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So here I am. Thirty miles east of St. Paul, MN. A guy in a black, lifted Dodge pickup with two six-foot Confederate flags flying from poles in the pickup box pulled up to visit the neighbor. He's got a Dodge ram logo colored in Stars and Bars covering his back window. There's an International Harvester symbol and Calvin pissing on Barack Obama also on his back window.

I've never seen a real redneck before. Oh. And he's got a big-ass black dog, too. He's wearing tight blue jeans, a wife beaters, and smoking a cigarette. Wow. A real, live southern redneck. In Wisconsin. Whoda thunk it?

He just went to the truck and got a Coors beer from behind the seat.

So what?

Signed,

Queso from across the street

jpetekUA777 wrote:Signed,

Queso from across the street

Seriously though, the thread starter actually has some offensive tone to me. To put the shoe on the other foot, how would it look if I started a thread titled "Wow. It's a Real Gay Couple!", then went on to describe a pair of stereotypical gay males I see on the property next to mine and how they embrace each other and make obvious public displays of affection toward one another. Or if it was titled "Wow. It's a Real 41gg3r!", then went on to describe a Cadillac with curb feelers and people of dark skin pulling watermelons and fried chicken from the car. Really, how would that be taken?

Now, I am not in the least saying the thread should be pulled or locked because any "redneck" would have the stones to accept what has been written, but it should be noted that the exact same behavior would be looked upon as offensive and would not be tolerated were it aimed at any other cultural, racial, or sexually oriented group other than straight white males.

Zippy always says offensive things too, like, "Look! A bunny." Really, the bunny's just livin' how it was born and acting the way it was raised...sheesh.

Queso wrote: watermelons and fried chicken from the car.

Holy shit, you made me hungry. KFC run is in order.

jpetekUA777 wrote:

Queso wrote: watermelons and fried chicken from the car.

Holy shit, you made me hungry. KFC run is in order.

They kept showing KFC commercials during the local news this evening and me and my spouse discussed how it was making us crave fried chicken. Strange, huh?

Mark wrote:I've never seen a real redneck before.

That figures, most of them work for a living...

Too bad I have to go to the ghetto for Popeyes tho.

Mmmm, Bojangles.

Mark, were there balls hanging from the hitch?

And screw Popeyes. Bojangles FTW.

Queso wrote:
Seriously though, the thread starter actually has some offensive tone to me. To put the shoe on the other foot, how would it look if I started a thread titled "Wow. It's a Real Gay Couple!", then went on to describe a pair of stereotypical gay males I see on the property next to mine and how they embrace each other and make obvious public displays of affection toward one another. Or if it was titled "Wow. It's a Real 41gg3r!", then went on to describe a Cadillac with curb feelers and people of dark skin pulling watermelons and fried chicken from the car. Really, how would that be taken?

Now, I am not in the least saying the thread should be pulled or locked because any "redneck" would have the stones to accept what has been written, but it should be noted that the exact same behavior would be looked upon as offensive and would not be tolerated were it aimed at any other cultural, racial, or sexually oriented group other than straight white males.

So me reporting that I found someone who scored an 9.25 out of 10 on the stereotypical redneck scale is offensive? The only thing lacking was a mullet and a visible firearm. I actually thought the stereotypical redneck was a mythical creature, just like the movie Fargo contains mythical stereotypical Minnesotans.

You still didn't say if they had the fake balls hanging from the hitch or not.

Mark wrote:just like the movie Fargo contains mythical stereotypical Minnesotans.

You betcha!! Yah!! (nods head)

GQfluffy wrote:You still didn't say if they had the fake balls hanging from the hitch or not.

Nope. No truck nuts.

You're not a real redneck until you fill your truck's gas tank with JetA with the hopes of flying it around.....

ShyFlyer wrote:You're not a real redneck until you fill your truck's gas tank with JetA with the hopes of flying it around.....

+1 for the Family Guy reference

Mark wrote:So me reporting that I found someone who scored an 9.25 out of 10 on the stereotypical redneck scale is offensive?

