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Slylee
love lockdown

Registered: May 2001
Location: Hollywood, FL
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Nov-01-2002 14:13
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MisterOpus1
Grumpy Old Fart

Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Kansas City
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| quote: | | me and my friends like to watch the Jerry Springer show, and we have noticed that african american males often refer to each other as "dog", well we think that is what they say. |
You're kiddin', right? Okay, maybe not, so I'll humor you. "Dog" is merely an expression just like "dude", "man", "mate", "comrade", whatever. It's not derogatory, nor is it really complimentary. It's just an expression.
| quote: | | I always thought that when they talked about the 'dog' they meant that coach service/company the Greyhound or something??? |
That's too funny. I'm not laughing at your expense, though. Just a funny interpretation.
| quote: | | I'd like to know what trailer trash is. |
A lot of the caucasion lower class income families live in trailer homes here, which are conveniently located in small lots called, you guessed it, trailer parks. There's a stigma for living in such areas, due to things like lack of intelligence, inbreeding (that's pretty extreme, but not too unusual), etc. It's a stereotype for idiocy. Not always true, mind you, because I've had a couple of close friends come from trailer homes, and they are doing quite well now. But I think you get the picture.
Please keep your tv viewing to Jerry Springer as limited as possible. At least don't think that it's a good representation of American views. It's a shock value show, similar to say, Marilyn Manson being a shock value singer. It's entertainment in the worst way, and it grows quite old after a while (for me it took 10 min.).
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Nov-01-2002 14:18
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bluejay
Senior tranceaddict

Registered: May 2002
Location: washington, dc
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as for trailer trash...it is a way to negatively describe people who live in trailer homes in trailer parks. the majority of the people who live there cannot afford to buy a house, and therefore live in a building like thing that is dropped off by a semi-truck, and hence you get "trailer". the more common names are mobile homes. they are a little bigger than the normal size of cargo beds of a semi, most are fully functional(bathroom, kitchen, and etc.), and they do not have basements, or a second floor...that would make it a little hard for the towing by a truck aspect.
like it was said before, there is a stigma living in these areas. most people who live there are lower level income families, and dealing with poverty comes with it crime, lack of education, and etc., and that's where "trash" comes in to negatively describe those people.
but like also said before, not all trailer parks are full of trash. some trailer parks are full of retired senior citizens...like my grandparents who lived in a senior citizen trailer park in florida.
there, i hope you like your trailer trash info in a nut shell 
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Nov-01-2002 14:52
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