[lbo-talk] gibson, missionaries, shrub's distraction

[John Thornton]

I don't recall anyone writing that they used to live in n-wordtown or some 
such equally offensive phrase that would have been comparable to the below 
characterization of a rural working class area as redneck. Perhaps you 
could forward it since I missed it? Or perhaps you mean that regardless of 
context the word cannot be used by white people at all? Self criticism is 
all well and good but maybe the rest of rural working class NY doesn't 
wished to be referred to in such a racist and classist manner while she's 
doing it.

John Thornton


>From: John Thornton <jthorn65 at mchsi.com>
>
> >kelley at pulpculture.org wrote:
> > >
> >
> > > (aside to the offended: i'm from upstate redneck new york (hi carl!) so
> > > check your outrage button, cause it's gotten sticky or sumpin'!)
>
>While not outraged and not personally offended the term "redneck" is
>classist and racist and is as inappropriate on this list as any other
>derogatory term of that nature. I'm fairly certain you'll have a rather
>witty reply explaining why it's not. I hope I'm not disappointed but it
>wouldn't be the first time.
>
>^^^^^^^
>
>CB: I like Kelley's spirit of criticism/self-criticism.
>
>It is telling that people are jumping all over Kelley for using "redneck" ,
>but nobody said a word when "n-word" was being thrown all over the place by
>a bunch of white people.