Sometimes it's best to be concise - just say what it is. Redneck as a definition is, as has been said blue collar outdoor working, red on the neck - no real negative. Redneck today more often connotes a behavior or attitude - which you nailed on the head. This "redneck" behavior or attitude is a chosen/learned behavior that one chooses either to perpetuate or change. If one chooses to behave that way, one will probably be labeled that way.
However, the comparison to the N word is not only not even close to redneck. It has always been used as a derogatory term. Comparing it to redneck shows a disregard for the history of the word.
Last edited by pastorsteve; 9th April 09 at 08:38 PM.
Steve
Clans MacDonald & MacKay
In the Highlands of Colorado.
Bookmarks