The Redneck Mystique

One of the few completely clean jokes I know came from the pastor of my church. On a recent Sunday morning, he told a story about Jesus going to a small restaurant and sitting quietly in a corner after placing a lunch order. An Irishman in a wheelchair comes into the restaurant, is shown to his table, whereupon he recognizes Jesus, and asks the waitress to send over a cup of coffee, from him. Next …showed first 75 words of 927 total…

…showed last 75 words of 927 total…Dairy Queen," wouldn't pack the same wallop if Jeff Foxworthy sounded like Tony Soprano. I believe that to be considered a redneck in 2004 means just about anything we want it to mean, as a symbol of the values we hold near and dear to our hearts, or disparage with equal abandon. To be a redneck is to be representative of the very best and the very worst there is to offer in American society today.