Chattanooga Times Free Press: Redneck Comedy Bus Tour brings laughs and camo to Chattanooga tourism scene
The Redneck Comedy Bus Tour is fixin' to come to this neck of the woods, with Chattanooga city tours launching Nov. 14 and local Christmas light tours starting Nov. 28. The redneck-themed tour ...
Redneck Comedy Bus Tour brings laughs and camo to Chattanooga tourism scene
Redneck is a derogatory term currently applied to some lower-class and working-class southerners. The term, which came into common usage in the 1930s, is derived from the redneck's beginnings as a "yeoman farmer" whose neck would burn as they toiled in the fields.
‘Redneck’ suggests someone who belongs to the white working class, is uneducated, and has offensive opinions, while ‘hillbilly’ suggests someone whose ways are backward because they live in remote hills or mountains.
REDNECK definition: 1. an offensive word for a white person who is considered to be poor and uneducated, especially one…. Learn more.
With origins soon after the civil war, the term redneck has been used by the American people to describe a constantly changing group of white Americans. However, there are reoccurring traits in this subculture throughout.
Redneck is a pejorative slang term for poor white rural farmers, mainly from the south of the United States. The term originated from the idea that the farmers were often working outdoors, in bent over positions, that caused their necks to be sunburned.