On Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 1:44:09 PM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:50:46 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > "Whirled Peas" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >
> > > Recently, in the US, the term has taken on an additional meaning as an
> > > ultra-conservative, neocon or reactionary.
> >
> > Thanks So it isn't seen as in insult now?
>
> Redneck is definitely an insult. Much more so than calling someone a
> Hillbilly, because that stereotype isn't in fashion anymore - but the
> nuance is the same: uneducated (low information), easily manipulated,
> reactionary, conservative.

Not necessarily. Many rednecks embrace the term, and don't even
find it insulting when used by a non-redneck:

<http://www.countryhumor.com/redneck/mightbe.htm>

Cindy Hamilton