batwoman, I am not trying to draw you into a flame war. You used the term "white trash." That term is far more than an observation. It's a judgement, it has connotations, like "nigger," or "fag" or "Frog" that carry beyond just the term.
If you saw someone of "Appalchian descent, white, of low economic status," well, that's an observation. But "white trash" adds a new layer onto that obersvation.
If you can't see that, I'm sorry.
But I have no desire to draw you into a flame war. I don't even care if you respond to this or not. You just need to know that what you say and how you say it does matter.
Jim
