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.

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   I’m so tired of these stereotypes that it’s actually making me physically sick. I was born

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   Alright MOD (click the link they put a note at the end that appropriation of ‘redneck’ and/or poor culture isn’t...

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   The person who removed that part of the piece and just refer to it as “the white guy” was pure fucking ignorant of a...

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   Yes. This. Except that racism is a thing, and oppression olympics doesn’t get us anywhere. It’s not ok to wear a...

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    Ugh, yes. This. It’s like they think being a “redneck” is automatically the opposite of anything liberal/openminded/etc,...

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    Can we maybe calm down about the whole liberals vs. conservatives and what part of a country you live in or what color...

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    I have never known anyone here in WV to identify as a redneck/hillbilly AND a liberal, though statistically they must...

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    Just sayin’ that not every liberal under 30 supports eugenics, especially seeing as how if it was a thing I wouldn’t...

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    Now THAT is some memetic judo!

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    What’s really cool is when northern ‘progressives’ start shouting only half jokingly about genocide against Those...

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    posting this on racism...just lol but anyway yeah rich

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    I always find it remarkable when people keep saying “America does not have a culture.” Partially correct, partially...

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    Also, how is southern culture not a culture? Excuse me for not using the narrow and essentialist definition of culture...

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    Co-signing. I’m sick of my people being a joke, for conservatives and liberals alike. Reducing us to a hillbilly...

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    *slow clap*

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    ” No other white “culture” was represented. Don’t be ridiculous.” Thank you for erasing country culture as an actual...

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