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Does "redneck" = "racist"?

Does "redneck" = "racist"?

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radcen said:
Does "redneck" = "racist"?

I'm going to leave it completely open-ended.
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Going by the definition of redneck and racist, no of course not. Redneck doesn't even have to be race based, and even when it is associated with race it's based on a particular behavior/acts. With that said the word can be used as an insult similarly to gay or jew but by itself it is not "racist"
 
Is the question...

Are rednecks racists?

or...

Is the word redneck racist?

In either case, just gonna leave this here:

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Make of it what you will.
 
Van Basten said:
Really?

Well, I've seen it used as a slur.

It comes down to what white Southerners want.
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I have seen it used as a slur and used as pride and used just as a descriptor (but none of it fits the definition of racist) but what I'm curious about is the bolded part, why does that matter?
 
No, they are not the same.

The term redneck is a derogatory term chiefly used for a rural poor white person of the Southern United States. Its usage is similar in meaning to cracker (especially regarding Georgia and Florida), hillbilly (especially regarding Appalachia and the Ozarks), and white trash (but without the last term's suggestions of immorality.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redneck

Just because someone is rural, poor, and white does not mean they are innately racist.
 
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No. Neither group is a subset of the other.
 
radcen said:
Does "redneck" = "racist"?

I'm going to leave it completely open-ended.
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No. I post as totally Texas white trailer trash and my zip code - does that seem racist to you?
 
LaylaWindu said:
I have seen it used as a slur and used as pride and used just as a descriptor (but none of it fits the definition of racist) but what I'm curious about is the bolded part, why does that matter?
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The phrase is used for the poor of the White South. It's for them to decide if it's okay if people use that slur or not, or if it will even still be considered a slur.
 
radcen said:
Does "redneck" = "racist"?

I'm going to leave it completely open-ended.
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I'm 100% proud redneck - grew up in the South and lived in Texas and know all the jargon and slang that goes with it. I love southern food, am not the least bit offended by the Confederate flag, salute the American flag, stand with my hand over my heart to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and still feel emotion when I hear the National Anthem sung and support generic public prayer at sporting events and a moment of silence to start the school day. I say this of course while cleaning my guns and reading my Bible. :)

And I am not the least bit racist though I do highly resent racism being thrown in my face by those who insist on keeping it alive and well as a weapon to use.
 
Van Basten said:
The phrase is used for the poor of the White South.
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No that is not always the case by any means. That was arguably an origin and it's most common stereotypical useage but again by definition of racists and redneck that's not the case.
Van Basten said:
It's for them to decide if it's okay if people use that slur or not, or if it will even still be considered a slur.
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That's simply not true, they have no say in it at all. Of course everybody can have their own opinion on a particular usage and whether it is "slang" but nobody's opinion outways somebody else's on that matter and
there's nothign that makes it alone racists.
 
I voted yes.. Because..

While actual "rednecks" are not inherently racist, the word or LABEL that the left's identity politics bestowed upon the term "redneck" is absolutely 100% racist..
 
Orly? said:
I voted yes.. Because..

While actual "rednecks" are not inherently racist, the word or LABEL that the left's identity politics bestowed upon the term "redneck" is absolutely 100% racist..
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And that's why I brought up the question. To paraphrase others, of course the two aren't equal, but... some people do seem to think so, and when you listen to their context it sure comes off that they're using the "redneck" label in that way.

ETA: Same with the term " 'Murica ".
 
LaylaWindu said:
Going by the definition of redneck and racist, no of course not. Redneck doesn't even have to be race based, and even when it is associated with race it's based on a particular behavior/acts. With that said the word can be used as an insult similarly to gay or jew but by itself it is not "racist"
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You could also say the exact same about the word "nigger", but I bet you wouldn't..
 
Van Basten said:
Really?

Well, I've seen it used as a slur.

It comes down to what white Southerners want.
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White southerners are not the only "rednecks" in America. I think most rural populations in America identify with this term to some degree.
 
Van Basten said:
It's a slur word and something people should lay off using.
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Nah, it's just fun to use it to point out the hypocrisy of the left..

Maybe just the leftists should stop using it like only rednecks can run around calling themselves "rednehs" or something and then get pissy when anyone else says it.. To be fair..
 
Orly? said:
You could also say the exact same about the word "nigger", but I bet you wouldn't..
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???HAHAHA No you could not say the "same thing" actually, and if one did say the same thing about that word they would simply be wrong and making an extremely idiotic statement of monumental proportions..
 
Orly? said:
You could also say the exact same about the word "nigger", but I bet you wouldn't..
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The two are nowhere near equivalent in any context, and your response is frankly nonsensical given what they were reasoning.
 
LaylaWindu said:
???HAHAHA No you could not say the "same thing" actually, and if one did say the same thing about that word they would simply be wrong and making an extremely idiotic statement of monumental proportions..
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See.. Yous a racist..
 
falcata said:
The two are nowhere near equivalent in any context, and your response is frankly nonsensical given what they were reasoning.
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I don't believe so.. Just ingrained taboo/newspeak in the works..
 
Orly? said:
I don't believe so.. Just ingrained taboo/newspeak in the works..
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Maybe if you ignore the distinctly different histories of both terms. One stemming from a social hierarchy based upon color of skin which facilitated the abuse and bondage of millions of individuals even past its supposed demise with the civil war/ civil rights amendments, 13 - 15. The other a term for a people who are without a doubt marginalized in the history of our country, but without a doubt lacing the extreme persecution of the former.

Secondly, they were characterizing terms such as redneck, gay, and Jew as ones being separate from classification of race. These can be debated for two since race is already only a social construct, but you offered the n-word as an equivalent in that case. That is either a misunderstanding or just completely stupid.
 
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