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I wonder if the word "redneck" will ever be considered a slur. If it's meant to mean a person of right leaning ideologies I guess that's fine, but most of the

by jayski 3y ago

I wonder if the word "redneck" will ever be considered a slur. If it's meant to mean a person of right leaning ideologies I guess that's fine, but most of the time it means a poor person of low education who happens to be from flyover country. It wouldnt be appropriate to have a word for that same person if they were from the east or west coast regardless of race.

the_third_wave 3y ago
> If it's meant to mean a person of right leaning ideologies I guess that's fine, but most of the time it means a poor person of low education who happens to be from flyover country. It is quite amazing how you in a single sentence manage to say it is fine to slur people with 'right-leaning ideologies' while also using the coastal term 'flyover country' for those areas which the coastal elites assume to be good for nothing more than growing the food they eat but nothing else and certainly not worth visiting - your coastal elite colours are shining through but in contrast to Cindy Lauper's song they are not beautiful. Believe it or not but there is a lot to be learned and gained from those 'right-leaning ideologies', especially for those coastal elites who use terms like 'flyover country'. Society works best when conservatives (or 'right-wing ideologies') and progressives (or 'left-wing ideologies') keep each other in check to avoid excessive Californication or dogmatic stagnation.
- jayski 3y ago
  I think we went off course a little, English is not my first language and I don't live in the US. I thought flyover country was a non offensive way of saying everything between the coasts. I apologize if I got that wrong. Also I'm personally not left or right,I see a lot of value in some conservative ideas. What I meant is if the word redneck referred to a conservative I don't find it offensive precisely because there's nothing wrong about being a conservative, whereas being poor or not having had access to (quality?) education is clearly a hardship that we should not mock.
explaininjs 3y ago
Redneck is already considered a slur by many who use it. But happily the people who it refers to don’t tend to give a damn what coastal elites/city slickers think of them. In fact they often rejoice in the rejection.
kgwxd 3y ago
I know very smart, fly-over state born and raised, right leaning individuals, I don't know anyone that calls them rednecks. It's meant to mean uneducated, violent, rapey, racist, fake religious, fake patriot, asshole. The aforementioned people even use the "slur" themselves. Calling a duck a duck shouldn't be a source of controversy.

by jayski 3y ago

the_third_wave 3y ago

> If it's meant to mean a person of right leaning ideologies I guess that's fine, but most of the time it means a poor person of low education who happens to be from flyover country. It is quite amazing how you in a single sentence manage to say it is fine to slur people with 'right-leaning ideologies' while also using the coastal term 'flyover country' for those areas which the coastal elites assume to be good for nothing more than growing the food they eat but nothing else and certainly not worth visiting - your coastal elite colours are shining through but in contrast to Cindy Lauper's song they are not beautiful. Believe it or not but there is a lot to be learned and gained from those 'right-leaning ideologies', especially for those coastal elites who use terms like 'flyover country'. Society works best when conservatives (or 'right-wing ideologies') and progressives (or 'left-wing ideologies') keep each other in check to avoid excessive Californication or dogmatic stagnation.

jayski 3y ago
I think we went off course a little, English is not my first language and I don't live in the US. I thought flyover country was a non offensive way of saying everything between the coasts. I apologize if I got that wrong. Also I'm personally not left or right,I see a lot of value in some conservative ideas. What I meant is if the word redneck referred to a conservative I don't find it offensive precisely because there's nothing wrong about being a conservative, whereas being poor or not having had access to (quality?) education is clearly a hardship that we should not mock.

explaininjs 3y ago

Redneck is already considered a slur by many who use it. But happily the people who it refers to don’t tend to give a damn what coastal elites/city slickers think of them. In fact they often rejoice in the rejection.

kgwxd 3y ago

I know very smart, fly-over state born and raised, right leaning individuals, I don't know anyone that calls them rednecks. It's meant to mean uneducated, violent, rapey, racist, fake religious, fake patriot, asshole. The aforementioned people even use the "slur" themselves. Calling a duck a duck shouldn't be a source of controversy.