2007-06-14 06:29:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Redneck is more of a way of life, and less about race, in my opinion. Anyways, whites have embraced the phrase. My neighbor has the word plastered across his truck and there's comedy tours today where this name is glorified.
2007-06-14 07:10:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you mean discriminative? or disrespectful? I'm not sure the definition of despective. Regardless, red neck is one way of describing a group of people that take pride in being white and working hard. They believe in their country (as a whole), family,friends and music. There is no shame in being a redneck until someone says you're a racist. Which is a myth for most. Whether you want to believe this or not, most blacks have the same background as a red neck.
2007-06-14 13:40:47 · answer #2 · answered by floridagirl1261 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Words in themselves are not disrespectful (despective is not a word). It depends on how they are used. If the term "red neck" is used to denigrate (put down) a person, then it is disrespectful.
2007-06-14 13:35:43 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with evo741hpr2. I live in the back woods of wv and it does not bother me to be called either one . I'm proud to be a hillbilly.calling me a red neck is also ok . why because we have a deer that comes in the house to eat what ever we are eating.I guess if you have a deer in your home you may be a red neck .. here we can find just what we are. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=redneck
2007-06-14 15:04:18 · answer #4 · answered by vinel10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL Red neck or hill billy are not racial terms unless used in anger by a minority. I am proud to be a hillbilly......it beats the hell out of living in a overcrowded and polluted city
2007-06-14 13:32:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not a racial thing, just something that the good old boys are called down here in North Carolina. Most of them are rather proud of it. They would say it is a privilege.
2007-06-14 13:44:50 · answer #6 · answered by Caleb's Mom 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is such a matter of perspective and I agree with all of the answer above.
The problem to me begins with labelling others. If we call people names that can be used in a derrogatory manner then we are shutting down any chance of communication with them and stop ourselves from learning new things.
2007-06-14 13:42:14 · answer #7 · answered by brazilexile 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you dont know what a redneck is .how is that racist?I guess I'm a hillbilly redneck and I dont care what people think of the way i live .Stop labeling people for how they are brought up.I'm happy a hell that I'm not a yankeefied rich snob.Yeah I deserve to be called redneck ..cause I am one thank God.
2007-06-14 13:46:48 · answer #8 · answered by Ms Scarlet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Redneck is a word Liberals use to throw at people who have a more conservative view than they do. As much as they yell about people generalizing , they will quickly put you in a trailer somewhere sharing a bed with your brother. I don't even know what it means really.
Wearing a mullet? Driving a Ford 4x4 pickup and drinking Budweiser? Who knows, it's just one of those things . It doesn't bother me much though , I don't care what people call other people really.
2007-06-14 13:35:53 · answer #9 · answered by danielle p 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I have no idea what that means. Because the neck only turns red if i choke you.
2007-06-14 13:37:08 · answer #10 · answered by My two cents 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