Look, I'm going to cut straight to the chase here. Even tho I'm from the north, Michigan, I don't like the term "Red Neck" used in a derogatory sense as you have done unless it applies to a southern Democrat.........
That's all I'm going to say about that..........
Sheesh, I’ve hit a nerve with a lot of people here.
I’d be glad to take it back. Unfortunately there is no edit feature on this site. In fact, I’m going to just have to refer all who complained about my usage of that word to this post.
Dear everyone. It was a poor choice of words. It popped into my head because, as a bicyclist myself, the only guys that ever intentionally tried to run me off the road or intentionally throw tacks in front of a bunch of cyclists looked and acted an awful lot like “rednecks”. I am a redneck myself and talk to a lot of rednecks. When it comes to bicyclists, I’m in the minority in the redneck community. And there are rednecks everywhere, even in Hollywood.
The term derives its meaning from the person using the word. In the future, if you find yourself being offended by someone using the word, before you get your panties in a wad, ask them to share with you what they meant by the word. You may be surprised by what you hear/read.
Words have meaning, but on a FORUM that does not allow editing of posts, you may want to take them with a grain of salt and keep your emotions in check before responding, until you can be sure what you are inferring is what the poster actually meant.
Thank you.