• kboos1@lemmy.world
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    Blue collar (blue coveralls class) is just a derogatory term to describe someone that doesn’t wear a white collar (business suit class) to work. But it sorta turned into a badge of honor by the blue collar class over the years, but it’s meant to be an insult by the white color class.

    It has nothing to do with skilled or non-skilled labor or education, it’s supposed to be an insult based on the clothes required to wear to work.

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      it was a way for the ownership to group the chattel. Some were restrained by blue collars and some by white. It also helped encourage rivalary between them to work out their aggression and reduce what comes to their masters.