asian, Hispanic... as well as folks just starting out; singles; young families; retirees; people saving for something more; as well as people who never had much to begin with (and feel damned lucky to not be on the street or living under an overpass.)

All kinds of people live in trailers. It's wrong to make us objects of scorn and ridicule and insults. Most of us aren't filthy rich, but I can tell you that it's wrong to presume that we're all uneducated, bigoted, bumpkins and rubes. Some of us are more comfortable that others, but we're all doing the best we can with what we have.

It's wrong to presume that we're all low-class and stupid. It's wrong to continually use it as an insult. This kind of shit pops up at least two or three times a year (sometimes more often) and y'all need to stop. (I'm not going to name-names, but you know who you are.) It's aggravating and disheartening to see how many folks like to join-in on the "fun" of ridiculing the humble trailer dwellers, rather than doing the right thing to stand up and call-out that type of behavior.


This is not my actual home, but it's a pretty close match. You get the idea. (We have a bigger lot and we're set-back from the pavement a good ways.)

Thank you for reading my rant.