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SheriffBob

(552 posts) Sun Aug 14, 2016, 07:37 PM Aug 2016

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"Trailer park trash" [View all]

I see this term often here at DU.

I live in a trailer and it offends me.

It is stereotyping at its worst.

It is also bad for democrats to do this.trash

It could make us lose voters who get insulted about this painting with a broad brush.

Trailer park trash is a term that I would expect to read on a RW forum and not here.

I live on SS, 1k a month and if it wasn't for my trailer home I would be living in a tent.

How about a rule here against this term?

Thank you very much.

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"Trailer park trash" [View all] SheriffBob Aug 2016 OP

You are right, of course. hlthe2b Aug 2016 #1

I lived in a trailer before becoming homeless... Jeffersons Ghost Aug 2016 #143

You are quite correct and I agree wholeheartedly. apcalc Aug 2016 #2

Post removed Post removed Aug 2016 #3

Um, so what are you actually trying to say? dhol82 Aug 2016 #4

That a former darling of the Democratic Party once said if you drag a $100 through a trailer park... cherokeeprogressive Aug 2016 #7

Ummmm-no dhol82 Aug 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author cherokeeprogressive Aug 2016 #18

So, you are going back to a 1992 quote about Bill just to bash Hillary dhol82 Aug 2016 #20

DU allows republicons to post RandiFan1290 Aug 2016 #122

It wasn't about bashing Bill LoverOfLiberty Aug 2016 #128

Is Mr. Carville any worse than many Republicans? PJMcK Aug 2016 #129

How many men and women had sex with this potential First Lady? Jeffersons Ghost Aug 2016 #210

Since I don't know what that means I assume others don't either ToxMarz Aug 2016 #23

Carville grew up in the South zz-la Aug 2016 #55

He was hardly white trash GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #203

That was a reference about how many people were crawling out of the woods... zz-la Aug 2016 #60

It was Jim Carville.. whathehell Aug 2016 #28

maybe Carville is trying to tell us how he met Mary Madlyn putitinD Aug 2016 #54

Nasty.. whathehell Aug 2016 #123

Wait, this quote is from 1992? LisaM Aug 2016 #176

Goes to character, maybe? whathehell Aug 2016 #212

Of course not, but.... LisaM Aug 2016 #213

Okay, but Carviille became a national figure.. whathehell Aug 2016 #214

Refering to him as being a "darling" reveals much more about that poster than he intended... NurseJackie Aug 2016 #219

This looks a little "trashy" to me... Jeffersons Ghost Aug 2016 #209

Who? And define "confidante." nolabear Aug 2016 #16

Never mind. It was Carville. Carville has a big mouth but I can live with it. nolabear Aug 2016 #22

thank you... handmade34 Aug 2016 #5

Agreed. deathrind Aug 2016 #6

That sounds creepily like "don't let race or sex get in your way." loyalsister Aug 2016 #168

I disagree. deathrind Aug 2016 #192

What works for you is not a universal truth loyalsister Aug 2016 #194

I understand what you are saying and you are entitled to your POV. deathrind Aug 2016 #199

"sticks and stones" was and is a lie loyalsister Aug 2016 #200

Ummm, ok. deathrind Aug 2016 #201

+1 aaaaaa5a Aug 2016 #8

Trailer homes seem like a viable option gwheezie Aug 2016 #9

At various points in my life, living in trailers has been a good option for me. 1939 Aug 2016 #11

I'm looking to smaller as bettet gwheezie Aug 2016 #17

Trailers = bad. Tiny homes = good. CrispyQ Aug 2016 #13

OMG yes THIS!!! DeadLetterOffice Aug 2016 #30

hmmm handmade34 Aug 2016 #44

That's a good point, trailers are the original tiny houses IronLionZion Aug 2016 #85

I think so. The yuppies are going to get pretty sick of campgrounds and Warpy Aug 2016 #182

How about tiny gated communities? JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2016 #191

