The Redneck Mystique

One of the few completely clean jokes I know came from the pastor of my church. On a recent Sunday morning, he told a story about Jesus going to a small restaurant and sitting quietly in a corner after placing a lunch order. An Irishman in a wheelchair comes into the restaurant, is shown to his table, whereupon he recognizes Jesus, and asks the waitress to send over a cup of coffee, from him. Next …

…Dairy Queen," wouldn't pack the same wallop if Jeff Foxworthy sounded like Tony Soprano. I believe that to be considered a redneck in 2004 means just about anything we want it to mean, as a symbol of the values we hold near and dear to our hearts, or disparage with equal abandon. To be a redneck is to be representative of the very best and the very worst there is to offer in American society today.