Hillbilly vs Redneck

Help Received: Urban Dictionary lol

 

So what are hillbillies and what are rednecks? Are there any differences between the two? Both are generally regarded as relatively uneducated white people but the difference is in location. Hillbillies are typically only from the Appalachian region and are considered unsophisticated. Rednecks on the other hand can be from anywhere they are typically belligerent, drunks, gun owners and conservatives.. at least according to the left rednecks are known for being politically active on the right for anti abortion and gun rights organizations. this is in stark contrast with hillbillies who are historically a silent political group and feel left behind by american politics until recently. When trump ran for president he ran on the platform of bring jobs back to the forgotten people, and by the “forgotten people” he was referring to Appalachians. He wanted to move back to coal energy and wanted to enrich the extremely poor areas of Appalachia. this is the reason I think Trump got elected because the Appalachians were a largely forgotten people. Some other stereotypes of these two peoples are that Hillbillies are all moonshiners and anti government the “south will rise again types” and of course they sleep with their cousins. rednecks are a little more generic: Own an arsenal of firearms, exclusively shop at Walmart, overweight, ect.

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