So I Am Trailer Trash

[B_Think_Kink]

I'm sorry to hear that some asshole decided to try and pass a judgment like that on you, let alone anyone. I hope they are ashamed of themselves, they are probably some lowlife anyhow. It will be interesting to see if they person who is having fingers pointed at them steps out and owns their mistake.

Keep on posting, I love your style, speak your opinion you're a better person because you do.

 

[snoozan]

So many mobile homes today are very nice. Honestly. My mother has been thinking of buying one for a while now, but she hasn't decided where she wants to buy the property to put one. I have gone with her to look at different new mobile homes, and I am dead serious... some of them are REALLY nice.

I agree with all of your post but I wanted to comment on this. What you wrote is exactly true. Newer mobile and manufactured homes have all the amenities and little perks of owning a traditional home. As well, since homes are being constructed relatively cheaply and not made to last these days, there's not that much, if any, difference in quality between a home you might buy from a builder in a suburban tract than a mobile home. Many of the "trailer parks" nearby look less like what you see on TV and more like other suburban neighborhoods. They have 1/4 acre or more lots, nice yards, and nice landscaping.

 

[whatireallywant]

Ed69sGirl,

I am so sorry someone had the unmittigated gall to go there with you.That was a low blow indeed. There is no shame in living in a trailer or being whatever ethnic group you may happen to be. Yes, your feelings are important and you are entitled to your opinion. I like the fact that you chose to try to talk quietly instead of having a full blown battle in the middle of the board causing more disruption. Hang in there.

Oh, for whoever did say this, REGARDLESS of what you felt provoked you, get it together. The name calling and nastiness on this board is way past tired. Also, for those of you who keep telling anyone who expresses concerns on the board to get over it , step back and take a deep breath and think about yourself in a situation where you might one day need help or even a sympathetic word. It may come sooner than you think. Don't expect kindness if you have none to share.

Very true... Unfortunately, too many people have the "Get over it" kind of mentality, like they never have problems of their own, and never need any help or sympathetic words themselves. This is in fact one of my pet peeves. While I may not be the best at giving sympathy myself, I am NOT one to kick a person when they're down. I don't like that when it's happened to me, and I don't like it when it happens to other people.

 

[naughty]

I do want to say however that there is always another side to every story. Because we are all not privy to the entire discussion I think it best to hold judgement about the other person. I still do not agree with name calling but sometimes provocation can make a person lose their temper and say things they ought not say. I think it may be best for ED69sgirl and the unnamed correspondent to work out their issues between one another. I do hope that each party can be kind and see that it takes two to make an argument.

 

[midlifebear]

Sorry, but one must embrace the concept of trailer trash. It is a great 'Mericuhn tradition. It is nothing to be ashamed of, unless you're live-in is using the back bedrooms to cook batches of crack. In which case, you're worse than trailer trash.

In north eastern Nevada we nod approvingly at those living in trailers with the most pink plastic flamingos. There is nothing wrong with being trailer trash as long as you have enough character to own up to it.

Now, looking and dressing like a carny ride is a completely different thing. But it, too, has it's inherent virtues; as long as you visit the free clinic on a regular schedule.

 

[hypoc8]

I've been labeled a racist by said person myself. God forbid you're a white male and have an opinion.

 

[Mr. Snakey]

A private message is called a private message for a reason. It should have been kept that way. Im sorry for what you were called but i wonder what name the other person was called. I trust the two of you will work it out in private and not in thread. Who knows with a little time and effort you may even become good friends.:smile:

 

[D_Ed69s girl]

I do want to say however that there is always another side to every story. Because we are all not privy to the entire discussion I think it best to hold judgement about the other person. I still do not agree with name calling but sometimes provocation can make a person lose their temper and say things they ought not say. I think it may be best for ED69sgirl and the unnamed correspondent to work out their issues between one another. I do hope that each party can be kind and see that it takes two to make an argument.

Your right there are two sides to every story, it started with my pm to this person for a comment made in a thread. She made an assuming remark about my husband and it upset me. I won't lie I did call her a true blue bitch for her comment and then I told her what I thought and simply put "DON'T ASSUME SHIT ABOUT SOMEBODY YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT."
So she felt compelled to call me miss trailer trash.

I chose to put this information out to the open forum because of the fact that someone would do this to another. I find that this kind of racial slur is wrong. Regardless of who you are it is just plan wrong. Take it for whatever you want.

 

[D_Ed69s girl]

I don't think that you are trailer trash. There is nothing wrong with living in a trailer in a trailer park.

I have seen people make homes out of shipping containers. (I mean those big steel shipping cargo boxes...not cardboard boxes. Even though, there are people who make homes out of those.)

Home is where the heart is.

Yeah, I thought so, as well. If you thought that was cool. There are people buying up old rocket silos and making underground condo apartments. I have seen photos in an issue of UTNE Reader. Those were cool condos, too.

You can find some really cool, shipping container houses in DWELL magazine. I have even read that they are rebuilding homes in New Orleans with shipping containers.

It is nice to see all the recycling going on. We need to reuse everything we can if we are going to help the enviroment.

 

[Mandee]

I agree with all of your post but I wanted to comment on this. What you wrote is exactly true. Newer mobile and manufactured homes have all the amenities and little perks of owning a traditional home. As well, since homes are being constructed relatively cheaply and not made to last these days, there's not that much, if any, difference in quality between a home you might buy from a builder in a suburban tract than a mobile home. Many of the "trailer parks" nearby look less like what you see on TV and more like other suburban neighborhoods. They have 1/4 acre or more lots, nice yards, and nice landscaping.

