Posted by Dinah on February 1, 2003, at 8:04:51
In reply to Re: I will stick to deadly dull subjects from now on.. » Dinah, posted by IsoM on February 1, 2003, at 3:09:52
> To me, I saw slap stick humour & nothing more. Maybe I don't even know what rednecks are supposed to be.
I knew that IsoM. That's why I explained. You see the problem with redneck jokes is that when people see someone who fits some of the "redneck" stereotypes (drinks beer, has a gun rack in their truck, wears a certain type of clothing, has a red neck :), add a few more as you please) that they will then extrapolate from those facts that they have a lot of other characteristics as well. That maybe they hold certain political beliefs or have certain character flaws.
And that just isn't true as a group. It may be true of individuals, but it's not true as an entire group.
In fact, none of your jokes even implied such a thing. They were based on the lack of social graces of rednecks. Yet, that very extrapolation occurred on this thread.
I think that maybe the stereotype gets confused with the meaning in people who aren't in contact with rednecks.
Just my 2 cents.
Dinah
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