[SR28468]

I think the prevailing idea is that ‘country’ doesn’t go over too well with the masses. Country people have the stigma of being uneducated hicks with no idea how to act civilized. I don’t know why this is the prevailing stereotype when so many people -including myself – find country comforting. My dad’s family is from the country (South Carolina), and they are the most wonderful people; they are the epitome of Southern gentleness and hospitality. I would much rather spend time with them than my mom’s somewhat abrasive city-folk New England family. I think the stereotypical country bumpkin is a product of the media based on exploitation of character -i.e. the slower-paced life equals ‘dumb’; the lilting accent is portrayed as a twang; the colloquialisms are exaggerated into ridiculous massacres of Standard American English. Be proud of your country roots. And by the way, I’ve always lived in big cities but think beans, collard greens and cornbread sounds like a great meal.

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Name : SR28468, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 22, City : Austin, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : student, 

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