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Eko

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12. I grew up in Ga, Fla, NC and Va.
Sun Jul 16, 2023, 12:44 AM
Jul 2023

Also Idaho, Arizona, and Michigan. Mostly the south though. My brother and sisters of the south are not rednecks at all, though some are farmers, hunters and just good people. Even the definition of redneck has changed. The Rednecks from the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain are long gone. That morphed into the jock kids in my first year of high school in NC who fought me just cause I was a skate punk from VB. The ones that would try to run you over as you skated in downtown. Those were the modern rednecks, flying the confederate flag off their trucks and boats. The ones who vote for trump. That's what the modern redneck is now and not to be confused with a southern man or woman. Some of us took that seriously, the challenge to be a southern man or woman. That change was going to come at last. That we would change. Not a redneck.
Eko.

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You might be a redneck if ya [View all] Smackdown2019 Jul 2023 OP
You might be a redneck if ya Eko Jul 2023 #1
You might be a redneck if you try to catch Lyme disease after you already caught COVID Beakybird Jul 2023 #2
You might be a redneck if you wear a tank top in the winter Beakybird Jul 2023 #3
You might be a redneck if your idea of a diet Beakybird Jul 2023 #4
the things you list have nothing to do with being a redneck. SYFROYH Jul 2023 #5
How's this one. Eko Jul 2023 #6
I don't like making jokes at the expense of our redneck brother and sisters SYFROYH Jul 2023 #9
I grew up in Ga, Fla, NC and Va. Eko Jul 2023 #12
Seriously, I get your point. I grew up among rubes. Detests their politics, but Silent Type Jul 2023 #15
you might be a redneck Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #7
You might be a redneck if you incorrectly spell gopiscrap Jul 2023 #8
One of my favorites SledDriver Jul 2023 #10
if you have to climb the local water tower with a bucket of paint to defend your sister's honor Skittles Jul 2023 #18
Shaming poor people who can't afford dinnerware will always guarantee laughs. Bravo. Progressive Lawyer Jul 2023 #38
Original meaning of RedNeck? Tough as nails, rough as a cob? Mopar151 Jul 2023 #11
...if you go to a family reunion to pick up women. rubbersole Jul 2023 #17
Not sure about redneck, but damn sure you'd be a magat GoodRaisin Jul 2023 #13
agreed, there is certainly a difference Skittles Jul 2023 #19
If you're TexasDem69 Jul 2023 #14
+1 betsuni Jul 2023 #16
Sorry but WTF?! Duppers Jul 2023 #20
He's saying he's sick and tired of division politics, that rednecks and rural poor vote for ... marble falls Jul 2023 #22
Farther back than that... albacore Jul 2023 #26
Good point!! This dividing us up works against all of us. marble falls Jul 2023 #23
The divisions are there... not made up. nt albacore Jul 2023 #27
Purpose of this post is to poke fun at Republicans that are still Smackdown2019 Jul 2023 #30
Why is "redneck" a bigger insult than "Trumper"? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2023 #31
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2023 #21
What the fuck is this shit right here WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2023 #24
Yes. BlackSkimmer Jul 2023 #29
Self delete! USALiberal Jul 2023 #35
Amen. Senseless insults are senseless insults on all sides. nolabear Jul 2023 #37
I've been called redneck quite a few times. KentuckyWoman Jul 2023 #25
If your dog rides in your front seat more than your wife. honest.abe Jul 2023 #28
Race / economic / education stereotypes are now encouraged here? Progressive Lawyer Jul 2023 #32
Good point. I'd like to ban any opinion that involves "all are ". LAS14 Jul 2023 #34
What's next, "n-word" jokes in this forum...because after all, its just all in good fun? Progressive Lawyer Jul 2023 #33
+1000 USALiberal Jul 2023 #36
Next on the menu, "wetback" jokes! Come on let's hear 'em! SMH Progressive Lawyer Jul 2023 #39
Better than "lets go brandon" Smackdown2019 Jul 2023 #40
So a joke mocking a person's ethnicity is somehow better than a joke mocking Biden? Progressive Lawyer Jul 2023 #41
Ethic? Smackdown2019 Jul 2023 #42
Get a hold of yourself, Jesus Christ. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2023 #43
Context Smackdown2019 Jul 2023 #44
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