Date:  Tue, 30 Aug 1994 10:31:17 EDT

From:  Wayne Glowka <wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.GAC.PEACHNET.EDU>

Subject: Re: What is a Racist Term?



Judith Rascoe wrote:



>One interesting aspect of PWT, it seems to me, is that it has almost no

>joking or affectionate connotation. There are examples of racist terms that

>are very insulting if used by outsiders but are often tossed around

>teasingly and even warmly inside the group. But I've never heard anybody

>refer affectionately to himself, his friends or family as "poor white

>trash."



Well, there is the famous _Poor White Trash Cookbook_, a hit with folks I

knew when it came out. The cover photo was memorable.







Wayne Glowka

Professor of English

Director of Research and Graduate Student Services

Georgia College

Milledgeville, GA 31061

912-453-4222

wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mail.gac.peachnet.edu