It cracks me up .. but being a writer i always pay attention to the meaning of words. And it seems that a lot of confusion has grown between the difference between "hick" "country" and "redneck" .. the result is that then people start using these terms without being aware of what they mean.
When you call yourself a "redneck" .. read below to see what you are saying about yourself and decide if this is really what you mean:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/redneck
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
red·neck Informal: Often Disparaging.
–noun 1. an uneducated white farm laborer, esp. from the South.
2. a bigot or reactionary, esp. from the rural working class.
–adjective 3. Also, red-necked. narrow, prejudiced, or reactionary: a redneck attitude.
Also, red-neck.
[Origin: 1820–30, Americanism; red1 + neck]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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American Heritage Dictionary
red·neck
n. Offensive Slang
1. Used as a disparaging term for a member of the white rural laboring class, especially in the southern United States.
2. A white person regarded as having a provincial, conservative, often bigoted attitude.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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