Yes, I think most trailer parks today have a lot of rules about maintainence. My mother lived in a trailer park in Elk Grove (Sacramento), California growing up, and last summer she took my brothers and I to go see it, since we were in Sacramento already. It was the cutest place ever. She told us what had changed and what had been there since she was a little girl. It was so cute, and like it's own community. They even had a pool and playground. It wasn't rundown at all.

 

[TinyPrincess]

sure you think it is funny, till it happens to you.

I think S&S are used to the term. Seems Trailer Trash is a widely used term by some of the members - I wouldn't take it too hard.

 

[sexplease]

I enjoy the repartee on LPSG. We all seem to learn and grow. At our own paces too. Sweet.

As far a trailers go, that was my first home. In fact, my earliest memory was sitting on my great grandma Blanchs' lap, picking at the rainbow of colored beads on her purse.

(Wonder if that had anything to do with my trailer-faggot ass.)
hmmm,

any thoughts?

 

[D_Fiona_Farvel]

Your right there are two sides to every story, it started with my pm to this person for a comment made in a thread. She made an assuming remark about my husband and it upset me. I won't lie I did call her a true blue bitch for her comment and then I told her what I thought and simply put "DON'T ASSUME SHIT ABOUT SOMEBODY YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT."
So she felt compelled to call me miss trailer trash.

I chose to put this information out to the open forum because of the fact that someone would do this to another. I find that this kind of racial slur is wrong. Regardless of who you are it is just plan wrong. Take it for whatever you want.

Racial slur? Did the person write "white trash" or "trailer trash"?
Because one could be considered a racial slur, the other, not at all.

I don't see the problem here - if you called her a bitch and she called you trash, it seems to even out. If someone PMs with name calling from the outset, I would probably, no, definitely respond in kind as well.

 

[naughty]

On review of the posts and your PM, it seems there has been quite a bit of activity back and forth. I think the best thing to do here is for the three of you to cease and desist. Also, it might help if you put each other on ignore. Name calling and signifying usually end up in escalations as we see here.
I think you all will find that you have a lot of company here on the board of members who are dealing with or who have dealt with older family members in need of care. It isnt easy no matter what one has to decide. My hat is off to anyone who is in that situation. I think we need to support one another not play "My dog is bigger than yours" .
One of the biggest issues I have found on this board is quick reactions to comments and the immediate assumption of a negative intent . This is one of the dangers of the internet , we cant gauge from facial expression or vocal inflection so we have to over compensate sometimes on the side of politeness.

 

[Drifterwood]

Can you put me straight on something? I thought trailer trash was just an expression and you don't actually have to live in a trailer to be called it, but be like those odd people who go on some of your day time TV to talk about how they are having their third kid at sixteen and want to know which of the football team is the dad. Nor did I think it meant that all people who live in static and mobile homes are trash.

Just an interested Eurofag.

 

[deleted136887]

WTF is this all about?
eurotrash, Eurofag,
what next.
We get called rig-trash, rig-scum.
@least we earn a shitload of cash...

 

[ZOS23xy]

Can you put me straight on something? I thought trailer trash was just an expression and you don't actually have to live in a trailer to be called it, but be like those odd people who go on some of your day time TV to talk about how they are having their third kid at sixteen and want to know which of the football team is the dad. Nor did I think it meant that all people who live in static and mobile homes are trash.

Just an interested Eurofag.

Trailer trash was also a term used by Bill Hicks to describe the vast majority of people shown in reality shows like "Cops", and mentioning that they reproduce rapidly, producing "cracker spawn"...

Better a Eurofag that Eurotrash, a term used to describe kids with rich parents from Europe who allow the kids time and money to spend in NYC to study "art". They haunt art shows and poetry readings and annoy everyone. At least, some of them annoyed me when I spent a lot of time in NYC and visited shows and found the small weirdly dressed foreign speaking folks to be in the way.

 

[onelastdance07]

always remember opinions are like assholes we all have one be the better person and blow them off. Just because they call you trailer trash dosen't mean that you take it to heart. Be the better person and say srry you feel that way and end it lol

 

[Draconis71]

Trailer trash:
Trash thrown out of trailers...
(Usually be the officers on the show COPS...)

 

[Mr. Snakey]

Well as most know I don't come in here very often and I see threads off and on that my husband points out. Most of them I never comment on but it does make for fun conversation for Ed and I. But recently a member here pissed me off and so I chose to do the polite thing and PM her my opinion on her comments on a thread I saw. I didn't feel it right to blab it to the entire board but now she feels that by my telling her how I feel about her opinion on a thread she felt compelled to call me trailer trash.

This person seems to feel that her opinion on this board should be taken as law, in my opinion. Anyone who has a different opinion is told there wrong by her. It is people like her that cause me not to come in here very often because they upset so. I find that I have an opinion and sure people will slam me for it cause I don't sugar coat it, thus my signature. But to call me trailer trash for that is so bullshit. Granted I do live in a trailer and OMG I am white, so to have a person of a different culture call me trailer trash and not know who I am or at least try to know me. I am sorry but this is wrong. No one should be labeled.

I have to share my emotions right now because that is who I am.
I find that some females on this site love putting men down. What I find ironic is this is a male support group site.

Im very interested in the pm you sent to this person to make them say something nasty to you. Its only fair you let us know the whole side of the story. Its only fair you let us know(i know) the names you called this person.