I sold my large log house when my kids grew up Chemisse Aug 2016 #81

That's what I'm thinking gwheezie Aug 2016 #95

Many Millionaires here in Florida live in Mobile Home communities classykaren Aug 2016 #125

I need to sell my house for retirement, trouble is finding a trailer is easy, but a lot... Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #189

Yea.. i guess most of us grew up with that term.. busterbrown Aug 2016 #12

I didn't..In fact, outside of the South, that term, and that of 'white trash' wasn't heard until whathehell Aug 2016 #27

I have been in some awesome trailers. forgotmylogin Aug 2016 #59

Thanks for that.. busterbrown Aug 2016 #100

"People who don't aspire for more" Tsiyu Aug 2016 #141

People who don't aspire for more ... kooth Aug 2016 #153

No offense intended. forgotmylogin Aug 2016 #164

Trailers are rarely transitional housing for local income people Gormy Cuss Aug 2016 #166

Popular Term in the Hamptons For Freddie Aug 2016 #88

I've never done it before and now, never will. Ligyron Aug 2016 #14

I haven't heard that one... getagrip_already Aug 2016 #15

Here in the South.... paleotn Aug 2016 #41

In Florida, some of us prefer to use the term... Fritz Walter Aug 2016 #19

True, quality of life should not be measured by acreage, but sometimes quality of life HereSince1628 Aug 2016 #51

Agree with you WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #21

Ditto. I agree. RebelOne Aug 2016 #173

I agree completely..It sucks. whathehell Aug 2016 #24

I Agree...it is not a good term to be used here or anywhere else Mister K Aug 2016 #25

here's me as a trailer baby Skittles Aug 2016 #26

I was a trailer baby too! DeadLetterOffice Aug 2016 #31

we moved all the time Skittles Aug 2016 #38

What an adorable, happy baby you were! DesertRat Aug 2016 #48

when that picture was taken Skittles Aug 2016 #53

Wow! DesertRat Aug 2016 #90

my parents both came from poor backgrounds Skittles Aug 2016 #106

What a cutie! panader0 Aug 2016 #58

you want I should kick your ass, panader0? Skittles Aug 2016 #61

I look at that picture and I see kids, bikes, toys, playmates, running, screaming, sand piles, NBachers Aug 2016 #62

read #53 regarding "running inside" Skittles Aug 2016 #73

OMG, those cheeks are awesome! Squinch Aug 2016 #86

Awww... cute!! ailsagirl Aug 2016 #101

Love it harun Aug 2016 #126

You look happy and well loved in this photo. yellerpup Aug 2016 #127

Happy Baby! I like the dates on the margins, Demonaut Aug 2016 #133

You look well-loved and happy! yellerpup Aug 2016 #135

adorable!!!!! etherealtruth Aug 2016 #159

It doesn't take much to make me happy! yellerpup Aug 2016 #160

Me too!!!!! etherealtruth Aug 2016 #163

I grew up in a shitty very old farm house. My wife grew up in a mobile home. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #29

I've been told "white trash" is insulting to people of color... DeadLetterOffice Aug 2016 #36

This is where I always heard it came from Go Vols Aug 2016 #102

I agree, and I'd also like to ban the word "Redneck" because it's phylny Aug 2016 #32

If its coming from another redneck, Go Vols Aug 2016 #103

It's from going outside and working in the hot sun nolabels Aug 2016 #121

lol Go Vols Aug 2016 #175

yep GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #204

Depends on who is using it and how. MicaelS Aug 2016 #202

No need for me to google it - I'm well aware of the jokes. I don't find it funny. n/t phylny Aug 2016 #206

Thanks for the post. Stonepounder Aug 2016 #33

I grew up in one unapatriciated Aug 2016 #34

I live in a manufactured home, a double wide. QED Aug 2016 #35

I live ten miles outside of Rapid City, SD. There are some very nice trailer parks here and a lot Laser102 Aug 2016 #37

100% agree with you Bob. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #39

Agreed. blue neen Aug 2016 #40

Great comment libtheoman Aug 2016 #42

welcome to DU! renate Aug 2016 #157

Great reply Skittles Aug 2016 #197

Actually trailer park trash is a socio-economic class term that's underthematrix Aug 2016 #43

