Casual classism is removing “the white guy” from the Ohio STAR ‘My culture is not a costume’ campaign.

Casual classism is writing off rural poverty as ‘rednecks’ and ‘hillbillies’.

Casual classism is ignoring the ways in which southern culture has been used to dehumanize rural and Appalachian whites when degrading the environment near their homes for extraction industries while depriving them of basic public services.

Casual classism and casual racism ignores that it is possible to be PoC and embody rural culture and face the institutional oppression as a result of both.

MOD NOTE: The ‘redneck’ costume does not belong in the “culture, not a costume” campaign as it is not appropriating anyone’s culture and is therefore not racist.

  1. in-ternal reblogged this from genderbitch
  2. ishtarclan reblogged this from casual-isms and added:
    I’m so tired of these stereotypes that it’s actually making me physically sick. I was born
  3. ehmforce reblogged this from casual-isms
  4. trafficjamwords reblogged this from casual-isms and added:
    Alright MOD (click the link they put a note at the end that appropriation of ‘redneck’ and/or poor culture isn’t...
  5. spaffalicious reblogged this from hatey-mchaterson and added:
    The person who removed that part of the piece and just refer to it as “the white guy” was pure fucking ignorant of a...
  6. josiahd reblogged this from zerowiseman and added:
    Yes. This. Except that racism is a thing, and oppression olympics doesn’t get us anywhere. It’s not ok to wear a...
  7. casanova-frankensteins-monster reblogged this from theuppitynegras
  8. twocentsormore reblogged this from josiahd and added:
    Ugh, yes. This. It’s like they think being a “redneck” is automatically the opposite of anything liberal/openminded/etc,...
  9. fidnru reblogged this from thisisprivilegeblogprivilege
  10. cephalopodluver reblogged this from josiahd
  11. mvgnus reblogged this from theuppitynegras
  12. zerowiseman reblogged this from aintasuperhero and added:
    Can we maybe calm down about the whole liberals vs. conservatives and what part of a country you live in or what color...
  13. stripesweatersandwaterbottles reblogged this from josiahd and added:
    I have never known anyone here in WV to identify as a redneck/hillbilly AND a liberal, though statistically they must...
  14. objectorbit reblogged this from thisisprivilegeblogprivilege and added:
    Just sayin’ that not every liberal under 30 supports eugenics, especially seeing as how if it was a thing I wouldn’t...
  15. shibakisses reblogged this from purplsosa
  16. thisisprivilegeblogprivilege reblogged this from aintasuperhero
  17. aintasuperhero reblogged this from purplsosa
  18. anonymoose0112 reblogged this from carnaro and added:
    Now THAT is some memetic judo!
  19. the-impersonal-akigawa reblogged this from purplsosa
  20. carnaro reblogged this from josiahd and added:
    What’s really cool is when northern ‘progressives’ start shouting only half jokingly about genocide against Those...
  21. one-single-potato reblogged this from casual-isms and added:
    posting this on racism...just lol but anyway yeah rich
  22. masteradept reblogged this from karnythia
  23. imaurel reblogged this from jonaki and added:
    I always find it remarkable when people keep saying “America does not have a culture.” Partially correct, partially...
  24. jonaki reblogged this from hatey-mchaterson and added:
    Also, how is southern culture not a culture? Excuse me for not using the narrow and essentialist definition of culture...
  25. southernish reblogged this from provocatoria and added:
    Co-signing. I’m sick of my people being a joke, for conservatives and liberals alike. Reducing us to a hillbilly...
  26. thebiblemachine reblogged this from provocatoria and added:
    *slow clap*
  27. bmotime reblogged this from provocatoria
  28. hedgehodgemonster reblogged this from hatey-mchaterson
  29. provocatoria reblogged this from karnythia and added:
    ” No other white “culture” was represented. Don’t be ridiculous.” Thank you for erasing country culture as an actual...