[TWilkins]

Thank you for your question. First of all, the names you heard are probably akin to names your 'group' has for those it thinks are better and/or worse. These names have recently come into vogue: redneck, white trash, etc. Redneck 'could' apply to most people but I think stems from the fact that white/lighter people in the sun get red necks. WASPs looked (look?) down on Catholics. Blue states look down on red states and vice versa. Think of it that way, because the verbiage may differ but the actions are the same... Truly boils down to 'class'...and further, insecurity that makes people try to build themselves up by putting others down. One of the reasons why black women are 'so quick to label other blacks by color', is because the powers that be did it to themselves and then to everyone who didn't look like them. Case in point: a Black Irish is an Irish person with dark hair vs. the stereotypical redhead with freckles and extremely fair skin. It exists across all color lines, all classes, all geographical regions, countries, etc. Again thanks for your question...I wonder though, why it struck you so much that you had to ask. There is an adage (truth I think) that when something bugs you or you really pay attention to it, it's because you're looking in the mirror. I've done it, among all races and classes, so I know too.

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Name : TWilkins, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : African Methodist Episcopalian, City : Venice, State : CA Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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