A form of
Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Anything that sounds like it belongs to a proud resident of the
Deep South can indicate someone
Badass,
Ax Crazy,
rapey, racist or otherwise seriously disturbed.
Examples:
Comic Books
Film
Folklore and Mythology
- While not particularly evil, you don't want to be putting the hopes of your baseball team on a guy named Casey, especially if he's the last guy at bat.
Live-Action TV
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer 's season six Big Bad is named Warren Mears, which kind of foreshadows his future mental instability. (Of course, ironically, the actor's a Jew from New York, although his chick's from Alabama, but she's definitely not a redneck. And she's the one he shot.)
- Shane Vendrell is not a nice person. Further, he uses the alias "Cletus van Damme".