Founder of European Graphic Novels, Aug '23 on Lemm.ee.
“Man rests from one labor by doing another.” That also works for managing chronic pain, as I’ve discovered…
I’d say the term has undergone what happens with many other definitions over the years, i.e. it’s shifted somewhat in meaning. More than just being about an outdoor worker, I think it implies a certain type of conduct and attitude.
And I absolutely meant it as a slander to those ‘community leaders,’ as explained earlier.
TBH, there’s an intentional slander element I’m going for.
The idea being that such ‘community leaders’ are little more than rednecks to me, at the end of the day. And I’m not sure I agree about the ‘rural living’ definition. Nothing wrong with rural life IMO, but rednecks are moreso representative to me of toxic actors amongst such folks.
Yeap, good points.
Maybe I’m being unfair to someone out there, but I kinda like the term “rednecks.”
Most crabs will eat everything edible, AFAIK.
Btw, that’s a great, but hard word to learn in French. Took me like 10x to pronounce it correctly, so I might just be a…