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