Comments on: Regional Prejudice

By: a preoccupied mother of two under the age of 3

a preoccupied mother of two under the age of 3 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:31:32 +0000

And yet, “I married my sister” is still funny.

By: Deidre Ali

Deidre Ali — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:20:03 +0000

Growing up in Alabama, I can’t tell you how many comments I receive like that which are rooted in regional prejudice, especially when I travel. People will say things like, “You’re from where?”…”Oh, but you don’t speak like you’re from the south”, “do they still marry their cousins down there?”…and yes, the good old standby..”you mean to tell me that you all drive on paved roads down there?”

Honestly, sometimes, I wonder if we Southerners aren’t the most well-travelled folks in America. Seems like we’re the ones who more frequently venture outside of our geographic boundaries and explore the world so that we avoid making ignorant comments and assumptions like that. Great post Ike!

By: Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:02:38 +0000

Daria, the “people in Washington” who are out of touch with the rest of country are the politicians. The ones who run on a platform of fixing the economy through tax cuts, then get to D.C. and vote in a 800 billion dollar stimulus bill that has nothing to do with stimulating the economy.

All in all, a very good article. I would like to note I was born in MO (Missouri for those northerners who don’t know the state’s abreviation), but was lucky enough to have lived almost my entire life in MI (Michigan my southern friends,lol) and have attended a big ten college. Those things all being said, I’m sorry, I love sterotypical humor. I think making fun of blacks, whites, blonds, women, asains, southerners, northerners, gays, straights, etc is just funny. Polock jokes crack me up. Whats sad is that there are some in the north who actually do believe southern people are dumb, hicks, hayseeds who thump Bibles all day and marry cousins.

By: Ike Pigott

Ike Pigott — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:02:11 +0000

@AmberCadabra – Actually, Beelzebubba, if one is to engage in Regional Prejudice: http://tinyurl.com/cxgkcw

By: bryanwebii

bryanwebii — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:32:13 +0000

RT: Ike makes some great points here @ikepigott: Regional Prejudice: http://tinyurl.com/cxgkcw and What If Octomom Was From Mississippi?

By: Bryan Lokey

Bryan Lokey — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:32:13 +0000

RT: Ike makes some great points here @ikepigott: Regional Prejudice: http://tinyurl.com/cxgkcw and What If Octomom Was From Mississippi?

By: Ike Pigott

Ike Pigott — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:23:29 +0000

Regional Prejudice: http://tinyurl.com/cxgkcw and What If Octomom Was From Mississippi? http://tiny12.tv/R6P39

By: Kaa

Kaa — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:03:41 +0000

I can’t count the number of times online that I’ve mentioned that I’m from Alabama and had people say, “Really? I would never have guessed! You sound so intelligent!”

It really gets under my skin.

By: SQLCraftsman (Geoff Hiten)

SQLCraftsman (Geoff Hiten) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:38:19 +0000

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By: susancellura

susancellura — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:08:55 +0000

@ikepigott: Loved the post “Regional Prejudice” http://tinyurl.com/cxgkcw