Real Rednecks aren't boot lickers | Dark Dives

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Blair Zoń

Documentary, Education, Business, Society & Culture

4.4 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Go to http://uncommongoods.com/darkdives to get 15% off. Sign up for our Patreon to support what we do! https://www.patreon.com/iilluminaughtii Welcome to Dark Dives, a new series where we explore the murky and devious depths of humanity. When you hear the term ‘redneck’, you probably think of a patriotic southerner. Maybe even a MAGA follower. But redneck used to mean something very different. In fact, you could even argue that it used to mean the complete opposite of what it means today. Connect With Me: https://linktr.ee/iilluminaughtii’ Sources: https://justpaste.it/4jmdp Writers/Researchers/Helpers: Ali Z-B This episode was edited and mixed by: G. Thomas Craig Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Last to Fall- Will Van De Crommert Outro Song Credits: Sacred and Profane- Nicholas Rowe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.2	Please know that today's episode may use some offensive language, but this is not to offend anyone, but to explore the roots of certain terms we're going to be discussing today.
0:45.4	I got me and that tonight with a country girl. I just got there a chew with my coat and two of my favorite now.
0:46.4	That I'm pulling a hair and a little girl.
0:49.0	This avocado we just gave me a wedding ring.
0:52.0	Ain't rubber on the Georgia ass part. What comes to mind when you hear the word redneck? Chances are it's a white southerner. Someone that hangs an American or Confederate flag outside their home, someone who drives a pickup truck, and maybe they drink a little too much beer.
1:08.0	The term isn't often really used as a compliment.
1:11.0	And let's be real for a minute, it's become synonymous with white trash.
1:15.0	And right about now, given the political divide in this country, rednecks are often seen as
1:19.1	Republican, American lovers, Trump supporters, at least in the modern day.
1:24.0	But that wasn't always the case.
1:26.0	In fact, years ago, the term redneck
1:28.0	meant the opposite of what people associated with today.
1:32.0	See, history is often written by the winners and the wealthy, but back in the
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