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Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 months agoI prefer hillbillies to rednecks. Rednecks have “back the blue” stickers while hillbillies take pot shots at any car with federal plates. Rednecks have lifted mall crawlers while hillbillies have an old busted Tacoma or Geo Metro. Rednecks have pets, hillbillies have raccoon and possum neighbors who hang out on their porch together.
Originally rednecks were the hillbillies that wore red neckerchiefs at the battle of Blair mountain. They fought against Pinkertons who were hired by the coal mines to break up the rednecks who had taken over the company property.
That may have changed since the blue collar comedy tour, but originally rednecks were the works seizing the means of production.
I can’t find a source corroborating this and looking up “etymology redneck” indicates the term comes from sunburn on the back of manual laborers’ necks. I am always glad to see the west Virginia coal mine wars brought up tho so kudos.
is there a difference between hillbillies and hill folk or is that just playing with words
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 months ago
You’re only a hillbilly if you’re from the Appalachia region of the US, otherwise you’re just a sparkling redneck.