01-28-2013, 11:01
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,252
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Originally Posted by Eric
I can't believe I am having this conversation.
It isn't a racial term unless it applies to a race. 'Redneck' ain't a race, it's a state of mind. It is not a slur. I don't fit neatly into any particular category, but I fit into redneck about as we'll as any. Redneck isn't an insult. It is a person who is self-sufficient. If something breaks, he fixes it. If he needs a part or a tool or something that isn't available, he makes it. If a problem comes up, he by-God deals with it. What is wrong with that? Eric
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"There's no place that I'd rather be than right here
With my redneck, white socks and blue ribbon beer"
---Johnny Russell
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