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The other day I was at a night of dancing and met a bunch of just beautiful Redneck Women. (Nothing like a Redneck Woman.) As we were talking about the Save the Redneck movement, the prettiest blond said that “The only real men left are Rednecks.” And as I smiled and looked lovingly into her eyes to remind her that I was a real Redneck man to the core, I got to thinking about the wussification of the American male.
Just for fun, type in the term wussifcation of America and you will find tons of articles and blogs writing about it. Here is a great clip from a comedian Brad Stine that really nails it. Most of the stuff is obvious—we can no longer play dodge ball in schools because it is too scary, everyone gets a trophy regardless if you won or not, and grown men acting like women giggling about being metro-sexuals getting their nails done and eyebrows waxed. WHAT??????
Anyway, there is some good stuff out there on this subject but I wanted to share a couple of reflections that I have not seen out there.
First, this is a call to all Redneck Men to stay men and resist any popular influence to be less than a man. But this is really tough. Let me tell you why. Everyday, men are emasculated. Think about it there is a double standard out there.
Today, anytime there is a reference to ‘real men’ it seems always only to be associated with being fat, sitting on the couch and farting. That’s how the real man thing is portrayed on TV and in the media all the time. We are always portrayed a Neanderthals. And some duded are following the trend. Too many men today seem to be in a state of permanent pubescence and this is reinforced by pop culture. Well Rednecks know that being a real man is being tough & strong, being independent, treating a lady like a lady, being smart, being kind to others, taking care of others, standing up for what they believe etc.
But look at most, if not all sit-coms today on TV, the husband is always portrayed as a bumbling but lovable idiot who without a smart wife could not make it through the day. A few weeks back I saw a V-8 commercial where the man again was a bumbling doofus and his wife hit him on the head to knock some sense into him. Imagine if that scenario was reversed, there would be women’s group claiming abuse. Think about the song “Earl’s got to Die” by the Dixie Chicks. Imagine if the song was “Earlene’s got to Die” the protests of women’s groups would have been intense and immense.
Thank God we still have good male role models like Johnny Cash, Toby Keith and Peyton Manning to name a few. We as Rednecks must stay strong. We must love our mommas without becoming a momma’s boy. We must not be afraid of getting up after getting knocked down and we must fight for the American Redneck’s culture and lifestyle to remain strong and true.
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