many of us are educated people with good jobs and nice homes.with answers like you gave some of us wonder why you think you are not redneck.we just stand up and take care of our own,whether jail time is involved or not have you ever stood up for yourself or someone you love?
2006-08-12 07:12:55 · 16 answers · asked by Martha A 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Honey, I wasn raised in the South. Went to school and graduted in the south, Originally born in Chicago. Still down south. I love it here. But it's just the impression that some people from the south give... Not everyone does this. Some people only see the beer drinkin. drug usin, police escapin rednecks who marry thier sisters. The ones that are educated, have a good life, and never have been in trouble with the law are the ones that go unnoticed. You shouldn't let that bother you. But I don't think everyone thinks this about us. CRUEL that jokes are made, but then again the South is well known for it's share of YANKEE jokes as well.. Don't let it bother you so much
2006-08-12 07:19:10 · answer #1 · answered by Patience S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you saying that all the people from the south are not rednecks, gee, and here I thought Jeff Foxworthy was being honest about what he says and not just making it up. What does having a nice house and job or helping your relatives get out of jail have to do with being a redneck anyhow. Especially the whether jail time is involved or not part.
2006-08-12 07:28:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The root of the problem lies in past issues involving racism in the south. The south was the last hold out concerning slavery and segregation. A stereotype is hard to shake, and the media tends to enhance this perception. The Redneck way of thinking comes from parts of England and has its negative points. Given time, and passage of time, the Redneck stereotype will go away. Living your life as an honest and good person will change perceptions to the contrary.
2006-08-12 07:28:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We know you're not all stupid, but, thanks to movies and TV, a southern accent comes across as stupid. I lived in South Carolina for 10 years, so I know personally that people from the South aren't any less intelligent than other people I've met.
I think that people from different parts of the country have slightly different points of view, and they don't always mesh very well. We all stand up for for "our own", we just do it in different ways.
2006-08-12 07:15:50 · answer #4 · answered by Nosy Parker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am from the south and there really are rednecks down here. I hate to say it though.
2006-08-12 07:17:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, try examing the grammar and structure of your declamation and then think about it.
Oh,sorrry. You're too busy popping beer cans, handing out pork rinds and having sex with your brother. No chance to THINK.
2006-08-12 07:19:32 · answer #6 · answered by Der Lange 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no idea but maybe because southerners sometimes act b4 they think, and have a great time in the process, where as if u think first wheres the spontanious fun? thats what i thought, nowhere. i am not quite a southerner ( but the accent comes and goes) and i am proud 2 b considered a redneck because rednecks have so much more fun!!! ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
2006-08-12 07:22:11 · answer #7 · answered by musicchick 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He is one and all his friends and family are too. He lives in a redneck world, where his little mind belongs!
2006-08-12 07:16:18 · answer #8 · answered by jewingengleman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are red necks up North, too, and decent people.
Don't let one drop of bitters in a swimming pool stop you from swimming!
2006-08-12 07:18:25 · answer #9 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive seen my fair share of white northern trash too sweety. they just have different accents and not as many manners.
2006-08-12 07:29:46 · answer #10 · answered by Czarkeri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