Why is being redneck considered cool by some?

Question

It is almost like some brag about it like that country woman singer.

Answer 1

It is?! That's news to me! I thought it was an insult! It goes to show what some people actually strive to be. Sad.

Answer 2

You mean Gretchen Wilson?

I consider myself a redneck, too, even though I'm an educated bisexual woman who lives in NYC. I grew up in trailer parks, I speak with a drawl, I'm not impressed by "status" brands, I like country music and NASCAR. Jeff Foxworthy, the one who does all those "You might be a redneck" jokes, says it's all about "having a glorious lack of sophistication." That describes me sometimes, and my father's family most of the time! It's about being real, being proud even though people keep telling you you're supposed to feel ashamed, and liking who and what you like, not what you're told to like.

I order large coffees, not ventis. I am not impressed by restaurants that serve a little bit of food for a huge price. I still cut coupons. I won't die if I can't get the latest pair of foot-torturing designer heels. And if you name-drop, I'll laugh at you. That's a legacy from my redneck family, and I like it.

And I do keep my Christmas lights on, on my back porch all year long, and I really do know all the words to every Tanya Tucker song.

Plus Gretchen is smokin' hot in the video.

Hell yeah!

Answer 3

Well I'm a redneck and have been all my life.Well lets see I;ve got an associates degree in art.AS well as an Assocites in management plus I've almost completed my degree in bussiness.
And most of all I have an HONRABLE DISCHARGE from the Air Force.
So am I going to bragg ,damn straight.

Answer 4

Not that it's cool, but that you are proud of a culture you belong to
You have the wrong idea

Answer 5

Anti-culture has become the new "Cool," that's why.