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redgreenandblue

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13. I was born in the rural south. Let me tell you something about the people there:
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 12:22 PM
Nov 11

They use the phrase "trailer trash" frequently. They use it to refer to other people in the area that they look down on.

I'm certain that Eminem could use the phrase, and it wouldn't hurt him. The same way Trump can call Mexicans rapists and criminals and still win the Latino vote. When people hear it, they don't think of themselves. They think of "that other person".

It's where we are, unfortunately.

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