what is "Redneck" ?

REDNECK Mildly offensive term for a lower class white person from the southeastern states of the USA. Derives from someone who spent a lot of time on manual labour outside and so received a "red neck" from the sun.

Have you seen Jeff foxworthy? Its a country lifes slang so to speak...its origin is its reference to country peoples simple ways and a mentality that is not so upper crust related. Which is where the jokes came from about rednecks shopping at walmarts and the idea of a condo being a travel trailer on top of a tall post...ect

taken from wikipedia.org, Redneck, in modern usage, predominantly refers to a particular stereotype of people who may be found in many regions of the United States or Canada. Originally limited to Appalachia and the American South, and later the Ozarks and Rocky Mountains, this stereotype is now widespread in other states and the Canadian provinces. The word can be used either as a pejorative or as a matter of pride, depending on context. A popular etymology says that the term derives from such individuals having a red neck caused by working outdoors in the sunlight over the course of their lifetime. The effect of decades of direct sunlight on the exposed skin of the back of the neck not only reddens fair skin, but renders it leathery and tough, and typically very wrinkled and spotted by late middle age. Similarly, some historians claim that the term redneck originated in 17th-Century Virginia, because indentured servants were sunburnt while tending plantation crops.

Just wanted to let you know I AM A REDNECK and I am not dirty, do not drive a beat up car, do not have behavior problems, and I take care of my things. Yes, there are some out there who behave this way, but not everyone! I am a southerner who is proud, not ashamed, of being from a long line of blue collar workers and farmers. I drive a 4wheel drive suv, go the the gym atleast 4 times a week, have a college degree, and am very PROUD to be the wife of a truck driver. The term has changed a few times over the years but it is still a basic term for blue collar and farmers.