Rednecks Are EVERYWHERE

[Gvac]

Something really creepy happened to me Friday night. I went to a local pub that my buddies and I used to hang out at a lot more frequently in our younger days. I was meeting an old friend for a few drinks, and we thought we might see some familiar faces we hadn't seen in awhile.

While we were standing at the bar waiting for our drinks, some drunken mess wedges himself between us and starts up a conversation. He starts complaining about the music that's playing and says "I'm a metalhead...I like hard shit, like Slayer." Then he asks what type of music I like. I politely replied that I like a wide variety of music, but my first love is blues. He looked at me and asked "so you love n*ggers?"

I guess the look on my face was so incredulous that he felt the need to repeat the question. I told him I don't love or hate anyone based on their race and that I generally get along with lots of different types of people. Then he showed my friend and I a tattoo on his hand. It was a cross with some weird symbol around it and he said "I'm KKK baby. Take a look around you...know where you are."

I have no idea what he was talking about. I knew exactly where I was; in the town I grew up in, 10 minutes outside of New York City.

My buddy and I looked at each other for a second, not sure exactly how to handle the situation. If he wasn't so drunk I might have engaged him further, but I decided the best thing to do was put some space between us. I excused myself and went to the other side of the bar and my friend followed.

It's just really creepy that in 2008 something like that happens.

[joethebartender]

I have to know where you went. What bar? Was it in Teaneck or Edgewater? PM it if you don't wanna post it. This guy probably had his rig parked somewhere on 46! I hate white trash.

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[RhinoinMN]

Sad but true. They are everywhere.

Even up here where we are mostly white, and would give nobody the reason to be worried or bothered by people of different race, color etc..

Was that guy Italian?

If he was it would've been great to do the "True Romance" speech on him.



p.s. Missed ya Gvac

I made supper for you last night and stayed up late....
Its cold now. :(

[Kevin]

I blame the whites.

[donnie_darko]

i see stuff along those lines all the time since moving to n.c.

when i hear people try to say that racism isn't prevalent in the u.s. i just laugh....

but lets not confuse racists with rednecks...
my neighbors a redneck, i have proof
http://a917.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/111/l_eb41383f7987449b42e18e4191475c5c.jpg

but he is also black.....soooo

[joethebartender]

I blame the whites.

I blame the Albanians.

[eeroomnhoj]

Something really creepy happened to me Friday night. I went to a local pub that my buddies and I used to hang out at a lot more frequently in our younger days. I was meeting an old friend for a few drinks, and we thought we might see some familiar faces we hadn't seen in awhile.

While we were standing at the bar waiting for our drinks, some drunken mess wedges himself between us and starts up a conversation. He starts complaining about the music that's playing and says "I'm a metalhead...I like hard shit, like Slayer." Then he asks what type of music I like. I politely replied that I like a wide variety of music, but my first love is blues. He looked at me and asked "so you love n*ggers?"

I guess the look on my face was so incredulous that he felt the need to repeat the question. I told him I don't love or hate anyone based on their race and that I generally get along with lots of different types of people. Then he showed my friend and I a tattoo on his hand. It was a cross with some weird symbol around it and he said "I'm KKK baby. Take a look around you...know where you are."

I have no idea what he was talking about. I knew exactly where I was; in the town I grew up in, 10 minutes outside of New York City.

My buddy and I looked at each other for a second, not sure exactly how to handle the situation. If he wasn't so drunk I might have engaged him further, but I decided the best thing to do was put some space between us. I excused myself and went to the other side of the bar and my friend followed.

It's just really creepy that in 2008 something like that happens.


Maybe something like "Racists are everywhere" might be more appropriate. There are lots of rednecks who are not racist. DO you really think because you live 10 minutes from NYC, there are no racists? I grew up near NYC as well and can remember many a time when whites and blacks did not get along (the 1970's comes to mind).

People all over the world, rich, poor, educated, uneducated, religious, non-religious, city dwelling and country dwelling are racist.

Most of the "country people" I work with and live near are just good people. They don't go out of their way to 'hate' anybody.

[Kevin]

I blame the Albanians.

