What is "blue collar"

also blue-collar, 1949, from blue (1) + collar (n.). From the common color of men's work shirts.

A blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor.

Blue collar can also refer to:

• Blue-collar crime, a crime typically associated with the working class
• Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy ensemble consisting of Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and Ron White
  • Blue Collar TV, a comedy show based on the tour.
• Blue Collar (film), a 1978 film written and directed by Paul Schrader
• Blue Collar (album), a 2006 album by rapper Rhymefest
• "Blue Collar" a popular song from the self-titled debut album, Bachman–Turner Overdrive (from BTO)
• "Blue Collar", a popular rock song from the Prism album, Beat Street

Blue Collar is a 1978 American crime drama film directed by Paul Schrader, in his directorial debut. It was written by Schrader and his brother Leonard and stars Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel and Yaphet Kotto.

The film is both a critique of union practices and an examination of life in a working-class Rust Belt enclave. Although it has minimal comic elements provided by Pryor, it is mostly dramatic.

Schrader, who was at the time a renowned screenwriter for his work on Taxi Driver (1976), recalls the shooting as a very difficult one because of the artistic and personal tension between himself and the actors as well as between the stars themselves, also stating that it was the only occasion he suffered an on-set mental breakdown, which made him seriously reconsider his career.

Blue Collar is the debut album by Grammy Award winning songwriter, Rhymefest. It was released July 11, 2006 on J Records, and includes the single "Brand New," which features Kanye West.