We wouldn't want to delve into a subject so complex without at least SOME information, so here it is. Did you know that a bogan is the Austalian equivalent to White Trash? Yeah, pretty damn fascinating, huh?
But here is some genuine information if you're interested, as well as a little test to see if you just might qualify. So, do you feel lucky, punk? Well, do ya?
Today, The Jerry Springer Show is the example most often used to define white trash. This television show often deals with lower-class whites and situations that are generally considered to be common to the white trash stereotype (e.g. incest, illegitimate children, racist beliefs). The mostly-white audience of this show is also considered by some people to consist of white trash.
Related, but not necessarily equivalent, terms include Trailer park trash, redneck, peckerwood, hick, cracker and hillbilly. In the United Kingdom the term chav is often used to describe a similar social grouping, while in Australia and New Zealand they are known as bogans. Of all the pejorative terms for these people, however, white trash is probably the most extreme.
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