"Redneck", Blessing or curse?

[Redfrog]

I see in another thread that some members use the term "redneck" as an insult to their fellow man. Do you think the term "Redneck" is a blessing or an insult?

And is it as bad as calling someone a........."Liberal"?

[Grizzled]

AND PROUD OF IT....DON'T KNOW A REDNECK THAT CAN PUT THIER HEAD UP THIER *ZZ..SO CAN'T BE A LIBERAL !

[pickrel pat]

love being labled redneck, or hillbilly ! i love the whole concept.

[Okotokian]

It's one of those terms that is probably fine if you refer to yourself as one but often seen as an insult if you call someone else one. Best to be careful about flinging it around. If you were to walk up to a person of color, look them in the eye, and declare "I'm a redneck, and damned proud of it" I think they might take it to mean you were telling them you were a racist, whether you are or not. it's become a term that can be taken a number of different ways.

[redneck posse]

redfrog if you call me a redneck i'll laugh and say thank you. call me a liberal and i'll kick your ass.

[hunter tyson]

i think it depends on the way someone says it, you can tell if its meant as an insult or not.

[Redfrog]

Originally Posted by redneck posse

redfrog if you call me a redneck i'll laugh and say thank you. call me a liberal and i'll kick your ass.

HMMM? I wonder how many liberals does it take to kick a redneck redfrog's ass?

I know you aren't a lib RP.

[hal53]

I wonder if people know where the term actually came from?????

[The Fisherman Guy]

To me it is the same inaccurately negative designation as calling someone a Canuck. Most of us Canadians are proud to be called Canucks. Just not Canuck fans!!

I am proud to be a redneck, you can call me whatever you like and it will not bother me any... Sticks and stones....

[Okotokian]

Originally Posted by hal53

I wonder if people know where the term actually came from?????

Well, if you believe Wikipedia it has to do with the neck being sunburned from outdoor manual labour many many years ago.

[Gray Wolf]

Originally Posted by hal53

I wonder if people know where the term actually came from?????

Good question/comment ^ !

I'm guessing that if most people (at least here in Canada) knew the 'true' meaning and origin of the term, they wouldn't use it to describe themselves.

Webster's Dictionary does a pretty good job of defining the original term, and it's origin;

Redneck ('red-neck); An uneducated, unsophisticated, poor white person. Typically used to describe uneducated poor white dirt farmers of the southern US states, having a red neck caused by working outdoors in the sunlight over the course of their lifetime. The term first appeared in print in the early 1800's in the southern US.

You can call me old fashioned, you can call me conservative, you can call me a cowboy, you can call me a traditionalist, you can call me lots of things ... but please don't call me a redneck.

GW

[tonyflyfish]

usually a super compliment! but even rednecks can act badly. just like liberals.lol

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by hal53

I wonder if people know where the term actually came from?????

My take is that it originally came from the southern U S. Disparaging term for poor white farmers, who working in the sun, got red necks. When a liberal calls you a Redneck, it's a complement.
Grizz

[hunter tyson]

may sound like an insult but to me it discribes a hard working, belly to the ground, family provoiding MAN among men who although may be uneducated is not afrade to get his hands dirty, besides we can't all be doctors and lawers

[pickrel pat]

Originally Posted by hunter tyson

may sound like an insult but to me it discribes a hard working, belly to the ground, family provoiding MAN among men who although may be uneducated is not afrade to get his hands dirty, besides we can't all be doctors and lawers

this ^ ^ ^

[rugatika]

Odds are if the person flinging the term around is using it as an insult he is likely a liberal anyway. And who the hell cares what a liberal thinks. I would be much more insulted if someone called me a liberal.

To me a redneck is a salt of the earth guy, who may or may not have a lot of book learnin' but is wise beyond his years and full of common sense. Call of the redneck....howdy and havagooday.


A liberal...is someone who would rob Christ off the cross and come back for the nails. Generally slow on the uptake, however, when it comes to stealing they are quite cunning. No shame, no pride, no morals. They surround themselves with like minded individuals as they hate having their belief system challenged. Call of the liberal...baaaaah.

[WayneChristie]

Originally Posted by rugatika

Odds are if the person flinging the term around is using it as an insult he is likely a liberal anyway. And who the hell cares what a liberal thinks. I would be much more insulted if someone called me a liberal.

To me a redneck is a salt of the earth guy, who may or may not have a lot of book learnin' but is wise beyond his years and full of common sense. Call of the redneck....howdy and havagooday.