I like your attitude, and it's interesting. Thanks for sharing. fleabiscuit Aug 2016 #104

I'm on the waiting list for that book at the library Patiod Aug 2016 #112

Oh, for heavens sake.... nolabels Aug 2016 #119

I was speaking of mobile park communities underthematrix Aug 2016 #172

I want that book so bad now! Odin2005 Aug 2016 #132

Howard Zinn also touches on this in his book geardaddy Aug 2016 #150

try Grapes of Wrath too ArcticFox Aug 2016 #180

I agree 100% paleotn Aug 2016 #45

There is an attitude but MFM008 Aug 2016 #46

I grew up in a trailer park Politicub Aug 2016 #47

No more word police, please. Feeling the Bern Aug 2016 #49

Easy to say if you're not the recipient. QED Aug 2016 #66

Grew up the only Jew in a Baptist town Feeling the Bern Aug 2016 #72

One might think you would be less tolerant of nasty language than forgiving of it. uppityperson Aug 2016 #109

I ignore the words. Actions I don't. I am tired of word police Feeling the Bern Aug 2016 #111

Words have power. Ignoring that aids bigots. Gormy Cuss Aug 2016 #170

I like to pretend I'm oppressed as well. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #158

You need educated SheriffBob Aug 2016 #138

Okay. . .apparently, someone didn't read my last response about my past with bullying Feeling the Bern Aug 2016 #149

We don't know if it's true or not treestar Aug 2016 #167

See, words do matter SheriffBob Aug 2016 #216

I agree with you! DawgHouse Aug 2016 #50

Agree!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2016 #52

You are SO right about this, SheriffBob! raging moderate Aug 2016 #56

It is also derogatory towards the poor, and working class folk who live in them. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2016 #57

K & R thucythucy Aug 2016 #63

My brother's mother-in-law retired to a trailer park. Kablooie Aug 2016 #64

The wheels get taken off and moved to the next mobile home- I used to set them for a living snooper2 Aug 2016 #147

"Trailer Trash" has little do with a manufactured home. JohnnyRingo Aug 2016 #65

I agree I lived in a trailer for 20 years. doc03 Aug 2016 #67

Well said SheriffBob canetoad Aug 2016 #68

WHITE TRASH The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America Hestia Aug 2016 #69

Review: ‘White Trash’ Ruminates on an American Underclass Hestia Aug 2016 #70

This sounds interesting. Chemisse Aug 2016 #82

Trailer park trash vs White trash LiberalLovinLug Aug 2016 #198

That book is on my list to read alarimer Aug 2016 #220

Agreed. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #71

Agree. moondust Aug 2016 #74

Agree 100% n/t hibbing Aug 2016 #75

I agree, Bob. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #76

I love my double wide. roamer65 Aug 2016 #77

I have no mortgage and my summer electric bill is around Tsiyu Aug 2016 #146

Trailer trash! The Last Dem. Aug 2016 #148

My brother's "cabin" at the lake in Wisconsin greymattermom Aug 2016 #78

When I see that term I don't assume the person PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2016 #79

Agreed, it is unacceptable liberal N proud Aug 2016 #80

I'd rather live free ErikJ Aug 2016 #83

Enthusiastically agree ArtD48 Aug 2016 #84

I lived in a trailer park pennylane100 Aug 2016 #87

The really trashy people are the ones who make fun of people who live amandabeech Aug 2016 #89

Uh, excuse me? derby378 Aug 2016 #91

I lived in a trailer park the last couple of years of college csziggy Aug 2016 #92

Great post, great idea. Completely agree. nt SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #93

Some music! "It ain't home till you take the wheels off!" ghostsinthemachine Aug 2016 #94

