PM's 'redneck' remark draws Alabama fury

Nine News ^ | April 2, 2010 | Peter Mitchell

[myknowledge]

Stereotyping the Alabamans and Australians again...

...by KRudd.

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[InABunkerUnderSF]

If Mr Rudd thinks there are rednecks in Alabama he’s obviously never been to west of the Blue Mountains. They got rednecks - ranchers, miners, truckers and... uh, professional women. Think Eastern Nevada only BIG. Fun place actually. Watch the snakes.

[Altura Ct.]

Mr Rudd could have perhaps said something different but Robin Williams is an ass. Of course whites are fair game.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***”Calling someone a redneck is the equivalent of a racial epithet,” a reader wrote. ****

When did “White Trash” become respectable and “Redneck” take it’s place?

[donna]

I MUST BE A REDNECK ‘CAUSE I’M NOT UPSET AT ANYBODY!

[Joe 6-pack]

"Most nations remember how Alabama at one time treated the blacks in Selma, Montgomery and Birmingham..."

...and aborigines only got the right to vote in 1962...

[SoldierDad]

Now, wait. The rednecks of Alabama are upset at being referred to as rednecks????

[Graybeard58]

An "extremely upset" Alabama Attorney-General Troy King is investigating whether he can prosecute Watson in Alabama in what could be a death penalty case.

Thereby earning the title of red neck A.G.

Like the Aussie sentence or not, there was no crime committed in Alabama.

[prairiebreeze]

Why in the world do people watch or care about anything said by either Robin Williams or David Letterman??

[myknowledge]

‘Coz they’re libbie airheads?

[fatnotlazy]

If you stare for hours at a can of frozen orange juice because the label says “CONCENTRATE,” you might be a redneck.

[Ronin]

All of you folks, LIGHTEN UP!!!

This kind of hysterical pantie-twisting histrionics is for Dems and Libs.

Sit down, drink your beer and chill out!

[Aussiebabe]

Actually, that is what the British think about Australians (LOL)....I have heard it from them many times.

[Ken H]

This is high comedy! Australia gets insulted, so the Aussie PM fires back and insults Alabama in the process. Now Alabama is firing back.

I wish the Alabama governor would say something like, "The Aussies are no better than your typical prick from New York." Heh!

[constitutiongirl]

Australians also used drive around in their pickups with aboriginal skulls on their dashboards...now that's redneck.

Not only did Australians rob graves to send aboriginal specimens to the British Musuem, according to writings of Edward Ramsey (Australian curator of the Syndney Museum), fresh "samples" were appreciated and he also gave tips on how to 'plug' bullet wounds.

[Hammerhead]

which followed US comedian Robin Williams joking “Australians are basically English rednecks”.

ok....that was pretty funny. : )

[Eagle Eye]

I spent 7 years in UCLA...Upper Corner of Lower Alabama...ie Pensacola area...and Redneck isn’t considered such a bad thing there.

Or should I say not such a bad thang there?

[Eagle Eye]

Or go into seizures because the bottle says “shake well”...?