When did it become...

[RunningRabbit]

...socially acceptable for teenage boys to act like jerks?

I took my niece fishing today, and there was a group of boys acting like absolute butts to people at the lake. I discovered that apparently fishing is the "most redneck thing to do". I mean, I love me some Real Tree brand clothing and rather like to wear a plaid over jacket on a brisk and chilly day, but I never knew I was totally a redneck for enjoying a quiet afternoon chilling out by a lake with family.

The fact that they come from a small, essentially countryish town, makes them acting like total punk d-bags all the more hilarious. Took all my self control to not laugh my butt off at them. I just wonder how their parents can see that behavior and not tell them to act respectable...

My son is only 2 1/2 years old, but I make sure he says please and thank you and yah know, have manners and respect towards himself and others.

That being said, where are all my rednecks at?!

If you hunt, fish, enjoy the outdoors or wear anything not pertaining to 'swag'...you might be a redneck! I tell yah, if enjoying my life, spending time with family, and wearing comfortable clothing is redneck, well then...I am absolutely proud to be one.

 

[Peaches Lee]

So they were picking on people because they thought people fishing=redneck? Sorry you had to deal with that. Hope you guys had an okay time though.

 

[RunningRabbit]

Yep. They were picking on everyone there just for fishing. I was apparently the most redneck of all the other people fishing. I am the Queen Redneck! Kneel before me!

It was my nieces first time fishing, and although we didn't catch anything, she learned how to properly cast and bait the hook. So I'd say today was pretty successful. I'm taking her out again tomorrow (and dragging my Dad out to try his hand at fishing). Her excitement over getting just nibbles on her line, was well worth the minor irritation of some very manner-less teenage boys.

 

[Peaches Lee]

Ugh! How immature!

I'm just learning how to fish myself. I really enjoy it though I'm a bit afraid of fish, luckily for me, my property borders a river for my own private paradise! My goal is to catch a Northern Pike or Musky.

 

[RunningRabbit]

I know right! Besides if they knew me personally, they'd realize that I'm a hillbilly. Not a redneck....They mislabeled me! But I'll take it. I figure either is better than being a total butt-hole to strangers...

My goal for fishing, is to catch a fish. Any fish. I'm desperate to catch a fish. It's like the fish can tell when it's me fishing and they're all like "Oh heck naw, we ain't fallin' for that! Screw the live bait, lets go after the fluorescent pink worm that has glitter in it.". Bait snobs, the lot of them!

 

[sourland]

Teen age boys tend to be jerks. I know that I was one and did some pretty stupid things, but we never disrespected women and kids. Been a redneck in attitude my whole life (even when wearing a 3 piece) and plan to be buried in blue jeans and flannel shirt. Bet those punks wouldn't have tried that stuff if there were men there. Take your Dad along tomorrow and tell him to bring a baseball bat.

Out of curiosity, where do you live?

 

[mom'sfolly]

I am very nearly fifty. I can truthfully say that almost every teenage guy I knew when I was a teen was a jerk at least part of the time, to everyone; man, woman and child, although less so with little kids. They make rude remarks to girls; love bathroom and fart jokes, think their middle finger is for gesturing, and mock everything they do not think is cool. The kickers mock the emo kids, the emo kids mock the preps...yadda yadda yadda. Unfortunate that you were the butt, at least you recognized it for the male posturing that it was.

Their parents wouldn't approve, and they have been taught better. They don't do this stuff around their parents. They snark at their parents; but the jerky stuff is something they do for each other.

 

[RunningRabbit]

sourland- I live in Lancaster, Ohio.

I do agree that they wouldn't have even bothered to pull that if we had been accompanied a man! I just wish they had the sense to not do that. Eventually, they're going to do that to the wrong person and it won't end very well for them. There's been an explosion of people buying guns in my town, after Obama announced tighter gun control laws. That alone would make me very wary of acting snarky to anyone. You just don't know who's carrying a gun, and since so many have bought guns to the point that the stores can barely keep them on the shelves, that becomes one game of chance nobody should want to play.

 

[nikki1]

I am very nearly fifty. I can truthfully say that almost every teenage guy I knew when I was a teen was a jerk at least part of the time, to everyone; man, woman and child, although less so with little kids. They make rude remarks to girls; love bathroom and fart jokes, think their middle finger is for gesturing, and mock everything they do not think is cool. The kickers mock the emo kids, the emo kids mock the preps...yadda yadda yadda. Unfortunate that you were the butt, at least you recognized it for the male posturing that it was.

Their parents wouldn't approve, and they have been taught better. They don't do this stuff around their parents. They snark at their parents; but the jerky stuff is something they do for each other.

PERFECT summary!

 

[cassie]

Not long ago I was around a group of teenage boys who were being jackasses and I just smiled. I was so happy and grateful that they weren't mine I couldn't help it.