England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

[VictorCharlie]

The term in the US is specific to white people and therefore racist.

I can somewhat agree with this, but I don't think most white Americans are all that offended when they're called a hick, hillbilly or a redneck, being called white/trailer trash for example is much more offensive, and is definitely racist. I still don't think it's as "racist" as a black person being called a "nigger", that's probably the king of all racial slurs.

BTW, most of the rednecks I know are pretty nice guys, and i'm a bit of a redneck myself.

Questions for you @Mars_ax or anyone else.

How many white farmers do you know that go around calling other farmers redneck / hillbilly / white trash?

How many middle to upper class white city people have you heard use these terms?

How about the rich and super rich?

Also, is racist if a black man calls another black man "nigger"? Or only if a white person says it?

Redneck and Nigger are actually pretty similar in regards to certain groups using them as a term of endearment, accepted use in certain mediums and almost a sense of pride in being called one (only by certain people of course). The rural/pastoral friends and family I have don't refer to themselves as any of those terms but I have met plenty of people that are quite proud to be a "redneck" Not all, but a large part of that last group also pretty well fit the ignorant bigoted stereotype. I rarely hear the term redneck etc from middle or upper class w/o a strong negative connotation. I'd say a black man calling another nigger is not a racist act but I do believe it still perpetuates a racist attitude.