(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "REDNECK PIECE OF WHITE TRASH") UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Shut up, you stupid. (SOUNDBITE OF YOUTUBE VIDEO "REDNECK COOKING SHOW - TAMMY'S TRASHY NACHOS")ĬHELCIE LYNN: (As Trailer Trash Tammy) I like to call them Tammy's trashy nachos. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #1: It's the mullet and the Ted Nugent votes. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA")ĬHARLIE DAY: (As Charlie Kelly) You don't know karate. LEAH DONNELLA, BYLINE: When you hear the phrase white trash, there are probably a bunch of images, maybe even some jokes, that come to mind. As part of our Word Watch series, Leah Donnella with NPR's Code Switch team looked into what the expression white trash really means. There are not many racial slurs that you hear on cable TV or read in the headlines these days.
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