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Originally posted by speeder
I can clear this up for you; racial slurs are not "permissible", for the sake of argument we will consider all racial slurs equally offensive, and lastly, "redneck" is not a racial slur. If it is indeed a slur at all, (I'll have to take your word for it), it does not refer to someone's specific ethnicity but rather their mindset. For 47 years I have understood it to mean right-wing reactionary w/ a dose of racist thrown in.
Your inference that "redneck" refers to a poor white person who works in the fields is a new one to me.
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Sorry man, you are dead wrong. The term redneck has a specific origin and meaning. It doesn't mean what you think it means. Take a look at fintstone's link, it should clear it up.
And the answer is YES, redneck is a racial slur.