Longhairs-Rednecks??
Posted by Jake on December 19, 2003 at 12:47:47: Previous Next
THis has been bothering me sometime so I wanted to vent here and see if any other longhairs have come into the same or similiar situation.
Ever since I came south I've been accused of being a "redneck" one time or another. this has caused me to get short haircuts in the past ,but no more.
years ago it was the rednecks who had the very short haircuts and who used to beat up on longhairs. what happened?
I would like to know how "longhair" became associated with being a Redneck.
Re: Longhairs-Rednecks??
Posted by MeB on December 19, 2003 at 13:02:53: Previous Next
In Reply to: Longhairs-Rednecks?? posted by Jake on December 19, 2003 at 12:47:47:
Don't have a clue about rednecks since we don't have them here in the UK, but fu**ing a**hole kids call me a pikey all the time, and I hate that. Pikey's are kinda like gypsys, except really dirty and scummy. From what little I know about the USA aren't rednecks kinda similar? Or is that trailor trash? Anyway the guys on Jerry Springer always seem to be kinda pikeyish to me. Maybe thats were it stems from. My relative always say that long haired men look like they have poor hygeine(?), so maybe that could have something to do with it. Glad your not gonna let it put you off growing though, good luck.
MeB
Re: Longhairs-Rednecks??
Posted by Enrique on December 19, 2003 at 20:03:47: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Longhairs-Rednecks?? posted by MeB on December 19, 2003 at 13:02:53:
As I understand it a redneck is an undereducated non reading, drunk (usually) that is portrayed as wearing those pants with the suspenders that latch near the shoulders in front and raggedy shoes. Not to mention the poor hygeine with a short haircut. Trailer trash...Hmm..kinda the same just that they live in trailer parks (hookers, drug addicts, drunks, panhandlers? etc. )
Re: Longhairs-Rednecks??
Posted by Charles on December 20, 2003 at 14:13:32: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Longhairs-Rednecks?? posted by Enrique on December 19, 2003 at 20:03:47:
: As I understand it a redneck is an undereducated non reading, drunk (usually) that is portrayed as wearing those pants with the suspenders that latch near the shoulders in front and raggedy shoes. Not to mention the poor hygeine with a short haircut. Trailer trash...Hmm..kinda the same just that they live in trailer parks (hookers, drug addicts, drunks, panhandlers? etc. )
I understand the term "redneck" to mean a white, conservative, fiercely independent, right-wing, racially intolerant, generally rural dweller who's intolerant to change and ethnic diversity.
Re: Longhairs-Rednecks??
Posted by Dennis on December 19, 2003 at 14:02:06: Previous Next
In Reply to: Longhairs-Rednecks?? posted by Jake on December 19, 2003 at 12:47:47:
: I would like to know how "longhair" became associated with being a Redneck.
This comes from "rednecks" being at least 10-15 years behind the fashionable times in both clothing and hair.
Rednecks had short hair when longhair was in fashion. Long hair had not caught up to the rural areas and rural mindset. They were stuck in shorthair.
Right now, short hair is what is fashionable. The rednecks have just caught up to longhair which had some degree of mainstream popularity in the early 1990's.
One seldoms sees styles popular in urban settings mirroring what is worn in rural settings at the same time.
I have found that this rule is not 100% accurate, but it is pretty darn close. It is not something to be taken seriously unless you are concerned with fashion.
Re: Longhairs-Rednecks??
Posted by Big Bob on December 19, 2003 at 14:08:40: Previous Next
In Reply to: Longhairs-Rednecks?? posted by Jake on December 19, 2003 at 12:47:47:
There is no association as far as I know. The closest a real "redneck" comes to having long hair is a 3 or 4 inch mullet.
It's just a random slur, coming from ignorant people.
Re: Longhairs-Rednecks??
Posted by JoNty on December 19, 2003 at 16:51:22: Previous Next
In Reply to: Longhairs-Rednecks?? posted by Jake on December 19, 2003 at 12:47:47:
I'm amlost sure it's got something to do with mullets.
Good luck with growing your hair. Remember, what everyone else thinks doesn't matter, and there will be people who like it.
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JoNty
Re: Longhairs-Rednecks??
Posted by Bill on December 19, 2003 at 23:07:37: Previous Next
In Reply to: Longhairs-Rednecks?? posted by Jake on December 19, 2003 at 12:47:47:
: THis has been bothering me sometime so I wanted to vent here and see if any other longhairs have come into the same or similiar situation.
: Ever since I came south I've been accused of being a "redneck" one time or another. this has caused me to get short haircuts in the past ,but no more.
: years ago it was the rednecks who had the very short haircuts and who used to beat up on longhairs. what happened?
: I would like to know how "longhair" became associated with being a Redneck.
We called them "rednecks" because they cut their hair so unstylishly short in the back that they got sunburned back there. :-)
To call a longhair a redneck is ignorant of the meaning of the term, because on my neck and yours, that's one place the sun don't shine.
Re: Longhairs-Rednecks??
Posted by ColdFlu on December 22, 2003 at 09:31:19: Previous Next
In Reply to: Longhairs-Rednecks?? posted by Jake on December 19, 2003 at 12:47:47:
Kinda like how some associate whales to being a fish, when in fact it is not.