That show, Duck Dynasty, felt like a step in that direction. I never watched the show, but iirc they were all wealthy from a family business and that picture leaked of them like a decade before the show where they look like they're out of a Banana Republic ad. The bead and camo thing is a branding exercise which is all that seems like now, a consumer identity.
Pertaining to your fourth point, there are a lot of guys driving around my area with a redneck affect in $100K+ gigantic pickup trucks that are pristine. I live in a urban area where you have to drive a good 30+ minutes to find something resembling a farm. Amusingly, I grew up in an actually rural, post-industrial Appalachian town on a small family farm so I have more bona fides than most of these people. I just became a leftist instead.
Duck Dynasty was one of the most successful advertising campaigns of all time and single handedly saved Bass Pro Shop.
A fucking mid sportswear and boating store rebranded to become the Disney of retail. They even have the Pyramid resort that has become Disneyland for conservatives and Menanites.
That show, Duck Dynasty, felt like a step in that direction. I never watched the show, but iirc they were all wealthy from a family business and that picture leaked of them like a decade before the show where they look like they're out of a Banana Republic ad. The bead and camo thing is a branding exercise which is all that seems like now, a consumer identity.
Pertaining to your fourth point, there are a lot of guys driving around my area with a redneck affect in $100K+ gigantic pickup trucks that are pristine. I live in a urban area where you have to drive a good 30+ minutes to find something resembling a farm. Amusingly, I grew up in an actually rural, post-industrial Appalachian town on a small family farm so I have more bona fides than most of these people. I just became a leftist instead.
Duck Dynasty was one of the most successful advertising campaigns of all time and single handedly saved Bass Pro Shop.
A fucking mid sportswear and boating store rebranded to become the Disney of retail. They even have the Pyramid resort that has become Disneyland for conservatives and Menanites.