[stylist] thoughts on rednecks

[EvaMarie Sanchez]

Oh and the words "stupid" and "trash" have nothing what so ever to do with
the term "redneck".
Eve

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"You do not need to have vision to see the stars."

On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 8:12 PM, EvaMarie Sanchez <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Chris, I have never heard that, but have always learned a different,
> though simular meaning to the term. A redneck is someone who is out working
> hard, laboring in the sun. Even wearing a hat, the back of the neck is
> usually exposed to the sun and eventually turns a lovely shade of red. From
> experience, I can attest to this. Many times while working the ranch, my
> neck would be sunburnt afterwards. It did not seem to matter that I was out
> working every day. The color remained.
> So I guess, which ever origin of the term you choose as the original, it
> still is a symbol of hard work that likely goes unrewarded.
> And just to be clear, I do not mean to turn it around and offend city
> folks, so sorry if it came across that way. It is like the old Hank
> Williams Jr song, Country Folk Can Survive.  And seriously, when the zombie
> apocolypse happens, the rednecks of the world will survive. Cuz ya ain't
> gonna kill a zombie with an iPad.
> :) Eve
>
>  President, National Federation of the Blind Northern Arizona
> President, National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division
> Committee Chair, Arizona Association of Guide Dog Users
> Affiliate Member, National Federation of the Blind Legislative Committee
> Affiliate Member, National Federation of the Blind Membership Committee
> Member, Slate & Style Editing Team
>
> "You do not need to have vision to see the stars."
>
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Semirhage via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi, chris. Take the Southern part out of your red neck definition and ad
>> stupid and keep the rest and you get all the ones I've seen often in OR,
>> some in CA.
>> I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed.
>> I get along with the voices inside of my head.
>>
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