Why "Jersey girl" is a slur:

[holly_evolving]

"And what are people afraid of? Fighters. They are afraid of people who have worked hard to be where they are. So they recoil. They call them “brash” and “uncouth.”"

http://bexgams.tumblr.com/post/511223892/the-jersey-girl

Comments

[holly-evolving.livejournal.com]

I think you're by and large right. There is one stereotype, however, that bugs the hell out of me: that NJ is a dirty, industrial hellhole. I'll grant that if your entire experience of NJ is the Turnpike, that yes, it's pretty ugly. But 78, 287, 295, hell, even the Parkway shows plenty of countryside. I live in a small suburban neighborhood completely surrounded by farms, and I'm 45 minutes from Trenton. I have to remember to keep my mouth shut every time I hear the phrase "Dirty Jersey."