Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Has the term Redneck......

You’re confusing rednecks with hillbillies. Whole ‘nother thing, as are crackers. Lots of shared qualities, so some confusion is understandable.

When Snowflakes get it wrong, they should be firmly corrected, just as they’d do to someone who mislabelled them as to their gender. Hell, there’s only 56 or so commonly recognized genders, so there’s no excuse for mistakes.

Although the derogatory term was around earlier, it was the red bandana wearing miners in the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain, in West Virginia, where up to 20,000 coal miners looking for the right to unionize clashed with coal company enforcers, and then with the National Guard that made the term less of a slight and more of badge of honor for folks growing up in Appalachia.

Exactly...

Interesting. My dictionary dates the term to the 1830s. Someone with a sunburned neck was obviously a working-class schlub.

Similarly, in China, and probably elsewhere in Asia, a dark or yellowish complexion marks the bearer as a “village” person, so likely a rube of sorts.

Wikidiky says the term was used in the late 19th century to describe poor, white farmers who supported the Democrats. Some in Mississippi actually wore red bandanas as early as 1910, so it appears the miners borrowed that device.

Great tune

I'm still here...

I wish I had a dollar for every time I was called a cracker.. not in the brotherly or endearing way.

For a long time before the oil spill, our little slice of gulf coast had the nickname redneck riviera. Folks from across the southeast would converge here for a week or 2 every summer and blow it out, southern style. Wasn't much here then, just a few bars, fried seafood joints, sugar white sand, and spectacular fishing.

Every year, there was a pilgrimage of sorts on the 4th of July. Every other redneck in the state would converge on the coast for fireworks. They literally came out of the "woodworks". A real slice of Alabama, if you dare. It was awesome.

BP changed all that. Real rednecks don't fit in very well now. They aren't much on 2 hr. waits to eat farm raised fish from Asia. I don't get it either. Rich folks come here and want the same phuggin' fish they are used to eating at Red Lobster or Captain D's.

This. Redneck is a state of mind an attitude and life philosophy we embrace, along with women.

DeFlave embraces that.

Around here we've dropped the Red, we just call each other Necks

Doc, So do I. It's a term of endearment amongst Florida natives. But, most of the times I've been called that, it wasn't an endearing situation.

Got suspended from the Marlin Owners forum for using it. I've long since tired of that place. I think the admins are KA commies.

I've got a rifle, a shotgun, and a four wheel drive...

The term came from hard working light skinned men and women who labored outside in the hot sunshine. From that, they got red necks and earned the title of the word.

Truth.

Redneck is a badge of honor and we DGAF what the jigaboo's and their lovers think.

Appreciate the reference to the Battle of Blair Mountain. Was not aware of that factoid. My maternal grandfather, and my wife's maternal grandfather, were both coal miners within about 50 miles of Blair Mountain.

Have never been ashamed to be called a "redneck". Have always considered it a compliment, especially when coming from certain high-browed individuals... I think there are other pejoratives that are considered "compliments" in other parts of the country as well. "RCA" comes to mind...

As I sit here, with bacon sizzling on the stove, I look out my dining room window and I a wood shed with a bunch of antlers on the roof, a stack of tires, an old wheelbarrow, and a 1986 Dodge pickup on blocks. Out the living room window I can see five more trucks, three cars and a tractor. The dog is sleeping on the table on the deck. It occurs to me; I may be a redneck. GD

Apprentice Redneck.