A double decker, double wide ghostsinthemachine Aug 2016 #98

I have lived in several mobile homes grubbs Aug 2016 #96

I was a habitat for humanity volunteer for years SheriffBob Aug 2016 #136

agree JI7 Aug 2016 #97

Thanks for pointing that out! denvine Aug 2016 #99

I hate this term as well. Quayblue Aug 2016 #105

+1. nt tblue37 Aug 2016 #107

Thanks! tavernier Aug 2016 #108

I have a friend that just bought a huge one, Go Vols Aug 2016 #110

LOL! SheriffBob, I was called that. raven mad Aug 2016 #113

Exactly... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2016 #114

A friend of mine used that term many years ago, and I suggested to her she not use it again. C Moon Aug 2016 #115

You've opened my eyes... thank you very much! secondwind Aug 2016 #116

We lived in a mobile home Granny M Aug 2016 #117

Completely agree. A mean, insulting, and hurtful phrase. n/t sammythecat Aug 2016 #118

How would you describe that grouping so, SheriffBob ? Fox News viewers, perhaps ? OnDoutside Aug 2016 #120

Old Texas joke: marble falls Aug 2016 #124

Can anyone be trashier get the red out Aug 2016 #130

I grew up in a trailer home in rural MN. Odin2005 Aug 2016 #131

I'm with you.n/t Scruffy1 Aug 2016 #154

I think people are probably thinking about Zing Zing Zingbah Aug 2016 #134

Thank all of you people for the wonderful responses SheriffBob Aug 2016 #137

Can we still use Guilded Trash? Coyotl Aug 2016 #139

Isn't that the tackiest thing you have ever seen? nt leftyladyfrommo Aug 2016 #151

Laughable and ridiculous beyond words. You could feed all the homeless in NY with that budget. Coyotl Aug 2016 #155

This really deserves its own thread, but consider this: closeupready Aug 2016 #174

"New money" is the polite term Warpy Aug 2016 #179

All the bling of Versailles without the taste. Odin2005 Aug 2016 #185

and no real gold, just fool's paint. Coyotl Aug 2016 #188

I jokingly called my wife's aunt trailer trash. They sold their house after retiring and were B Calm Aug 2016 #140

You have my support! colorado_ufo Aug 2016 #142

Get down off the cross Bob SecularMotion Aug 2016 #144

You talking to me? SheriffBob Aug 2016 #215

That's right, Bob SecularMotion Aug 2016 #217

Gosh! SheriffBob Aug 2016 #218

K and R! - nt KingCharlemagne Aug 2016 #145

Far more trash in gated neighborhoods randr Aug 2016 #152

Among the reasons why "Listen, Liberal" is important reading alarimer Aug 2016 #156

It's a simplified approach to problem solving practiced by simple minded people. jalan48 Aug 2016 #161

My neck may be Red but,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2016 #162

That phrase has always been allowed here in spite of protests. Gormy Cuss Aug 2016 #165

I recently talked with a homeless guy whose campsite got wrecked loyalsister Aug 2016 #169

My dad made an honorable living in the 60s... I agree lostnfound Aug 2016 #171

I agree ArcticFox Aug 2016 #177

Trash. How trump feels about most Americans. pwb Aug 2016 #178

I used to live in a trailer in the summer,thinking of buying another one. hollysmom Aug 2016 #181

That definitely is a term that shouldn't be used. Vinca Aug 2016 #183

I lived in a trailer park for a short time FLPanhandle Aug 2016 #184

I only use the label when it is deserved bluestateguy Aug 2016 #186

there are many other terms including: racist, destructive/potentially violent, etc. terms that do salin Aug 2016 #195

Fair enough. ancianita Aug 2016 #187

I totally agree with you. SummerSnow Aug 2016 #190

I've seldom known "better" accomodations. nightscanner59 Aug 2016 #193

There was a time... Alkene Aug 2016 #196

The Democratic party is ruled by white upper middle class ivory tower academics. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2016 #205

You're welcome. nt fleabiscuit Aug 2016 #207

Everyone is offended by something. Initech Aug 2016 #208

Trump fans were offended by Gore artwork Jeffersons Ghost Aug 2016 #211