You don't want to go there, Mark. Would me reporting that I found someone who scored 9.25 out of 10 on the stereotypical gay or stereotypical n1gg3r or stereotypical w3tb4ck scale be offensive? Damn right it would, and you and about 3 others here would be all over my ass about it.

Mark wrote:The only thing lacking was a mullet and a visible firearm. I actually thought the stereotypical redneck was a mythical creature, just like the movie Fargo contains mythical stereotypical Minnesotans.

"The only thing lacking was grillz and a do-rag." "The only thing lacking was a bandana and 3 pregnant daughters." "The only thing lacking was a butch haircut and a lisp."

Just because I don't see gay people every day doesn't mean I am going to do everything I can to make fun of them when I happen to see one that is identifiable. And don't give me any of that "Yeah, but it's different" horse shit either, because what you are doing is the exact same thing that many others come unglued about when making references to other racial, ethnic, or sexual identity minorities.

Queso wrote:Just because I don't see gay people every day

I would imagine you do, though you may not realise it. And last time I checked nobody was born, or was genetically compelled to be, a redneck. It's a lifestyle choice, akin to a goth or a sing-along-a-sound-of-music enthusiast and is incomparable to race or sexual orientation, which are geneticall predisposed.

I thought the thread was pretty amusing, obviously Mark lives in a fairly narrow cultural spectrum and was intrigued by this chunk of manliness invading his neighbourhood

JLAmber wrote:I thought the thread was pretty amusing, obviously Mark lives in a fairly narrow cultural spectrum and was intrigued by this chunk of manliness invading his neighbourhood

As would I be if there was a gay couple or a gangsta couple "invading my neighborhood". But I would be ostracized if I pointed them out in a thread. No such criticism when the tables are turned, however. Double standard.

Thanks for the early morning laugh.

Great way to start my day.

The only problem with the guy pulling up in the truck with the Stars, Bars and coors is that the frackin' truck is a DODGE. No self-respecting Red-Neck would own a DODGE. They're Chevy people. Just ask any one of my cousins in LA . . . . Lower Alabama. They can't even Spell Dodge. Of course, they can't spell Chevy either but what the hell.





Oh, and as for Fried Yard Bird - it's Popeyes all the way. Spicy. With biscuits and beer . . . .

ANCFlyer wrote:
The only problem with the guy pulling up in the truck with the Stars, Bars and coors is that the frackin' truck is a DODGE. No self-respecting Red-Neck would own a DODGE. They're Chevy people. Just ask any one of my cousins in LA . . . . Lower Alabama. They can't even Spell Dodge. Of course, they can't spell Chevy either but what the hell.

I thought they drove Ford trucks

Well said Queso..... all posts.



Signed: A southern redneck. ORFflyer



Now - having said that - I feel much better. Keep in mind, most folks think the stereotypical redneck is a racist - and that's not at all true. That's simply a label given them by real racists - ones that just can't let go of the past. The confederate flag is a part of southern history. Yes - southern history includes some real bad shit - but it IS history. And it wasn't perpetuated by the flag, but from southern racists.

I look at it this way......

You show your X's.......

and I'll show mine.......

ORFflyer wrote:Now - having said that - I feel much better. Keep in mind, most folks think the stereotypical redneck is a racist - and that's not at all true. That's simply a label given them by real racists - ones that just can't let go of the past. The confederate flag is a part of southern history. Yes - southern history includes some real bad shit - but it IS history. And it wasn't perpetuated by the flag, but from southern racists.

Bravo.

While I can laugh at what Mark posted, I also laugh at the blacks around here and their 80's boats (like Superfly) and the stupid crap they do to them. Of course, to laugh at that, you'd be a racist, not that it's the same thing or anything.

Queso and ORF, you made your point, but don't let it get too carried away. If you can't laugh at yourself, along with everyone else, then who can you laugh at period?

GQfluffy wrote:
Queso and ORF, you made your point, but don't let it get too carried away. If you can't laugh at yourself, along with everyone else, then who can you laugh at period?

Exactly. Mark's point looked like it was made in jest, nothing more - lets not turn it into something more than he really meant.