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HILLBILLY as defined by NEW YORK JOURNAL refers to a free and untrammeled white citizen of
ALABAMA,One who resides in the hills,dresses carefree and one who fires a revolver as the fancy
takes him. A Hillbilly is a merge of two words.. hill refers to a hill and billy refers to comrade which
translates to a hill comrade.Upto this age , there are people who live inside the forest and
derogatory environment characterized by poor
houses and poor living standards.They usually
hunt for wild animals for their food and always
play hillbilly music.Remember the horror film
WRONG TURN?GREAT!!LET'S BEGIN.
WHEN HE WAS IN THE WORLD
THE TESTIMONY WRITTEN IN OUR HEARTS
Last week Biznarati went on a research spree on
the term.Found out the term got its major breakthrough following the American civil war. It was during this reign that the appalachian region stayed marginalized while other parts witnessed
major 'facelifts'.Then came the Year of the Great
Depression when many mountaineers left their
homes to find work in other areas of the country but the appalachians refused to move and remained in the mountains till today.
Hillbilly family.Photo: wikipedia.org
Hillbilly house photo credit: wikipedia.org
WHEN HE WAS IN THE WORLD
THE TESTIMONY WRITTEN IN OUR HEARTS
Since then the hillbilly has been stereotyped and has even
been used as a racial slur on poor whites.
One of the issues associated with stereotypes is that it is profitable.The same case applies to hillbillies and entrepreneurs see this as a wind
for potential revenue.For instance,film makers
have 'recycled' the image and brought it to life
through thrillers.Just like THE WRONG TURN
1,2,3,4,5,6).
Wrong turn recycled the hillbilly history and brought it out.Remember the Inbred mutant cannibal hillbillies on the movie.Well played.The
film potrayed the hillbilly with both derogatory
personality and derogatory environment.
If you are familiar with w rong turn ,then you are a
witness to the derogatory attitude that has been
inflicted by the film industry on the race.The type
that is exhibited on the film is the inbred mutant
hillbilly cannibal,and this is how they came about.
" Long time ago,there were families that lived in the forest(today's hillbillies)All was well till the
pulp mill shut down and the poison emitted killed all the game(wildlife),the only source of food for the hillbillies.As a result all the families in the forest evacuated the area except for one family.The
family later got affected by the chemicals that were emitted from the pulp mill and it's side effects a year later become a sad reality that would see the whole
family and the coming generation have deformed
ugly faces and body parts.On the lighter note,the generation would see strong hillbillies that would
never die easily(even survive a car accident)
-THE ORIGIN OF HILLBILLIES IN
WRONG TURN SERIES
Film makes and also moguls always cash in on the stereotype(hillbilly).
Should the hillbillies be discriminated?Well,this a debate and biznerati raised this question and there were varied reactions with
almost 80% spitting vitriol.
" At this age,how can
one live in the forest with a 'semi-naked house'??
Fumed one of those i managed to reach for answers.While another one was against discrimination "I believe every citizen has a right
to stay where he or she feels like,". I tend to think that hillbillies chose not be associated with
American community and choose to be conservative of their culture.
But why are the hillbillies choosing to have such a lifestyle in a civilized country?Is there a secret they are hiding?(heard of an incest case).Till
when they will migrate from the hills/ mountains,the stereotype will continue being used
for profitability amongst film makers and moguls
WHEN HE WAS IN THE WORLD
THE TESTIMONY WRITTEN IN OUR HEARTS
and also give anthropologists a case to study.
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