Who started this site?

This site was started by a group of friends who are tired of the stereotypes and decided it was time to celebrate all the positive things about being a Redneck.  We wanted this site to be a meeting place for a community of people who identify themselves as Rednecks.  Our desire is that this site becomes a center point of the movement, a place of historical knowledge and a venue for discussion and empowerment.  All purchases help support this site and the promotion of Redneck heritage.

What is a Redneck?

Generally, a Redneck was thought to be a rural person of a low-socioeconomic class that typically was from the South.  That is no longer the hard-line rule.  Being a Redneck is not just defined by where you’re geographically located but also by class difference and most of all, attitude.

The Northwest logger, the Nebraskan corn farmers, the Alaskan fishermen, and the Michigan truck driver all fit the type.  Rednecks are the men and women that are the hardworking, breadwinners of American families.  Rednecks are not afraid or ashamed of being cultural rebels in an era of passive, suburban homogenization.  We work hard, play hard and cherish our heritage.

Why do Rednecks need to be saved?

Rednecks are the only cultural group in America that can be openly humiliated by ethnic satire without any type of consequence.  Cultural etiquette states that it is highly offensive to ridicule or make derogatory jokes about another ethnic group that you do no belong to.  Most of the time those who are bashing Rednecks are not Rednecks.  This is unacceptable and we are striving to bring awareness to this harmful attack.  Save the Redneck is in alignment with the ideology of cultural preservation.  We like and are proud of our culture and do not want to see it stereotyped or be forced to feel ashamed of it.

Doesn’t the term Redneck have bad connotations associated with it?

Unfortunately, it does.  The fact is that the negative connotations of Redneck come from people who are not Rednecks.  The term Redneck has a long history of evolution and was created out of oppressive social and economic factors.  The media often portrays Rednecks as inarticulate simpletons that are a threat to society and are the primary source of prejudice.  This is a complete fallacy and is totally unacceptable.

Every culture, at one time or another, has had negative stereotypes forced upon it.  We are no different.  But those stereotypes are not who we are as a collective community and not what real Rednecks advocate in our everyday lives.

Save the Redneck is about being truthful and real.  Redneck culture has it challenges with poverty, alcoholism, drug abuse, racism and violence.  These are the real problems any culture with an oppressive history has to deal with when it is trying to empower itself.  We are not about being blind to the issues but we refuse to be standardized by the stereotypes.

Be sure to note that this site is not affiliated with any particular religion, race, political party or particular area of the country.  We are simply a group of people with similar values who love our heritage and lifestyle.