Macy, I too am a redneck hillbilly and I am proud to say so. (As Bonsai said above). I stand for individual rights. ( Which is actually parallel to what the ex JW community stands for) However, I do not allow others to control what I say or where I go , or what I do with their words.
Plenty of people get insulted, plenty get called insulting things. Simon is no exception to this type of behavior. ( actually no one is an exception to some degree) However, if you look beyond the petty, you get to the reality of the powerful good this site has, and the hard work the people behind this site do. The freedom to say what is important to you.
Plenty of people in this life learn to roll words off their backs and go on. Ignore or reply, either way. But to attack "back" and then leave, does no good for any one.
It's true, the redneck hillbilly is the last PC "safe" culture of people to attack. Oh well. I get that but it won't stop me from continuing on, it won't get me to run away, or hide.... why let it stop you?