That old gag

[lleeder]

Thats strange, I thought Anthony was in Clevland this weekend.

[BoondockSaint]

Maybe he's not in his right mind after breaking up with Melinda.

Edit: Damn lleeder.

[A.J.]

A couple of years ago I was at a bar in DC when these guys started harassing this chick (white) who was with a guy (black). One of them was a dead ringer for that fat skinhead from American History X, the other looked like the product of a brother and sister. They started calling her a mudshark and other vile shit. But, before things could escalate, the bouncers saw this and threw them out.

I found out later that they from Front Royal, VA: one of the redneckiest parts of the state. I love guys like this who think they are racially superior -- yet they dwell in the lowest strata of inbred white trash.

I wonder how they feel about the Obama campaign...

[Crispy123]

If Redneck to you means rascist, then Ive met some of the most redneck mother fuckers in my life in the north-east. You must be out of touch up there buddy, or senile.

[Kris10]

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LMAO! No comment

[bigredd]

We have differing definitions of redneck. I live in Arkansas and I've honestly never seen anything that racist happen in public. I've seen a shit load of rednecks though. My favorite redneck is the one wearing tight sweats and some form of sleeveless shirt.

[Gvac]

I apologize to everyone who took offense at my use of the word "redneck." I really do.

I always assumed it carried with it a negative connotation and I honestly didn't believe anyone prided themselves on being one. My mistake.

I'm really surprised that that's what most people took issue with as far as my original post, though.

[cougarjake13]

they're are spreading like a disease

[TheGameHHH]

wait a second Gvac..........so u arent a part of the kkk? all these years i thought u were a cold hearted bigot. guess i was wrong. u should see the swastika tattooed on my chest, it means not welcome. know where u are Gvac, dont go posting that kind of shit around here.

[reillyluck]

I apologize to everyone who took offense at my use of the word "redneck." I really do.

I always assumed it carried with it a negative connotation and I honestly didn't believe anyone prided themselves on being one. My mistake.

I'm really surprised that that's what most people took issue with as far as my original post, though.

i like to call them clints.

[earthbrown]

I was in a small truck stop in PA, noticed David Allen Coe TAPES by the counter, commented to my friend...

Lady behind the counter says, "you get his good songs on the internet" and then goes in to a monolouge about her step daughter bringing "N@ggers" home and her telling the daughter not to bring home any "mixed babies" cause it just aint natural.


K

[Kevin]

I was in a small truck stop in PA, noticed David Allen Coe TAPES by the counter, commented to my friend...

Lady behind the counter says, "you get his good songs on the internet" and then goes in to a monolouge about her step daughter bringing "N@ggers" home and her telling the daughter not to bring home any "mixed babies" cause it just aint natural.


K

Did you high five her after??

[mikeyboy]

i like to call them clints.

:lol:

[TheMojoPin]

I was in a small truck stop in PA, noticed David Allen Coe TAPES by the counter, commented to my friend...

Lady behind the counter says, "you get his good songs on the internet" and then goes in to a monolouge about her step daughter bringing "N@ggers" home and her telling the daughter not to bring home any "mixed babies" cause it just aint natural.


K

Liar.

That whole conversation was just you in front of a mirror.

[Gvac]

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Thanks for the input everyone.

I'll stick to humor and penis hat posts from now on.

[TheMojoPin]

I'll stick to humor

Gotta start with it first.

[Gvac]

You know what?

Lock the fucking thread or better yet make it vanish.

Forgive me for trying to share something I found important or disturbing.

Sometimes I make the mistake of thinking there are people here who have a modicum of compassion and intelligence.

Obviously not.

[Sinestro]

What do expect from people that don't care what other people think.

[mikeyboy]

You're a strange man, Gregory.

[Gvac]

You're a strange man, Gregory.

In what way do you find me strange, Michael? In that I expect the members, and above all the administrators and moderators of a web site to follow the rules of said site?

I thought if anyone on the board would respect rules it would be you, being an attorney and all.

[TeeBone]

You know what?

Lock the fucking thread or better yet make it vanish.

Forgive me for trying to share something I found important or disturbing.

Sometimes I make the mistake of thinking there are people here who have a modicum of compassion and intelligence.

