Up in Altavista, VA, I know a "redneck" who looks just like you (well, maybe not as drastic), and he called me a yankee. He was joking, he's a really funny guy, but it's true, I am.
When you say the people around you are redneck and don't approve of your look, it gets me thinking that they are more of the "prissy" and "preppy" types of redneck. I have to run, be back in 25 minutes.