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I work in the trade industry. Most of these people are conservative boomers. The things these guys say are absolutely horrifying. It isnt just the older guys though. Its the blight of converativism. These dudes say things that aound like they should be said by someone 1000+ years ago or in Saudi Arabia or something. Im talking about not just racism, homophobia, mysoginy but also honor killings, reasons rape can be justified, flying into a blood rage because you feel another has offended your masculinity. Moving to rural America (even in the north) has been incredibly eye opening to how insanely backwards parts of our society is. You have no idea until you see it

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ultratiem@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Casually mention that you’d no longer want to be referred to as “he/him but them/they” and watch the arteries burst lol

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- AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Oil, I know this one … it’s because you didn’t match the tense of the pronouns, right?
  
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IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Most people who aren’t conservatives have no idea who they’re dealing with

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- AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I doubt most of the conservatives even really know.
  
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Peaty@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The “trade” industry?

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- Sharkwellington@lemmy.one ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Trade (noun)
  
  a skilled job, typically one requiring manual skills and special training.
  
  “the fundamentals of the construction trade”
  
  synonyms: craft, occupation, job, day job, career, profession, business, pursuit, living, livelihood, line, line of work, line of business, vocation, calling, walk of life, province, field, work, employment, métier
  
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  - Peaty@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Usually someone who is in the trades calls it “the trades”. You never hear the term “trade industry” which is why I noted it
    
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    KaleDaddy@reddthat.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yeah it was a little weird wording. Im not in the trades. Trying to be vague because internet, but i while work WITH plumbers and HVAC specialists, and have previously worked in the field, Im not one myself.
    
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    YeetPics@mander.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I’ve heard the term twice today actually.
    
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- funkajunk@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  How do you do, fellow workers?
  
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  - p_diablo@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    And then there’s the wobblies!
    
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Smoogs@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
what nationality are these boomers you are talking about? They all sound white and maybe from Texas or a small town that got caught in a time warp.

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- KaleDaddy@reddthat.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  White, but in Vermont. I think my fellow Northerners get way too smug regarding the “backwards” south. Go outside urban areas in new rngland and youll see the same situation
  
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  - Smoogs@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    You think people who aren’t generalizing based on one mirror of experience are ‘smug’. World is bigger than just white people.
    
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    KaleDaddy@reddthat.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I dont see how that defeats what i said? I live in the whitest state in the union. Probably a contribution to the racism i see is the lack of interaction with diverse communities. People in the north absolutely have a tendency to think we lre perfect up here and its only the south that has racism and bigotry. But its not remotely the case
    
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