Ellen In South Carolina, during slavery the ‘elites’ stayed away from the coast because of the disease and Gullahs worked the low land. `As climate change erodes away much of the coast, what will be left? Coast effetes? The term ‘red neck’ seems more justifiable.
Do a little research on the term "redneck" it is actually a term for labor strike action in the coal fields, not what I thought it meant in relationship to sun burn.
So, I did some research. While there is brief mention of redneck in the Wikipedia article, in the context of coal field strikers, its use to describe poor white farmers predates it by decades. It originated from actual red necks from sunburn. The coal field strikers wore red neckerchiefs thus the use of the term in that context. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redneck
BTW, your "Do a little research...." is a bit rude.
Not my intent at all to be even a little rude, I live in what many would call Redneck County, the mountains of western North Carolina. We have a lot of what folks would call Rednecks here. I am a retired engineer and moved here because of the outstanding craft school here and I wanted to teach Blacksmithing in retirement. Many of our locals are super hard working folks and accept this outsider because I like to work with my hands.
I myself was surprised to learn that Redneck was a labor union support term, not what most misuse to mean backward mountain folk. Formal education is only one route to knowledge.
Apology accepted but keep in mind that telling someone to "do a little research" carries the implication that those you direct it at don't know what they're talking about. There are more thoughtful ways to offer an alternative explanation.
Ditto with the term "coastal elites"! What does that even mean? There are no low income or less educated people on the coasts?!
Ellen In South Carolina, during slavery the ‘elites’ stayed away from the coast because of the disease and Gullahs worked the low land. `As climate change erodes away much of the coast, what will be left? Coast effetes? The term ‘red neck’ seems more justifiable.
Do a little research on the term "redneck" it is actually a term for labor strike action in the coal fields, not what I thought it meant in relationship to sun burn.
So, I did some research. While there is brief mention of redneck in the Wikipedia article, in the context of coal field strikers, its use to describe poor white farmers predates it by decades. It originated from actual red necks from sunburn. The coal field strikers wore red neckerchiefs thus the use of the term in that context. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redneck
BTW, your "Do a little research...." is a bit rude.
Not my intent at all to be even a little rude, I live in what many would call Redneck County, the mountains of western North Carolina. We have a lot of what folks would call Rednecks here. I am a retired engineer and moved here because of the outstanding craft school here and I wanted to teach Blacksmithing in retirement. Many of our locals are super hard working folks and accept this outsider because I like to work with my hands.
I myself was surprised to learn that Redneck was a labor union support term, not what most misuse to mean backward mountain folk. Formal education is only one route to knowledge.
Again if I sounded rude I am sorry .
Apology accepted but keep in mind that telling someone to "do a little research" carries the implication that those you direct it at don't know what they're talking about. There are more thoughtful ways to offer an alternative explanation.