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<\/a> <\/div>\nEvan Morgan has been a full-time freelancer for over a decade. When he’s not writing about the latest TLC gossip, he enjoys listening to music and catching up on the latest scripted drama or true crime documentary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Gretchen Wilson put herself on the map with her hit single, \u201cRedneck Woman\u201d in the early 2000s. All these years later, the singer spoke out about the Redneck term, including saying that it\u2019s not<\/a> racist or derogatory. So, what did the singer have to say about it?<\/p>\n Even though artists tend to have a lot of hits over the course of their careers, sometimes, a single song follows an artist for their entire career. For Gretchen Wilson, this has been the case with her hit song, \u201cRedneck Woman.\u201d When it was released, it exploded and put Wilson on everyone\u2019s radar<\/a>. All these years later, it\u2019s still an anthem for listeners, and a song that people still come back to.<\/p>\n With Gretchen Wilson surprising everyone by recently winning The Masked Singer<\/em>, she has been put back in the spotlight after having to step away while dealing with illness and injury, but, she is taking full advantage of being back in the public eye in a big way.<\/p>\n While many people view the term Redneck as racist or derogatory, Wilson has a completely different view of the word. In fact, she recently defended it in a big way, saying that it\u2019s not racist at all. So, what did the original \u201cRedneck Woman\u201d have to say?<\/p>\n According to Gretchen Wilson, she said in a recent interview, \u201cIn the last 10, 20 years everybody has decided that the word \u2018redneck\u2019 means something other than what it does\u2026 I guess because I\u2019m the redneck woman it kind of falls on me to define this for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n Wilson continued, adding, \u201cRedneck does not mean \u201cracist.\u201d It does not mean some kind of \u201cwhite supremacist\u201d cult. Redneck has never meant<\/a> that and I don\u2019t know who in the movie industry or in the whatever has decided, because that\u2019s where I hear it the most in a derogatory world, is in the movies.\u201d<\/p>\n This is clearly a topic that is very near and dear to Gretchen Wilson\u2019s heart, and she had no problem recently setting the record straight. She rose to the<\/a> top with her hit single, and in many ways, people consider her an authority on what being a Redneck means. For anyone unaware, Wilson had a lot more to say.<\/p>\n She went on to add, \u201cRedneck means, it comes from being out in the farm, in the field, all day long, and coming back in with your neck sunburned because you\u2019ve been out on a plow all day long. That\u2019s basically what it comes from. And it has nothing to do with racism, and I\u2019m really sick of it and I wish people would just do their homework on that.\u201d<\/p>\n Do you agree with Gretchen Wilson\u2019s point of view on the term Redneck? Do you think it\u2019s racist? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n For all the latest country music news, don\u2019t forget to come back to Country Music Alley<\/em> for more.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\u2018Redneck Woman\u2019 Put Gretchen Wilson On The Map<\/h3>\n
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Gretchen Wilson Says \u2018Redneck\u2019 Isn\u2019t Racist<\/h3>\n
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Gretchen Wilson Speaks On The True Meaning Of \u2018Redneck\u2019<\/h3>\n
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