Obviously not.

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[TheMojoPin]

In what way do you find me strange, Michael? In that I expect the members, and above all the administrators and moderators of a web site to follow the rules of said site?

I thought if anyone on the board would respect rules it would be you, being an attorney and all.

If you're really being serious, honestly this is the wrong forum for a thread like this. "That's Life," as with the "rule" that you posted, is referring to people, for the most part, opting to want to unload or discuss specific personal issues or problems here, not general musings or observations on the social structure of America. This thread really belongs in the P&CF forum.

[Friday]

You know what?

Lock the fucking thread or better yet make it vanish.

Forgive me for trying to share something I found important or disturbing.

Sometimes I make the mistake of thinking there are people here who have a modicum of compassion and intelligence.

Obviously not.

modicum?

ew

[FANDICK]

Should I start a "GVAC is mentally unstable" thread?

:bye:

[LaBoob]

I'm not surprised by the rascism you experienced, but am VERY surprised that you came across someone in the KKK and openly discussing it.
I didn't think the KKK existed in this area.

[SatCam]

I'm not surprised by the rascism you experienced, but am VERY surprised that you came across someone in the KKK and openly discussing it.
I didn't think the KKK existed in this area.

"KKK" is just a way to easily verbalize your 16th century racism. I doubt the KKK exists in NJ. I'm actually surprised that the guy would even associate himself with the KKK.

Like Edward Norton said in American History X "I'm not a member of the fuckin' low rent, disorganized, redneck Ku Klux Klan"

[ChimneyFish]

I apologize to everyone who took offense at my use of the word "redneck." I really do.

I always assumed it carried with it a negative connotation and I honestly didn't believe anyone prided themselves on being one. My mistake.

I'm really surprised that that's what most people took issue with as far as my original post, though.

I think for me as soon as you say KKK, I'm going to think it's someone from the south, and thus, a redneck.

While racism and the KKK are all over the country, those two things are pretty much synonymous in America's psyche.

[bigredd]

I think the word redneck carries a lot of different meanings, more than likely determined in each case by context. A redneck can be as simple as a guy with a sweet mullet all the way to full blown skinhead. Living in Arkansas most of my life I'd like to say I've seen everyone on both ends of the spectrum though I've never seen anything as troubling as GVAC's deal. Maybe I haven't been paying attention. Some of you would probably consider me a redneck when seen in my natural environment. I sell lumber for a living, have chewed tobacco regularly, have a southern drawl, drive a pickup truck and have few more than my fair share of cattle and even castrated a few. GVAC was well within the rights of the word.

[Bulldogcakes]

This thread is useless without pics.

[Chigworthy]

Years ago, my mom accused me of being a blackneck. It was the middle of a summer of outdoor labor and she said the skin on the back of my neck was almost black. Now there's little "skin-tags" behind my ears, and I'm only 31 years young. My later years are going to be a treat. I might look like the judge in Nothing But Trouble.

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[FUNKMAN]

i hate littlenecks

cherrystones are much better

[joethebartender]

"KKK" is just a way to easily verbalize your 16th century racism. I doubt the KKK exists in NJ. I'm actually surprised that the guy would even associate himself with the KKK.

Like Edward Norton said in American History X "I'm not a member of the fuckin' low rent, disorganized, redneck Ku Klux Klan"

From the Partial Observer:

The Ku Klux Klan is generally accepted as the premier white supremacist organization with 162 loosely related organizations in the U.S. Lawsuits and infiltration by the FBI have greatly reduced the once formidable influence of the Klan in the South. However today, the Klan has chapters in places that you would not associate with its southern tradition. Places such as Portage, Indiana; Newport Beach, California; Cincinnati, Ohio; and believe it or not, Washington, D.C.

The shock troops of the white supremacist groups are the skinheads. Skinheads are a European import. Characterized by their shaved heads, black Don Marten's boots, racist tattoos and jeans supported by suspenders, skinheads move around a lot hoping for the race war they believe will someday come. Although small compared to other groups I have listed, skinheads are the most violent. Skinheads operate in crews moving around from city to city. There are approximately 48 skinhead groups, with a large concentration of skinheads in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

[sailor]

Should I start a "GVAC is mentally unstable" thread?

