Reflections: What is a redneck anyway?

by Gary Maclean

A "Redneck" is just as the name suggests; a person with a red neck. I can remember being called a redneck many, many years ago. I never even checked to see if my neck was red or not. I didn't have to because I knew what th...read more

by Hope Darby

If you've ever listened to Jeff Foxworthy, you have a basic idea of the modern-day redneck. He has broken-down cars all over his lawn. His lawn is really a mash-up of dirt spots and sternum-high weeds. His hairstyle declar...read more

by Patrick Sills

The term "redneck" has undergone a few changes since I was first introduced to the expression in the early 1970's. Originally, a redneck was defined as somebody who worked many hours outdoors; so much so that the backs of ...read more

by Edward Hall

Well, for one thing, I guess I am a Redneck but that doesn't go far towards answering the question does it? The name Redneck originally meant a farmer, one who farmed his own land that is. You see farmers worked out in ...read more

by Ladymermaid

Rednecks have come to be known as an indispensable and fiercely proud component of the American population. This courtesy of the rednecks of yesteryear, who through their hard work and independent attitudes, paved a gentle...read more

by Celeste Parker

Being from Texas I have met and currently live with a redneck. Here are some of the basics to understanding a redneck. Rednecks and Hunting Rednecks love to hunt. It doesn't matter what type of animal it is if it's out...read more

by Matthew J. Geiger

A friend of mine once told me that George W. Bush was the first true Redneck president; incidentally, this friend is undoubtedly a Redneck. I have always personally felt that George W. seemed like he would be a decent per...read more

by Amy Browne

By now, we have all heard the red neck jokes by Jeff Foxworthy, and those jokes are changing the way society looks at being a redneck. When it comes down to it, we all have a bit of redneck in us, if we are among the worki...read more

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by Bill Whitney

Rednecks are some of my favorite people in this goofy world today. They are real, they love their country and will fight to protect the United States of America, they drink beer and eat wild game and love their family and...read more

by Danette M. Scott

What is a redneck anyway? Traditional and modern day meanings of the word redneck are slightly similar. Redneck was once uses to describe a farmer who, after spending hours planting and plowing in the fields would develop ...read more

by Scott Heritage

A redneck as we would think of them today would be someone poor, white and uneducated, and stereotypically from the southern end of the united states. Although these days it is also associated with 'trailer trash', being p...read more