Why It’s Time To Retire The Disparaging Term ‘White Trash’

By Leah Donnella
Tracy Hart, a water resource economist in Washington, D.C., submitted six words to The Race Card Project: Yes, I’m tobacco-pickin’ white trash. In submitting her words and photo, she says she was taking ownership. “This is who I am, and if I’m going to understand anyone else, I’m going to understand myself first.“
Tracy Hart, a water resource economist in Washington, D.C., submitted six words to The Race Card Project: Yes, I'm tobacco-pickin' white trash. In submitting her words and photo, she says she was taking ownership. "This is who I am, and if I'm going to understand anyone else, I'm going to understand myself first."
Tracy Hart, a water resource economist in Washington, D.C., submitted six words to The Race Card Project: Yes, I'm tobacco-pickin' white trash. In submitting her words and photo, she says she was taking ownership. "This is who I am, and if I'm going to understand anyone else, I'm going to understand myself first."
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Tracy Hart, a water resource economist in Washington, D.C., submitted six words to The Race Card Project: Yes, I’m tobacco-pickin’ white trash. In submitting her words and photo, she says she was taking ownership. “This is who I am, and if I’m going to understand anyone else, I’m going to understand myself first.“
Tracy Hart, a water resource economist in Washington, D.C., submitted six words to The Race Card Project: Yes, I'm tobacco-pickin' white trash. In submitting her words and photo, she says she was taking ownership. "This is who I am, and if I'm going to understand anyone else, I'm going to understand myself first."
Tracy Hart, a water resource economist in Washington, D.C., submitted six words to The Race Card Project: Yes, I'm tobacco-pickin' white trash. In submitting her words and photo, she says she was taking ownership. "This is who I am, and if I'm going to understand anyone else, I'm going to understand myself first."
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Why It’s Time To Retire The Disparaging Term ‘White Trash’

By Leah Donnella
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Our Word Watch series explores the term “white trash.” Some people embrace it. But experts say it demeans both the people it’s applied to and people of color.

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