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A redneck joke is a joke about rednecks—working-class, rural, southern white Americans. For example,

A genie comes upon an African-American, a Jew and a redneck. He grants each a wish. The African-American wishes that his people be returned to Africa; the Jew that his people be returned to Israel. Once the redneck realises that all the blacks and Jews have left America, he wishes for a beer.

These jokes can be a form of classism, depending on the teller. Jeff Foxworthy is a comedian that specializes in telling redneck jokes. For example:

• "If you've ever cut your grass and found a car, you might be a redneck."
• "If you've ever been too drunk to fish, you might be a redneck."
• "If you've ever made change in the offering plate ... guilty ... you might be a redneck."
• "If you have no cars that are mobile and 14 cars that aren't, then you might be a redneck."

See also

• Hillbilly
• Three Wolf Moon
• Blonde joke

References

1. J Beech (2004), "Redneck and hillbilly discourse in the writing classroom: Classifying critical pedagogies of whiteness", College English, 67 (2): 172–186, doi:10.2307/4140716, JSTOR 4140716
2. Jerrold Levinson (2005), The Oxford handbook of aesthetics, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-927945-6
3. Melvin Haack (2009-08-20), Redneck Jokes as a Subcultural Phenomenon (PDF), Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19
4. "Redneck Parkin' Lot". FunnyJokes.net. 20 June 2023.

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