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On one end of the social spectrum we have the [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]] proving that money doesn't make good people. But that doesn't mean a lack of money does the same. This trope deals with the various varieties of lout, hooligan and delinquent that appear in various media. While these stereotypes are [[Truth in Television]] to some degree it's debatable whether the stereotype comes from [[Real Life]], or said real life examples are [[Misaimed Fandom|imitating the stereotype]]. A typical [[Lower Class Lout]] is a usually (but not always) white teenager or young adult (with the occasional [[Enfant Terrible]]) who embodies the worst stereotypes of the working class (or middle class) which can (but does not have to) include;
 
* Prone to [[Sticky Fingers|stealing]], [[The Alcoholic|drunken]] and [[Schoolyard Bully All Grown Up|loutish behaviour]] (often all at once).
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* America has several types, although they tend to be regionally based. The exact slang used is different, the exact labels might be different, including the "Guido" stereotype sometimes applied to Italian-Americans in the mid-Atlantic states, as well as the less-flattering stereotypes one finds in Boston about [[Southies]]. Oh, and rednecks. Let's not forget the rednecks (who are heavy on the racist thing, but less likely to wear tacky clothing. Unfashionable, yes, but not tacky). Also their urban equivalent, "gangstas" (less racist, more tacky).
 
Younger examples are almost always [[The Bully]]. Because of the class-based origins of the stereotype expect the moral of any story they appear in to lean towards [[Eat the Rich]] or [[Kill the Poor]]. Contrast the [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]] and [[Aristocrats Are Evil]] (for when the rich are villified) and [[Working Class Hero]]. See also: [[Football Hooligans]], [[Delinquents]].
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