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Is redneck synonymous with the dreaded N word?
In the use of both words there are derogatory and amiable meanings. In both words you find that when one says it to the other it is called hate. When one says it to one in the same it is a term of endearment. Some are even proud of it, on both sides. I understand the history behind both, and most of you don't, I have heard plenty with completely wrong versions. So tell me then if you were trying to explain these terms to someone from another world would you simply have to say one is for whites, and one is for blacks? Is there a better answer to this?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I don't think so.
- 1 decade ago
Fearing a derogatory term only gives it power. The only reason the N word is still so offensive is because the very ones who use it constantly at the same time fear others using it. Those who are offended by nothing, however, are somehow supposed to feel guilt-ridden.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Very insightful Question.
Yes. They are the same.
Elite Liberals started calling Outdoor Workers "Rednecks", years ago.
It was a term of ridicule against men who worked in the sun, and had sunburned necks.
And it wasn't just in the South---- it was across the Nation.
Elite Liberals still consider Working People as Trash.
- dendyLv 44 years ago
Blacks use the N be conscious so why cant whites. each and every physique i understand makes use of the N be conscious i see no situation with it. Who extremely supplies a @hit on the top of the day its basically a be conscious that the two races use.
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- BetterLv 41 decade ago
As a black man where I was raised in the South we refferred to low life white people as ni66ers all the same and this really hasn't changed, it's just that white people aren't aware of it.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Redneck are the vulgar label for local citizens
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Redneck is nothing like the n word. More like cr***er is a better equivalent. Or W****yScumPutas.
Saying it's racist to call out white rednecks is like saying it's racist to call out black gang bangers.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Rednecks are often racists. So, no. That would be quite contradictory.
