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I'm going to pass along something my wife told me about, that happened when she was living in Idaho with her first husband. It was seriously suggested by some

I'm going to pass along something my wife told me about, that happened when she was living in Idaho with her first husband. It was seriously suggested by some of the locals that she should undergo an exorcism. The evil spirit allegedly possessing her, that was to be the target of this procedure: her university education. There are lot of people in rural areas in the US who not only do not have a lot of education but who have an active antipathy to it. One shouldn't let this observation degenerate into a stereotype, but I don't think one should dismiss it either.

protomyth 10y ago
I try not to let the anti-vaxxers, hippies, or the Hollywood stars brand whole areas, or my experience in San Francisco in 1988 with a broken down car and told to go find a tow truck. "a lot of education but who have an active antipathy to it." An yet, I live with people who cherish it right here in rural America. Parents sacrificed to get kids in college. Doctors are listened to (yep, get your shots). Its ok, really. It is socially acceptable to degrade and demonize all us NFL & MMA watching morons. You can feel superior based on one story, and frankly, most in these parts don't go in for the trouble to correct you. Its not like TV treats people much better. The funny part is the little digs. The NYT article[1] on TV shows by region claimed folks in rural American liked "Walking Dead" because it is "for people worried about immigration". I'm more thinking that its a fun show and frankly most people here can imagine there survival a lot more than those goofballs in the show. Oh well. As the graphic floating around Twitter said "you spent 8 years weaponizing the federal government" then you get this. I guess, I ask if someone had the same story about say, a racial group, would you be passing it along on a board like this as an example of why "uneducated X" would be true? 1) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-d...
- nickpsecurity 10y ago
  The attitude you're responding to is a big reason for why Trump had so much support per David Wong: http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-talks-about/ http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-on... I find his analysis good on top of being entertaining. Echos a lot of what I've heard living in Red states. Forgot to add that most people around here are just down-to-earth, working-class people who go to work, raise kids, have fun with friends, etc. Normal people.
- ScottBurson 10y ago
  You're right. I'm sorry.
xienze 10y ago
> There are lot of people in rural areas in the US who not only do not have a lot of education but who have an active antipathy to it. When a farmer's interaction with "educated folk" are people such as yourself who look down their nose at him because _he's a farmer_ and you have a degree in _gender studies_ ("I mean gawd, that poor hick doesn't know anything!"), can you blame them?

protomyth 10y ago

I try not to let the anti-vaxxers, hippies, or the Hollywood stars brand whole areas, or my experience in San Francisco in 1988 with a broken down car and told to go find a tow truck. "a lot of education but who have an active antipathy to it." An yet, I live with people who cherish it right here in rural America. Parents sacrificed to get kids in college. Doctors are listened to (yep, get your shots). Its ok, really. It is socially acceptable to degrade and demonize all us NFL & MMA watching morons. You can feel superior based on one story, and frankly, most in these parts don't go in for the trouble to correct you. Its not like TV treats people much better. The funny part is the little digs. The NYT article[1] on TV shows by region claimed folks in rural American liked "Walking Dead" because it is "for people worried about immigration". I'm more thinking that its a fun show and frankly most people here can imagine there survival a lot more than those goofballs in the show. Oh well. As the graphic floating around Twitter said "you spent 8 years weaponizing the federal government" then you get this. I guess, I ask if someone had the same story about say, a racial group, would you be passing it along on a board like this as an example of why "uneducated X" would be true? 1) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-d...

nickpsecurity 10y ago
The attitude you're responding to is a big reason for why Trump had so much support per David Wong: http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-talks-about/ http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-on... I find his analysis good on top of being entertaining. Echos a lot of what I've heard living in Red states. Forgot to add that most people around here are just down-to-earth, working-class people who go to work, raise kids, have fun with friends, etc. Normal people.
ScottBurson 10y ago
You're right. I'm sorry.

xienze 10y ago

> There are lot of people in rural areas in the US who not only do not have a lot of education but who have an active antipathy to it. When a farmer's interaction with "educated folk" are people such as yourself who look down their nose at him because _he's a farmer_ and you have a degree in _gender studies_ ("I mean gawd, that poor hick doesn't know anything!"), can you blame them?