Because I lived in construction towns, we had a lot of workers who came from the South. They were all white, and, sorry to say, a number of them were pretty redneck.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To me, redneck is a sense of self and a way of life.
I grew up in an all-white community.
I'm kind of a closet redneck.
You know, I'm from the South, and I wasn't interested in perpetuating a stereotypical southern character.
I come from a family of Mississippi sharecroppers just a few generations away from slavery, and I experienced a lot of racism growing up - you can't avoid that if you're a person of color in this country.
If you watch the 'Blue Collar Tour,' I was probably the least redneck of everybody.
I came from a big family... a big family of Southerners.
I grew up on the coast of England in the '70s. My dad is white from Cornwall, and my mom is black from Zimbabwe. Even the idea of us as a family was challenging to most people.
I also grew up on a farm in east Tennessee, so my roots are just naturally super southern, so I've always had that southern country lifestyle.
We live in the country. I'm a redneck. No, ha-ha. I live in L.A. County, but more in the hills. Not in the fancy kind! Trust me; whatever you do you do not want to come to my neighborhood!