Redneck

In modern usage, redneck predominantly refers to a particular stereotype of whites from the Southern United States, Western United States, and Appalachia. The word can be used either as a pejorative or as a matter of pride, depending on context.

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"Redneck", like the word nigger, has two general uses: one, a pejorative for outsiders, and then another used by members within that group. To outsiders, generally, it is a term for those of Scots-Irish descent (some members of which settled outside the South and Appalachia), or more loosely, rural poor to middle-class persons of rural extraction. (Appalachia also includes small sections of the midwest and northeast.) Within that group, however, it is used to describe the more downscale members. "Country" person is a more polite synonym for "redneck". Rednecks span from the working poor to the working class.

Stereotype: :For the term used in computing, see stereotype (computing)....

Southern United States: The Southern United States or the South constitute a distinctive region covering a large portion of the United States. Due to the region's unique cultural and historic heritage, the South has developed its own customs, literature, musical styles (such as country music and jazz), and cuisine. The Sou...

Appalachia: Appalachia is a partly rural, partly urbanized and industrialized region in and around the Appalachian Mountains in the Eastern United States....

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