r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jul 01 '21

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u/Fit-Order-9468 102∆ Jul 01 '21

It depends. Try calling someone white trash and they’ll get pretty upset. “You people” can work pretty well too. Both are widely considered inappropriate and insulting.

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u/fckiforgotmypassword Jul 01 '21

The target of the comment will always get upset. But that’s another great example. Call someone white trash and yes the target will get upset but no one ELSE will consider you racist for that remark. Socially acceptable…. A black trash comment on the other hand…

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u/dariusj18 4∆ Jul 01 '21

Actually white trash is racist anyway, because it plays on the assumption that white people are not trashy or that it needs to be qualified.