Rednecks have been around for well over a century and the term is still holding strong. Originally the name "redneck" referred to poor, white farm workers from the south. The term was derived from the sun burnt necks the workers would get after laboring in the sun. That terminology was not only used as a description back in the 1890's, but it was even used and accepted by the people it was said about.
Today, things are a little different. We seem to have taken the original definition and added a twist to make it fit into modern society. Being dubbed a "redneck" does not necessarily mean you are a poor farmer. It has more to do with the way you act, think, speak and look than anything else.
The stereotypical redneck lives in an old mobile home, or on their family's property in the original house their great-great grand pappy built with his own two hands, but that is now falling to pieces. At these homes, you will find couches and recliners on the deck in place of lounge chairs and an antique fridge stocked with cheap beer within reaching distance. The yard is full of car parts, possibly a school bus and at least one vehicle is propped up on blocks.
For fun, the typical redneck would slip into his favorite pair of overalls, formalizing it with a camouflage shirt, and head out to the mud hole with his buddies. They would drink beer, ride dirt bikes and do belly flops into the mud. A night could not go by without a burping contest and weddings and funerals are celebrated the same way, beer and hot dogs.
Not all people find the term offensive, in fact, many people relish the thought of being categorized into a redneck. Other's enjoy the novelty of throwing parties around the concept and even go so far at to decorate their homes for the occasion. Some family's fit the bill so precisely, they have no clue anyone is referring the them.
Rednecks live inventive lifestyles. They turn buses into homes, trucks into swimming pools, suburbans into limousines, toilet lids into horseshoes and camouflage into wedding gowns. It seems as if they can find something fun at every turn and don't particularly care what they look like when they are doing it, as long as it feels good to them.
Today, things are a little different. We seem to have taken the original definition and added a twist to make it fit into modern society. Being dubbed a "redneck" does not necessarily mean you are a poor farmer. It has more to do with the way you act, think, speak and look than anything else.
The stereotypical redneck lives in an old mobile home, or on their family's property in the original house their great-great grand pappy built with his own two hands, but that is now falling to pieces. At these homes, you will find couches and recliners on the deck in place of lounge chairs and an antique fridge stocked with cheap beer within reaching distance. The yard is full of car parts, possibly a school bus and at least one vehicle is propped up on blocks.
For fun, the typical redneck would slip into his favorite pair of overalls, formalizing it with a camouflage shirt, and head out to the mud hole with his buddies. They would drink beer, ride dirt bikes and do belly flops into the mud. A night could not go by without a burping contest and weddings and funerals are celebrated the same way, beer and hot dogs.
Not all people find the term offensive, in fact, many people relish the thought of being categorized into a redneck. Other's enjoy the novelty of throwing parties around the concept and even go so far at to decorate their homes for the occasion. Some family's fit the bill so precisely, they have no clue anyone is referring the them.
Rednecks live inventive lifestyles. They turn buses into homes, trucks into swimming pools, suburbans into limousines, toilet lids into horseshoes and camouflage into wedding gowns. It seems as if they can find something fun at every turn and don't particularly care what they look like when they are doing it, as long as it feels good to them.
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