Social Class

Do you ever wonder if white trash people know they are white trash? Or do you think that they know and just don't care? Well lately I have been observing what you would normally consider white trash, you know the mullets, 7 kids all with dirt all over their faces, paying for groceries with food stamps and at the same time lotto tickets and cigarettes with cash. We all know the type, but do they? And if they do and all the sweet stereotypes (insert sarcasm) that accompany them why do they choose to live that lifestyle and not make themselves into something better? Or is it maybe they don't get hung up on the fact of lifestyles and choose to do what they want, no shame in their game. As I thought about this I started to think about all the different ways I am exposed to " white trash " and how the definition of white trash to me has possibly changed from being a socially awkward poor trailer inbred to uneducated retard that will possibly do anything for fame, money and to be the stupidest thing around. I find this ever more evident on the good old boob tube. We are surrounded by the new white trash. Can't go five channels anymore without running into a Guido or a teen thats pregnant from West Virgina who's baby daddy is her step brother ( I speak no lies there ) to the classed up Jon and Kate who are really white trash but chose to disguise it. And yet what is our fascination with this type of television? Is it because these shows make us feel better about our own lifestyles and lives? Or is because television just sucks. I remember not to long ago when T.V. was actually funny, you know the Kevin James, the Ray Romano and the Jerry Seinfelds that made you feel good with an actual joke. What has happened to the accountability, originality and general fun of television? Television has always had a bad rap for mind dumbing effects and with all the new crap thats on I would have to agree. Nothings better than seeing a grown woman get punched in the face by a grown man oh and I just love how a couple can make a conscious decision to pimp their family out just to have it torn apart in the end. White trash television has taken over, all hail the new trailer.