:bye:

or search (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=66609&highlight=gvac) for one.

[topless_mike]

From the Partial Observer:

The Ku Klux Klan is generally accepted as the premier white supremacist organization with 162 loosely related organizations in the U.S. Lawsuits and infiltration by the FBI have greatly reduced the once formidable influence of the Klan in the South. However today, the Klan has chapters in places that you would not associate with its southern tradition. Places such as Portage, Indiana; Newport Beach, California; Cincinnati, Ohio; and believe it or not, Washington, D.C.

The shock troops of the white supremacist groups are the skinheads. Skinheads are a European import. Characterized by their shaved heads, black Don Marten's boots, racist tattoos and jeans supported by suspenders, skinheads move around a lot hoping for the race war they believe will someday come. Although small compared to other groups I have listed, skinheads are the most violent. Skinheads operate in crews moving around from city to city. There are approximately 48 skinhead groups, with a large concentration of skinheads in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.


how reliable is this? its DOC Marten, not DON Marten
the editor is an ass.

[topless_mike]

but seriously... make all the race jokes you want for some ribbing, but those that have a serious hatred for another race have other issues that need to be dealt with.

we are all living together, trying to get to the same place.

[riverofpiss]

I can't believe that this guy was so simple minded that he instantly associated liking blues music with being a ni**er lover:annoyed:. I hope that he dies choking on a peanut butter sandwich.

[Ritalin]

how reliable is this? its DOC Marten, not DON Marten
the editor is an ass.

No, he meant Don Marten. He had really nice boots.

He's looking to get them back, by the way.

[Chigworthy]

i hate littlenecks

cherrystones are much better

What about pissers?

[FUNKMAN]

i hate littlenecks

cherrystones are much better

What about pissers?

are they the same as steamers? if so they're good too dipped in a little butter. they make a nice broth too

[Chigworthy]

Pissers are steamers. I've always wanted to try razors, they are supposed to be fantastic.

This weekend we went down to Hog Island Oysters and got a couple of pounds of their Manilas. They pull all their shellfish out of the bay and finish them for 24 hours in tanks, which flushes all the grit out of 'em. Pristine shellfish. So I sauteed some shallots, added some garlic, deglazed with white wine and chicken stock, steamed the clams quickly, then finished with a knob of butter and a little italian parsley. Right about then is when a loaf of my half-perfected sourdough came out of the oven, and it was a glutton fest from there.

Well handled shellfish have opiatic qualities.

[riverofpiss]

Were the people you bought the oysters from rednecks? I don't get it.

[FUNKMAN]

This weekend we went down to Hog Island Oysters and got a couple of pounds of their Manilas. They pull all their shellfish out of the bay and finish them for 24 hours in tanks, which flushes all the grit out of 'em. Pristine shellfish. So I sauteed some shallots, added some garlic, deglazed with white wine and chicken stock, steamed the clams quickly, then finished with a knob of butter and a little italian parsley. Right about then is when a loaf of my half-perfected sourdough came out of the oven, and it was a glutton fest from there.

Well handled shellfish have opiatic qualities.


thanks! i think I just came. i love me clams and oysters

[Chigworthy]

Were the people you bought the oysters from rednecks? I don't get it.

No, the chick behind the counter is a hot yet rugged hippie number. Just imagine all of the oyster and clam jokes I could have put here.

[Chigworthy]

thanks! i think I just came. i love me clams and oysters

If you're ever in Northern CA, you gotta hit up Hog Island Oyster Company, you'll come all over the place.

[extracheese]

It really stinks that a place you grew up in has become infested with racists. A place known to you as safe and familiar is now a dangerous, foreign place.

As dispicable as these KKK assholes are, you can see them coming a mile away, they give themselves away with their ignorant comments, tatoos and overall appearance. The ones that worry me the most are more educated, mainstream racists who hide behind respectablity and do more damage behind the scenes.

[Chigworthy]

The ones that worry me the most are more educated, mainstream racists who hide behind respectablity and do more damage behind the scenes.

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