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 ::::::I see this is an OLD comment thread, but in case anyone is still contemplating this, I wanted to talk about it. I don't think it's a racist term at all.  What you have to realize is that the words aren't really linked to each other.  White trash means someone is white, and they are trash.  Black trash would mean someone was black, and trash.  I can understand objecting to something ridiculous, like n****r trash, but that's only because the descriptive word is racist. White is not racist.  Black is not racist. White trash is not racist.  Racism implies superiority of one race over another. I surely don't think "white trash" implies all whites are trash.  It'd be like if "Chinese jerk" were a term - no, it does not imply "Chinese people are jerks," just that the particular person it is directed at is Chinese, and a jerk. Secondly, does it matter to the article?  Is there a section saying it's racist, or do you want to add one?  If the first, I'd say let it go, and if the latter, I disagree on the basis of the above points.  Just wanted to throw in my two cents.  Thanks! 
 -" 01:08, 13 March 2011