Redneck Car Jump

[FTOJRLST]

I like the reaction of the guy holding the camera...

http://www.break.com/index/drunk-redneck-jumps-his-suzuki.html

[Baltimore Shooter]

"Just a good ol' boys, never meanin' no harm..."

"Hey everybody, watch this..."

There's a comment below the video by a woman who said "awwwww: i thinkn the driver is cute :)"

UGH!

Warren

[pre-set]

I object to the use of the term "Redneck" in the title of this thread.

It is a misconstrued, racist, offensive term. It is the moral equivalent of the N-word. So is "cracker", "honkey", "peckerwood" and "white trash".

They have no business on this site.

[Sore Shoulder]

I can't believe he made it! :eek:
I just knew it was gonna crash on the grill or hit the tree.
They can't spell video, but they know their trigonometry. :D

[Foxwood]

Outstanding!!! He even kept his shirt on. I like the kids and the bikes laying around.

[Wideangle]

"I object to the use of the term "Redneck" in the title of this thread.

It is a misconstrued, racist, offensive term. It is the moral equivalent of the N-word. So is "cracker", "honkey", "peckerwood" and "white trash".

They have no business on this site." pre-set

The origins of the term redneck actually go back to the 1930's in a number of disputes in West Virginia. A large group of unionized miners marched south to Logan County, to pressure the mine owners there to allow their miners to become unionized. To identify themselves, the miners all wore red bandannas around their necks. The publicity associated with the battles and the subsequent court cases created the term red-necks, and at that time they were viewed as the good guys in the conflict.

[jim sitton]

Hey, That's my uncle/brother!

[Foxwood]

Well, he didn't have a red bandanna. I suppose "Peckerwood" will do. Actually has a nice ring to it if you say it while he puts his helmet on.

[newz2me]

Dang them Duke boys!

"Hey everybody, watch this..."

My former boss (a born and raised Southener) used to call that "The Redneck epitath". He said the last words a Redneck says are "Hey y'all watch this!".
If your from the South or ever spent any length of time living in the South you understand.

[Foxwood]

It holds true in the North as well. I remember a kid who was out drinking with his friends. As he climbed a high tension power line tower he said the same thing. You can guess the rest........

[pre-set]

The origins of the term redneck actually go back to the 1930's in a number of disputes in West Virginia. A large group of unionized miners marched south to Logan County, to pressure the mine owners there to allow their miners to become unionized. To identify themselves, the miners all wore red bandannas around their necks. The publicity associated with the battles and the subsequent court cases created the term red-necks, and at that time they were viewed as the good guys in the conflict.



That's why, in my POST, I said it was MISCONSTRUED. I know the origin, thank you very much. And if it still meant that, I'd be fine with it. But it doesn't. Now it's a racial slur - hence - being MISCONSTRUED.

There's lots of words we don't use anymore because "it's not right"... This should be one of them.

[newz2me]

It's not a racial slur because you're not referring to a person's race but more to a lifestyle and regional description. I'm originally from New Jersey and I've heard all the Jersey Goomba jokes there are out there. Never did I ever take any of it as a personal attack on me or my beliefs. I spent 5 years living in North Carolina with a New Jersey accent and I got my fair share of ribbing because of it, been called a Yankee and such.
I don't think I met a Southerner that really hated the term Redneck. Yes terms like Redneck, Yankee and so on in the wrong context can be used as an insult. Some guy cuts you off and you call him a stupid Redneck, yes that's an insult but not a slur let alone racial in nature. In fact there are lots of non-regional outright blatent insults like moron, jackasss, old geezer and so on that have only one defination.
I can't recall a Southerner I've ever met that felt insulted by the term. Most Southerners know it's just a stereotype but they seem to enjoy the image of being part of "the wild bunch", someone you don't mess with. In fact there's a Redneck Festival held each year celebrating all things Redneck. It covers the full stereotypical range of Redneckness and it's all in good fun with a lot of pride.
Did you actually see that video? I don't think any of those guys are insulted at being called Rednecks. A rose is a rose by any other name it doesn't change who they are or what they do. The video is supposed to be a fun, light-hearted video of a couple of Southern boys acting like well....Southern boys. Try not to read more into it than what it is.

[Foxwood]

If you've ever gotten really drunk, thrown the barrels out of your Suzuki and jumped it over a dirt ramp in the middle of the woods while your friends and their little brothers cheered you on........you just might be a redneck.

[Latin Lens]

Holy Fu@#in' Sh*t......didn't know an early 90s Suzuki could catch that much air.

[cameradog]

I know the origin, thank you very much. And if it still meant that, I'd be fine with it. But it doesn't. Now it's a racial slur - hence - being MISCONSTRUED.

Give the fake outrage a rest, Gomer.

[pre-set]

What are you implying?

Are you saying you don't think I'm really offended by that word? Or are you infering that you think I am a R-word? Because Gomer ain't my fcukin' name, pal. So which is it?

[Foxwood]

Woodchuck,

Cry me a river.

[cameradog]

What are you implying?

Are you saying you don't think I'm really offended by that word? Or are you infering that you think I am a R-word? Because Gomer ain't my fcukin' name, pal. So which is it?

I have to pick just one?

[pre-set]

Well, it would be helpful. Then I would know if you're prejudiced, or you just don't like me.

[Freddie Mercury]

The origins of the term redneck actually go back to the 1930's in a number of disputes in West Virginia. A large group of unionized miners marched south to Logan County, to pressure the mine owners there to allow their miners to become unionized. To identify themselves, the miners all wore red bandannas around their necks. The publicity associated with the battles and the subsequent court cases created the term red-necks, and at that time they were viewed as the good guys in the conflict.

I have never heard that story. Can you point me to a (non-wiki) source that tells about that? I always understood the origin to be the sunburn on the back of a farmer/cowboy's neck from working outside all day.

[Buck Satan]

So you are saying that elitist and racial stereotypes are good for some but not others? You people need to educate yourselves...

http://www.amazon.com/Redneck-Manifesto-Hillbillies-Americas-Scapegoats/dp/0684838648/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206187934&sr=8-1

[pre-set]

I have never heard that story. Can you point me to a (non-wiki) source that tells about that? I always understood the origin to be the sunburn on the back of a farmer/cowboy's neck from working outside all day.



It's true, Freddie. The name was actually coined by a newspaper reporter covering the march of unionized miners to the town of Matewan, WV.

It was originally a term of.... well, I don't know if "honor" is the right word, but it certainly had no negative conotation.

Now, it was been hijacked and misconstrued by people who think it's an acceptable way to refer to conservative, working class, under-educated, rural white people. Instead of just calling them "people"....

You know, just like n_____ is consisdered acceptable way to refer to African Americans. Or s___ is a fine word to describe Latinos. Or c_____ can be used when discussing Asians. Perfectly acceptable, right?