This is not shocking at all. I was raised in the south and I know a real southern drawl when I hear one. Daniel Lawrence Whitney’s entire persona and southern accent seems completely contrived. This video proves that it is.
I have a 1957 video that has a bizarre scene of two rednecks. It is supposed to be a comedic scene but comes off as creepily menacing. I figure both rednecks to have been in their late 40s so they were brought up before television and maybe didn't even have electricity at home. When you're a kid growing up with TV, the Internet, and video games, you are way too urbanized to be a real redneck, few of whom actually exist anymore.
You could argue with me on the latter point but after you see my video of REAL rednecks, you would be hard pressed to think of anybody you know who acts like that anymore.
p.s. Junior Samples was REAL Redneck.