# Redneck is a racist term

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**Created:** [March 2, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redneck-is-a-racist-term/488053 "2009-03-02T20:24:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redneck-is-a-racist-term/488053/101 "2009-03-04T01:45:07Z")

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> [@DudleyGarrett](#):
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> Also, please refrain from cropping my mosts. I’d like not for my quoted words to be taken out of context. Thanks.

We do this on this board for brevity. It’s realy not something you should be asking for, as everyone does it all the time. There are rules about false quoting of course.

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**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redneck-is-a-racist-term/488053/102 "2009-03-04T02:07:09Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> We do this on this board for brevity. It’s realy not something you should be asking for, as everyone does it all the time. There are rules about false quoting of course.

I’m asking because he snipped a direct question that I was asking him.

I understand the rules.

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**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redneck-is-a-racist-term/488053/103 "2009-03-04T04:08:55Z")

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If ‘redneck’ refers to a certain widely distained socio-economic subset of mostly Caucasians, shouldn’t we also ban other, similar words and phrases, such as ‘Ivy League Alumnus’ and ‘Frat Boy’

Regards,  
A3D

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redneck-is-a-racist-term/488053/104 "2009-03-04T04:16:03Z")

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Ever play “Charades,” **Attack**? Because I’m pointing at my nose.

Er, assuming you are in FAVOR of disdaining “Ivy League Alumni” and “Frat Boys.” 😉

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