Sickening..
You need a disclaimer, though... your title had me thinking "Cool! Jackie got some images of whoopers!!" ( "shot" = image taken.. " Made it doubly sad for me..
Sandy
Southwest Georgia is one of the poorest parts of the state, unfortunately. Both good people and outlaws live there, side by side. As for the ones who shot the cranes, they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I'm sure the good people of Calhoun County would applaud.
I agree with everything you said, Phil, but I am wondering if there is a difference between outlaws and rednecks, of which Georgia is full of. These types of people hold nothing sacred.
Jackie, I have lived in Georgia all my adult life, including Atlanta and rural Southwest Georgia, as well as Southeast Georgia. Outlaw is the term I would apply to a minority of people, who do not honor the game laws, or any law for that matter. As for rural people who live at a subsistence level, or who are countrified, they may not have the same values you and I might have, but they have many, many things they hold sacred. It does no one any good to lump them under a single pejorative of "Redneck". I have, as a consulting forester, worked closely with many country people whose necks are red, whose honor is bright and whose environmental stewardship is truly sacrificial.
You are aware, I'm sure, that the original term was applied to a small family farmer who worked in the sun all day, whose neck was burned by the sun and whose forehead was pasty white because he wore a hat for shade? http://philsplace.topcities.com/farm/farm.htm
Posted by Steve Hamley on January 20, 2011 at 1:09 PM
I think the issue is neither rural nor urban, and likely not strongly related to any of the usual categories. My people were farm folks with great respect for nature, but I also know that there's a category of person who deems themselves a hunter whose goal is to kill the largest whatever no matter what. I've heard of similar large birds killed because they were well, large birds.
The idiot that shot the elk in Cataloochee was undoubtedly one of these. Had to know he'd get caught, but shooting the large elk, even though you know you could not possibly take the rack or meat, was more important.
Posted by Leann Greene on January 31, 2011 at 1:44 PM
If you watch the documentary about the coal mines in the Appalachians you will find out that red neck referred to the red scarf worn during a time of trying to get unions in and equal rights/pay for miners as those employed elsewhere.
As for the cranes:There are no zoning laws for where selfish morons live-urban or rural.
"Originally used in reference to poor, white farmers, Redneck is historically a derogatory slang term to refer to working class Southerners in the United States.[1] It is similar in meaning to "cracker" (especially regarding Georgia and Florida), "hillbilly" (especially regarding Appalachia and the Ozarks)[2] and "white trash".[3][4] The most common American usage, referring to the poor rural white Southerner, is probably derived from individuals having a red neck caused by working outdoors in the sun. A citation from 1893 provides a definition as "poorer inhabitants of the rural districts...men who work in the field, as a matter of course, generally have their skin burned red by the sun, and especially is this true of the back of their necks".[5] In recent decades the term expanded its meaning to mean bigoted, loutish, and opposed to modern ways, and has often been used to attack Southern conservatives and segregationists. At the same time, many members of the U.S. Southern community have set out to reclaim the word, using it as a self-identifier, and the term has also been claimed by individuals outside of the United States."
Thanks Phil and Leann for enlightening me to what a Redneck is. I did google it and this is what I found. #5 is what I've been taught that a Redneck is. "We", were poor white farmers and worked our tails off in the hot fields and tobacco barns, but I never knew I was a Redneck. Those wonderful days was where my love for photography sprouted.
Now, I have apologized, so can we just be concerned for the poor Whooping Cranes that were shot?
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8 repliesYou need a disclaimer, though... your title had me thinking "Cool! Jackie got some images of whoopers!!" ( "shot" = image taken.. " Made it doubly sad for me..
Sandy
You are aware, I'm sure, that the original term was applied to a small family farmer who worked in the sun all day, whose neck was burned by the sun and whose forehead was pasty white because he wore a hat for shade? http://philsplace.topcities.com/farm/farm.htm
The idiot that shot the elk in Cataloochee was undoubtedly one of these. Had to know he'd get caught, but shooting the large elk, even though you know you could not possibly take the rack or meat, was more important.
I really believe these people have mental issues.
Steve
As for the cranes:There are no zoning laws for where selfish morons live-urban or rural.
"Originally used in reference to poor, white farmers, Redneck is historically a derogatory slang term to refer to working class Southerners in the United States.[1] It is similar in meaning to "cracker" (especially regarding Georgia and Florida), "hillbilly" (especially regarding Appalachia and the Ozarks)[2] and "white trash".[3][4] The most common American usage, referring to the poor rural white Southerner, is probably derived from individuals having a red neck caused by working outdoors in the sun. A citation from 1893 provides a definition as "poorer inhabitants of the rural districts...men who work in the field, as a matter of course, generally have their skin burned red by the sun, and especially is this true of the back of their necks".[5] In recent decades the term expanded its meaning to mean bigoted, loutish, and opposed to modern ways, and has often been used to attack Southern conservatives and segregationists. At the same time, many members of the U.S. Southern community have set out to reclaim the word, using it as a self-identifier, and the term has also been claimed by individuals outside of the United States."
Thanks Phil and Leann for enlightening me to what a Redneck is. I did google it and this is what I found. #5 is what I've been taught that a Redneck is. "We", were poor white farmers and worked our tails off in the hot fields and tobacco barns, but I never knew I was a Redneck. Those wonderful days was where my love for photography sprouted.
Now, I have apologized, so can we just be concerned for the poor Whooping Cranes that were shot?