How do you handle rednecks or down right stupid people?

Just ignore them and eventually they will go away.

explain to them that something cannot be sad YET somber

not everybody will have the same thought process you have and that doesnt mean that they are less than you. Practice of patience and understanding starts of how we treat others.

Ignore them. If you give them the attention they want they’ll never leave you alone.

so like someone did die right?

I can’t believe someone said that. I like your response though! I’m not a redneck, but I do like Bill Engvall and Jeff Foxworthy. They crack me up!

Ignore them

Kill them with kindness or just don’t let them know they get to you. Some people are just rude anyway!!!!

Smile and go on with your life

The worst thing you can do is lower yourself to their level. The more you acknowledge foolish and idiotic behaviors the more attention it gets. Don’t give these morons the satisfaction of your time or attention. Be the bigger person, show your intelligence and ignore it. They are trying to get your goat!!!! Don’t give them the satisfaction……

IDK, most of the wakes I’ve been to have turned into parties…is that weird?

Best thing to do is ignore, obviously this person is seeking attention.

If stupid people would wear signs then when we heard someone ask a stupid question we could turn around and see that sign and say “Oh, I won’t waste my breath.” Some people lack a certain grace when it comes to sad occasions. Humor tends to be many peoples back up emotion. It may be inappropriate, but that is all they know what to do. Plain silence tends to elude those who do not know what to say in an awkward moment or a very serious moment. Patience and perfecting the “look of death” may help you out in the future.

Although I like to encourage patience, there are times when I forget myself. We all forget sometimes.

Brooke

Personally, I think anyone that says “here’s your sign” is a redneck.

understand that not everyone deals with death the same way. Some people get very nervous and they have trouble expressing themselves without being funny.
Is it really a that big of a deal? If you were able to make a funny response back, you obviously were not all that broken up.

Being offended by someone’s behavior is your CHOICE. Just choose not to be offended. If their actions are completely inappropriate, take them aside privately and ask them to leave.

Idiots are everywhere and most never learn. Best thing to do is ignore them or give them a verbal smack on the forehead that lets them know what kind of moronic behavior they are displaying.

With the same respect I would treat an intelligent person.

It was either stupidity or someone’s really lame attempt at humor. Some folks dont know when to be serious and not joke around. It’s hard to get through to people like that. If they were so rude as to say something like that at a funeral, they arent going to understand subtlety. You could go up to them and say, “I cant believe you said something like that. What were you thinking?” You’d either get an apology (which I strongly doubt) or they’ll laugh at you because you got upset.
Just be glad you arent them.

Pity them for being so ignorant.

I was at a funeral recently , the deceased’s best friend was there. She had been told about the death .However, when she came to the funeral home, she had to be told again. She mentioned that “ma” had died to everyone there she talked to. In a few minutes, she asked if someone had died. This lady has dementia. She was not a redneck or stupid. She has a medical problem. She could not understand or remember from one minute to the next. She looks normal and to talk to her she acts normal, but she is not. Sometimes the
stupid one is not the one who begins the conversation,
but the one who gives a smart-a** remark trying to make themselves look good.

some people are really a lot stupider in that situation than they are normally . it is very difficult to know what to say but many havent mastered the art of shutting the hell up at those times. best to forgive and move on. they may not have meant any disrespect if thats all that they said, but then I wasnt there to see and hear it.

still you will never resolve it so why let it bother you?
there will always be stupid people who say dumb things at the wrong time. I have done it myself I’m sure. you are so focused on not saying anything to hurt someone that you just state the obvious.

i think people deal with sadness in different ways. i tend to use humor to mask my sadness. it sounds like this guy does the same thing. maybe.
say something if it was a person who wasn’t part of the family in any way.
if it was a family member, give a benefit of the doubt

Well as a redneck, I would have decked that person for having the audacity to say such a thing at a funeral.

And my question to you is what makes you equate redneck with being rude and stupid? Why are you putting down a group of people like that? Why not just say, “How do you handle stupid/rude people?”

That’s a tough one…
Love them and be an example. Otherwise you’ll go crazy…