Lest I be mistaken for a Jeff Foxworthy imitator let me point out that not only am I
not a redneck myself, I am a relative newbie to rural America. This list is somewhat more honest than anything you will hear in his routine or read in his (bestselling) books. It is not intended to be derogatory and is primarily based on my experience of this subset of country-folk.
1. Are you proud of being ignorant?
This includes but is not limited a refusal to try anything new, like traveling, or exotic foods. It's a belief that everything you already know is sufficient and that not reading or being interested in the world around you is an indicator of humility and being genuine.
2. Are you comfortable with squalor?
Picture the living-room in a mobile home in which every flat surface is covered with Wendy's paper-bags and cups, or pizza-boxes and there is dirty laundry draped over the back of the sofa. The air stinks from the smell of dirty dishes piled in the kitchen sink and the overflowing garbage-bin under the sink. On the living-room carpet there is an air-compressor that somebody took apart and forgot to put back together and several, Playstation 2 controllers. This is the home of a family of 5 in Northern Florida, and no, I did not make it up.
3. Can you handle people who disagree with you?
Fox News is their idea of fair and balanced,which means that they have no idea what "fair" is and are incapable of tolerating any opposing viewpoint. Voice an opinion contrary to what they believe and you will be met with bitter rage. The violence of this rage, exemplified by the Civil War, the KKK, the general malevolence of the American Right Wing, is what separates them from everybody else. The redneck is, above all, a person who cannot tolerate any form of dissent, even the implied dissent of not being exactly like him.
4. Are you obsessed with territory and the idea of being invaded?
Rednecks are paranoid, fearful, always have an eye out for people trying to take from them, which gives an insight into their own tendencies and intentions. They like the idea of law and order while they see it as being biased towards them. Their weapons-fetish is largely due to this fear of others.
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
not a redneck myself, I am a relative newbie to rural America. This list is somewhat more honest than anything you will hear in his routine or read in his (bestselling) books. It is not intended to be derogatory and is primarily based on my experience of this subset of country-folk.1. Are you proud of being ignorant?
This includes but is not limited a refusal to try anything new, like traveling, or exotic foods. It's a belief that everything you already know is sufficient and that not reading or being interested in the world around you is an indicator of humility and being genuine.
2. Are you comfortable with squalor?
Picture the living-room in a mobile home in which every flat surface is covered with Wendy's paper-bags and cups, or pizza-boxes and there is dirty laundry draped over the back of the sofa. The air stinks from the smell of dirty dishes piled in the kitchen sink and the overflowing garbage-bin under the sink. On the living-room carpet there is an air-compressor that somebody took apart and forgot to put back together and several, Playstation 2 controllers. This is the home of a family of 5 in Northern Florida, and no, I did not make it up.
3. Can you handle people who disagree with you?
Fox News is their idea of fair and balanced,which means that they have no idea what "fair" is and are incapable of tolerating any opposing viewpoint. Voice an opinion contrary to what they believe and you will be met with bitter rage. The violence of this rage, exemplified by the Civil War, the KKK, the general malevolence of the American Right Wing, is what separates them from everybody else. The redneck is, above all, a person who cannot tolerate any form of dissent, even the implied dissent of not being exactly like him.
4. Are you obsessed with territory and the idea of being invaded?
Rednecks are paranoid, fearful, always have an eye out for people trying to take from them, which gives an insight into their own tendencies and intentions. They like the idea of law and order while they see it as being biased towards them. Their weapons-fetish is largely due to this fear of others.
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
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