Again...someone can call me a redneck all they like. I wont be offended, simply because "i ain't one"!!! (But living in the Appalachia I sure as hell can tell you when i see one)
Here's the history....
Redneck, in modern usage, predominantly refers to a particular
stereotype of people who may be found in many regions of the United States or Canada. The word can be used either as a
pejorative or as a matter of
pride, depending on context.
Usage of the term
redneck generally differs from
hick and
hillbilly, because rednecks reject or resist assimilation into the dominant culture, while hicks and hillbillies theoretically are isolated from the dominant culture. In this way, the term
redneck is similar to the word
cracker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redneck