According to an item sent me from an Alabama newspaper, "Rednecks" were originally Rebel soldiers that wore red collars and were said to be particularly vicious fighters. The author claimed to be proud to be called one. This does not jive with what I find on the web, where there's a great deal of rot, and language morons persist in using "gay" to denote queers, but I've yet to adopt Wikipedia as my guide to facts.
I was reminded of the Confederate term "Bluebellies" to refer to Union troops.
What do you think?
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