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Neither "redneck" nor "midwestern" is a racial slur. At worst it's a geocultural insult. Not that I think GP's comment was useful or constructive, but overreac
by gingerrr 10y ago
Neither "redneck" nor "midwestern" is a racial slur. At worst it's a geocultural insult.
Not that I think GP's comment was useful or constructive, but overreaction helps nobody.
- ebiester 10y agoRedneck is still a class slur, and is never/very rarely pointed toward anyone but white people. If you can tie it to "I don't want to live near <x>," it is likely a slur of some sort.
- gingerrr 10y agoPerhaps I should have said geocultural slur then, I agree that it's still meant to denigrate a particular group of people. Despite it mainly being associated with white people, I don't think it's equivalent to something like "white trash" which explicitly targets a race - "redneck" to me seems more akin to just "trashy", which is why I think it's more class-targeted as you mention.
- overcast 10y agoIf you want to get technical, there is only one "race", humans.
- gingerrr 10y agoOk.
- dozzie 10y agoAnd there is only one "race", dogs. Sure.
- cableshaft 10y agoTwo races. Don't forget the Indy 500.