There is no shortage of people behaving badly ("trash") in any given state in the north, as well. The unique blend of people from southern Illinois have much to be proud of. No less than our southern highlanders from the southern Appalachian region (from whence came many of the ancestors of southern Illinoisans). My own southern Illinois ancestors. like much of the country, were primarily concerned with plowing, sewing, reaping, worshipping, making a living, surviving the worst of mother nature, raising a decent family and helping one's neighbors. If you aren't from southern Illinois, or any part of the south, you should keep your ignorant opinions to yourself. If you are from the area, you have a heritage of which you may be proud. A movie can be a slice of life from a particular time and place. It does not necessarily depict any truths beyond that "snapshot" of particular people at a particular place and time. The American south is often maligned in various media, and always has been. It is indeed one of the last socially acceptable stereotypes available. The "N" word is dead (in polite society, at least), but terms such as "trailer trash," and "white trash" are bandied about with impunity. Heaven help especially the children who hear these terms applied to themselves. As best-selling author Sharyn McCrumb has noted, "'Deliverance' was not a documentary, people." For those who would like a better understanding of the American south in general, I would recommend "Places in the Heart," "The Education of Little Tree," "Where the Lilies Bloom," or "The Waltons."
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