“Yeeeeeeeee Haaaaaawwwwww!!!”

“I’m just not comfortable around people who aren’t like me…”

“Hold my beer and watch this…”

Three statements many would attribute to rednecks…but are they entirely true? That’s what we’re talking about this week on Men in Gorilla Suits.

We begin by talking about the first redneck we ever knew. Recently on the show, we talked about stereotypes. After our first redneck encounter, we discuss whether or not rednecks live up to all the stereotypes.

After that, we talk about what we admire the most (and least) about rednecks, before moving on to  whether or not rednecks are inherently neo-conservatives hellbent on talking about their beliefs at every turn.

Find out if we’ve ever considered ourselves rednecks. (Hint: Christopher has been noodling.) One doesn’t have to be a redneck to have appreciated fine, redneck culture like tractor pulls, dirt track racing, or blowing shit up with dynamite. Find out what rednecky things we’ve been part of.

Rednecks and pop culture go together like Jack Daniels and pork rinds. Find out our favorite redneck depictions in pop culture before we talk about our all-time favorite redneck(s). And jumping back to pop culture, we share what we each deem to be the ultimate redneck tune — and then jump to our all-time favorite stories about rednecks.

We close out the episode asking if other countries have rednecks and what the future for rednecks in America looks like.

As always, you’re more than welcome to chime in about anything related to this topic in the comments below.

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