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Re: Redneck Culture
Posted By: Howard, on host 209.86.36.76
Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2000, at 18:48:01
In Reply To: Re: Redneck Culture posted by CarrieAnn on Tuesday, June 20, 2000, at 07:50:31:

> In my opinion redneck refers to an attitude,
> just like most stereotypical descriptive terms
> refer to an attitude. I know true rednecks that
> live in the hollers at the foothills of Appalachia.
> The problem occurs when an entire nation
> can clump a large part of the country into one
> term. It's not right to do it with southerners, it's
> not right to do it with northerns, westerners,
> etc, etc. Regardless of race, class or
> education level. * Thanks for the compliment.
>
>
Wow! I'm glad to find someone else who calls those little valleys "hollers" instead of "hollows." Have you ever lived in Eastern Kentucky?
Howard

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