Where did the term "Trailer Trash" originate? .. isn't that just another way of calling a girl a slut?

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MrOracle · Accepted Answer

Kind of, but the term applies to men as well. You might have heard the closely-related term "poor white trash." It really just refers to people who are poor - very often due to their own poor choices or unwillingness to work - who thus tend to live in trailers rather than apartments or houses (because trailers tend to be the cheapest type of "permanent" residence). Stereotypically, they are addicted to substances (they tend to smoke, drink, and often use drugs), and commit a lot of theft and vandalism. Promiscuity tends to be very high as teaching children morals and values isn't much of a priority - the "parents" are often busy drinking, doing drugs, or committing crimes themselves - so teens tend to be pretty feral and do whatever they want.

While blacks and Latino poor tend to live in big cities, white poor people are more likely to live in trailers, either in trailer parks in the suburbs or on fairly isolated rural properties. Thus, "trailer trash" is kind of the "white version" of "ghetto" or "barrio."

In my area (East Bay), most trailer parks require residents to be 55 or older, so they tend to be relatively safe and quiet, but I've been to a couple of trailer parks without this limitation, and, yeah, they were white ghettos, with all of the stereotypical behavior on display, including underage girls barely-dressed and obviously trolling for attention, and very likely willing to make - ahem - "transactions."

lightbulb27 · Accepted Answer

it meant something more to me, used to use the word "skanky", dirty, cheap, low worth, etc..

It's really sad because it'sjust people who are often working class who can barely make it. one of my relatives raised in a trailer, she was a good person but very simple.

I don't like labeling people for that reason. There's who that person is as a human being and whom they were conditioned to be. I try to see to their better self, including women who lower themselves because their emotional needs were neglected or physically abused.

meetkitty123 · Accepted Answer

I personally have never associate the term Trailer trash with sexuality. Perhaps now a days some people may use the term for meaning a slutty male or female but that Is not what the term originally meant. Trailer trash is a north American term originating post world war 2 during the 50s. The 50s began an era where well off Mid class white Americans wanting to show off their status lived in suburbs. Suburbs life seemed to indicate having a good steady paying job and being well off. If someone could not afford the surberns or couldn't find steady work they would move into trailer parks. The living was cheaper and because the house was Mobile it allowed people to move with the mobile home to follow work. Trailer parks soon became associated with nomads, poverty, and lower class. It wasn't soon after the term Trailer Trash was coined. This demeaning term can be seen as a racial (against Caucasians), ethical or economical insult. It was used to belittle white people and insult their social status. The insults meaning then extended to imply lazy, uneducated ill mannered as well as poor and low class. It seems for some people this derogatory term has once more taken a new insulting path to include sexual deviant... However when I hear the term Trailer trash I don't associate it with sleeziness but instead I think of the original term indicating low class and a lack of social mannerisms.

wingattebaby16 · Accepted Answer

i grew up in Decatur, GA.

Trailer trash are women that usually are red necks, HS drop outs, prego by 12-14yo, have regular incest with male family members, and any other man that shows them attn. They drink a lot and often do drugs to numb the pain of Life.

They live in trailer parks (and some mobile home parks), but they find the only way they can get any money or anything else in life, is by being a Whore and Slut, but they usually are trashy in their dress, and dont do much to look nice for a guy.

Poor White Trash is stereotypical of low class white women living in a trailer park.

Emiliamazing · Answer

I’ve always thought it was a derogatory term aimed at men and women who are raised and live very rural low income areas

katiesmuff · Answer

I think it was always pretty much the same thing!

Daniela1982 · Answer

Trailer parks used to be for low income people. "Mobile Homes" have come a long way since then but living in a trailer park still seems to be looked down on although retired people love the parks and have a closer bond with each other than your run of the mill suburbs housing track people do who often don't even know the people living two doors down.

wheresmrcunnunglis · Answer

This video explains the origins and the trope perfectly so enjoy.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

The term "trailer trash" dates back at least to the early 1950's. People who had previously been designated as "white trash" began living in mobile homes, then commonly referred to as "trailers." Trailer parks began to proliferate to give people a cheap place to park their trailer, and the white trash inhabiting the trailer parks were then referred to as "trailer trash," a shortened form of "trailer park white trash." The expression is non restricted to the female gender and, originally, did not refer specifically to sexual behaviors of trailer park inhabitants.

spartan55 · Answer

It's a bit further than a slut. If she participates in trashy behavior, references her 'baby daddy' frequently, and seems to attract non-stop drama... she might be trailer trash.

TonyV · Answer

1 its not a female insult its an insult to anyone who life's a trailer, 2 it has nothing to do with sex its more a poor person insult.

Why you act like every insult is a slut shame? Stop being such a victim every "mean word" isn't a fucking slut shame, Jesus christ.

TommyMountainFigure · Answer

Not being American I have no idea BUT, I have heard more women in my life refer to themselves as sluts during sex than I ever have other people.

AviatorTom · Answer

Trailer trash can also refer to the way someone lives, nothing to do with sex. Fir example, if they don't keep their home clean and prefer cheap things, they can be called trailer trash.

Finchie40 · Answer

Not sure exactly, but I know it means in terms people that haven’t really accomplished much in their lives , that pretty much just settled and have no lack of ambition and achieving goals, that turn to drugs an alcohol as their main priority and not caring about who they have sex with, even though it’s really not a 100 percent true but in some cases I guess it is , it’s pretty much an insult , degrading someone , but we live in a world where people constantly judge one another , I know people that live in trailers that have successful jobs and just choose to live contently so I wouldn’t consider them trash so it’s just a dumb term that is used to belittle someone

dreamstar72 · Answer

Blame it on a money issue

FunkyMonkee · Answer

It's not just girls that are trailer trash. it means that someone is not very bright and is even low-class to others who live in the same trailer park.

elizamichale1 · Answer

To my understanding it is the same thingBut same or not... It shouldn't be... I mean this word shouldn't exist n noone should be called that

JuanVeIasco · Answer

I think it means sluts, but poor sluts.

Insert_joke_here · Answer

I’ve heard the term used for different reasons by different people so I think it’s kinda subjective

Andres77 · Answer

I think a guy got busted checking out another girl by his girlfriend and he called the girl trailer trash so his girlfriend would back off... but that's just a guess.😉

rabbitzzz · Answer

One man's trash another man's treasure

AydenHazor · Answer

Trailer trash came from elitists looking down on those who could only did to live in a trailer and not purchase a home. Because they couldn't afford more, they were seen as less civilized, where the stereotypes if redneck/hillbilly/slutty came into play.

Jamie05rhs · Answer

No; it's not the same as a slut. (It doesn't even have anything to do with sex, really.)
But I guess the biggest difference is rich sluts don't smoke cigarettes for the most part. Most trailer trash people smoke; it's engrained in their culture.

Staximus · Answer

It has nothing to do with sluts. Trailer trash can be used for men and women. It means grew up in a trailer, low class, broke, unrefined, crude, white trash, etc.

Where did the term "Trailer Trash" originate? .. isn't that just another way of calling a girl a slut?

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