gmac Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 And gmac, I hope you're as passionate about pointing that out to people who admire the US Capitol Building as you are with me Nope. I wasn't around then, so not much I could do about that. I'm not too fond of people throwing out "neck beard" and "redneck" in screeds against people they deem as below them. As I'm sure you have slurs you don't like to see thrown around. We all have our pet peeves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 (thanks for speaking for me) You are welcome. It is gauche, though. Very gauche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Skwatra, I am sorry for your loss.My own father was killed by gun violence when I was 18. I dont like going into detail, but I can assure you though, he was not killed by a law abiding, licensed firearm holder on accident, he was killed by a criminal with an illegal gun. Going through this did not make me anti-gun rights. Why? because adding more laws and restrictions to law abiding citizens who carry firearms legally and responsibly, does nothing to murderous criminals who obtain and carry guns ILLEGALLY. Nothing.Murders are usually committed by people mentally predisposed to murder. Not some random neckbeard at Wal-Mart who is exercising his open carry right.I'm sure if you pulled up the statistics over the past year, number of deaths inadvertantly caused by someone open carrying pales in comparison to the number of deaths caused by murderers who kill people with illegally possessed firearms on purpose. I never said i was anti-gun rights. I am anti-gun. Maybe there isn't much of a difference or maybe I didn't get my point across. I don't care what the statistics say about concealed handguns or open carry. I don't want to see them out in the open in my daily life, never have in the past (in my 35 years, and I go out a lot), and don't want my kids in that type of society. The person can be responsible, it may make me safer, it may not. But if they feel they need one (concealed or otherwise) that means they don't feel safe? I guess in my mind, if you're not going hunting or to a shooting range, you shouldn't need a gun with you. And by the way (not very relevant to this discussion) but my uncle was shot by a cop. He was closing down his shop, and curfew had just started. Two cops told him he was clear to go and as he walked to his scooter a 3rd shot him in the back. This was in India in 1984 after Indira Ghandi was assassinated, and we're Sikh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Nope. I wasn't around then, so not much I could do about that.I'm not too fond of people throwing out "neck beard" and "redneck" in screeds against people they deem as below them. As I'm sure you have slurs you don't like to see thrown around. We all have our pet peeves.Let's pump the breaks gmac. Are "redneck" & "neck beards" a slur? If so, care to share the PC equivalents? If you'd like to take this to PM feel free.Edit: Appalachian American & Fedora Enthusiasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pragmatist Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Oddly enough, I was in Atlanta this past week for the Peach Bowl. As my friend and I left the stadium, we ran into a guy doing an open-carry walk around town who randomly struck up a conversation with us. He was actually the friendliest person I met in the city. He told us about all of the cool bike trails along with the cycling laws for Atlanta since he was apparently an avid in-town cyclist. He also told us about a bunch of places to go see and guided us to a restaurant/bar that was about a ten block walk away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Let's pump the breaks gmac. Are "redneck" & "neck beards" a slur? If so, care to share the PC equivalents? If you'd like to take this to PM feel free. Edit: Appalachian American & Fedora Enthusiasts. I believe the proper slur for Appalachian American would be "hillbilly". As for Fedora Enthusiasts, this is what comes to mind: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I believe the proper slur for Appalachian American would be "hillbilly". As for Fedora Enthusiasts, this is what comes to mind: You are correct, though "hillbilly" may also apply to natives of the Ozarks and Ouachitas. The more specific Appalachian slur is "hoopie." Any of them can fall within the more general categories of "redneck" and "neckbeard." I will note that any discussions of firearms at my extended family gatherings in West Virginia, Arkansas, and north Louisiana are almost always in the context of hunting for food. Edit: Added an image of a popular character reputedly from Bugtussle, Oklahoma, on the edge of the Ouachitas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 You are correct, though "hillbilly" may also apply to natives of the Ozarks and Ouachitas. The more specific Appalachian slur is "hoopie." Any of them can fall within the more general categories of "redneck" and "neckbeard." I will note that any discussions of firearms at my extended family gatherings in West Virginia, Arkansas, and north Louisiana are almost always in the context of hunting for food. Thank you. I stand corrected. Discussions with family and friends in West Texas also usually center on hunting if it's about long guns. For handguns there's not much discussion, they're usually just laying around on tables and in drawers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Let's pump the breaks gmac. Are "redneck" & "neck beards" a slur? If so, care to share the PC equivalents? If you'd like to take this to PM feel free.Edit: Appalachian American & Fedora Enthusiasts. Evidently they aren't to you. Carry on. Why would I want to send you a PM? I come here to read things and post things, not engage in private discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 This is the weirdest thread, hands down, in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Evidently they aren't to you. Carry on.Why would I want to send you a PM? I come here to read things and post things, not engage in private discussions.Well I thought we could have spared the thread but obviously that's too late. Care to elaborate on why you deem them as slurs? Neck beard is obviously an insult, but redneck is not. Rednecks pride themselves on being rednecks, they have shows, comedies, literature, movies, websites, bumper stickers, you name it. Can you tell me another "slur" that does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 You are correct, though "hillbilly" may also apply to natives of the Ozarks and Ouachitas. The more specific Appalachian slur is "hoopie." Any of them can fall within the more general categories of "redneck" and "neckbeard."I've always thought neckbeard was a reference to the oft rotund, 35 year old, computer savvy virgin who lives in his mothers basement and never gets off the internet. You know, like your average HAIFer.Oh and he also has a killer beard on his neck and a penchant for fedoras.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Oh and he also has a killer beard on his neck and a penchant for fedoras.... Swap that fedora with a cowboy hat and you have your typical open carry proponent. It's really the only distinguishing factor between the love of computers and the love of firearms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 What hat do you wear if you like computers AND firearms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mollusk Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 What hat do you wear if you like computers AND firearms? One of these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 The aluminum will only block wifi and other radio mind control waves coming in from overhead. This is really a better solution... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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