A liberal...is someone who would rob Christ off the cross and come back for the nails. Generally slow on the uptake, however, when it comes to stealing they are quite cunning. No shame, no pride, no morals. They surround themselves with like minded individuals as they hate having their belief system challenged. Call of the liberal...baaaaah.

X2 you said it bro

[Badback]

Originally Posted by rugatika

odds are if the person flinging the term around is using it as an insult he is likely a liberal anyway. And who the hell cares what a liberal thinks. I would be much more insulted if someone called me a liberal.

To me a redneck is a salt of the earth guy, who may or may not have a lot of book learnin' but is wise beyond his years and full of common sense. Call of the redneck....howdy and havagooday.


A liberal...is someone who would rob christ off the cross and come back for the nails. Generally slow on the uptake, however, when it comes to stealing they are quite cunning. No shame, no pride, no morals. They surround themselves with like minded individuals as they hate having their belief system challenged. Call of the liberal...baaaaah.

x 3

[huntinstuff]

Originally Posted by rugatika

Odds are if the person flinging the term around is using it as an insult he is likely a liberal anyway. And who the hell cares what a liberal thinks. I would be much more insulted if someone called me a liberal.

To me a redneck is a salt of the earth guy, who may or may not have a lot of book learnin' but is wise beyond his years and full of common sense. Call of the redneck....howdy and havagooday.


A liberal...is someone who would rob Christ off the cross and come back for the nails. Generally slow on the uptake, however, when it comes to stealing they are quite cunning. No shame, no pride, no morals. They surround themselves with like minded individuals as they hate having their belief system challenged. Call of the liberal...baaaaah.

x5.......because Im a redneck and cant count

[Fish Feathers Game]

Have you ever been called a "Nimrod"??
From Websters dictionary -
: a descendant of Ham represented in Genesis as a mighty hunter and a king of Shinar

[gitrdun]

I've been called a redneck by both folks who meant it as a compliment and those that meant it as degrading. Either way, I'm proud and happy with whom I am....my neck is red.

[hillbillyreefer]

I call myself a redneck and a hillbilly all the time, if someone else calls me that it is a compliment. You can call me about anthing you want but don't call me a liberal, thems fightin' words. Try calling my 6 year old a liberal, she'll kick you in the shins!!!

[Badgerbadger]

My San Francisco Liberal girlfriend translates to a Central Alberta Redneck Conservative.

Imagine her consternation.

I just laughed.

"Your conservatives are way left of Obama" she said.

[MacLeod]

Originally Posted by Okotokian

It's one of those terms that is probably fine if you refer to yourself as one but often seen as an insult if you call someone else one. Best to be careful about flinging it around. If you were to walk up to a person of color, look them in the eye, and declare "I'm a redneck, and damned proud of it" I think they might take it to mean you were telling them you were a racist, whether you are or not. it's become a term that can be taken a number of different ways.

X2 ^

I spent almost 10 years down in the States in my younger years. Even the Republicans (conservatives) use the term 'Redneck' with negative connotations (same as "white trash", etc.). It's also sometimes also used to describe someone who is racist, or a bigiot.

I'm conviced us Canadians need to find our own term to describe good, hard-working, salt-of-the-earth, people. The imported term 'Redneck' has far too many negative connotations.

TF

[HILLYBILLYBARRY]

I do consider my self redneck as i have cut the grass and found my truck in my back yard. and i am proud if it too!
As for a hillbilly dam rights. dam proud of the stupid stuff i doo too, might not be safe but it works for the perpouse that i needed it too. God bless all the redneck hillbillys out there!

GIT - R - DONE
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[Reeves1]

(Alberta) Redneck seafood dinner.....

[MWD 800]

Originally Posted by Reeves

(Alberta) Redneck seafood dinner.....

Thats what I had for supper last night!!! not for real but does look good though haha.

I don't mind being called a redneck I don't mind being called a hillybilly. I am a working man and that is what redneck means to me.

Don't really care to be called a liberal or a hippy... those buggers don't work - they steal!

Joe

[moosemad]

Most of us easterners are called rednecks, thats cool with me. For those who don't like rednecks, well, they can go P on a stump and play with the steam.

[rhuntley12]

Compared to most ya'll I wouldn't be considered a redneck, but at work they call me one. Doesn't bother me one bit, I like the "redneck" type of life. If you get offended by someone calling you a redneck you take things too seriously.

Family calls me a liberal all the time and doesn't bother me. I know I'm more conservative then most people who throw out the name liberal but they still consider me a liberal.

[HILLYBILLYBARRY]

Wel that mkes me good redneck as i am from the far far east