Appalachian stereotypes
Inaccurate impressions about Appalachian people and culture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Appalachian region and its people have historically been stereotyped by observers, with the basic perceptions of Appalachians painting them as backwards, rural, and anti-progressive. These widespread, limiting views of Appalachia and its people began to develop in the post-Civil War;[1] Those who "discovered" Appalachia found it to be a very strange environment, and depicted its "otherness" in their writing.[2] These depictions have persisted and are still present in common understandings of Appalachia today, with a particular increase of stereotypical imagery during the late 1950s and early 1960s in sitcoms.[3] Common Appalachian stereotypes include those concerning economics, appearance,[4] and the caricature of the "hillbilly."[3]
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