CounslerCoffee
Registered Senior Member
I am deeply, deeply, offended by the latest idea for a reality based TV show.
This latest TV show will be based in Kentucky, and in Beverly Hills California. The idea is to take a family from Kentucky, and move them to Beverly Hills. The idea stems from "The Beverly Hillbillies" that aired a long time ago. The new name of the show? "The Real Beverly Hillbillies"
Let me go into why Im offended. First of all, you cannot call me a hillbilly because I live in a rural part of Kentucky. Im all for a belly laugh, and being poked fun of every now and then. But this just fuels that stereotype that we don't drive cars, we don't wear shoes, and we aren't rich. In other words, they want to portray us as dumb rednecks, who have never seen the outside world. Well, screw them. They have absolutely no right to say that people from Kentucky are dumb rednecks (Which is what there practically saying)
Let me post a segment of this article for yall:
Do I want designer clothes? No. Do I need a fine car? No. And I've never ever wanted a maid, that just shows laziness on their part.
So in other words; I have to have a Pa, and I gotta have a Ma.
WAIT A MINUTE! Urban life? What am I, some kind of retard? I know about blenders, I know what toaster is, I've seen SUV's. Yes, urban life is an absurdity. But what's more absurd is the fact that these people think that we know nothing of the outside world.
Okay, maybe they are right. I've never done (And neither has my family) the following things:
-None of us have credit cards, and thus have never used them before.
-We don't have those fancy pumps at the gas station that have those little slots that you can shove the credit cards into.
-We don't wear shoes. (I defiantly don't)
Screw CBS, Im offended darn it!
Oh, and the article. It's from our local newspapers website. It may not work for those of you that live on the other side of the world.
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2003/01/08/ke010803s345247.htm
This latest TV show will be based in Kentucky, and in Beverly Hills California. The idea is to take a family from Kentucky, and move them to Beverly Hills. The idea stems from "The Beverly Hillbillies" that aired a long time ago. The new name of the show? "The Real Beverly Hillbillies"
Let me go into why Im offended. First of all, you cannot call me a hillbilly because I live in a rural part of Kentucky. Im all for a belly laugh, and being poked fun of every now and then. But this just fuels that stereotype that we don't drive cars, we don't wear shoes, and we aren't rich. In other words, they want to portray us as dumb rednecks, who have never seen the outside world. Well, screw them. They have absolutely no right to say that people from Kentucky are dumb rednecks (Which is what there practically saying)
Let me post a segment of this article for yall:
CBS wants the cameras to roll as the family leaves its rural home and settles into a Beverly Hills mansion with money for the finer things in life, including designer clothes, fine cars and maids.
Do I want designer clothes? No. Do I need a fine car? No. And I've never ever wanted a maid, that just shows laziness on their part.
A CBS spokesman said yesterday that the network is unfazed by the criticism and plans to move ahead -- if it can locate the right ''multigenerational'' family for the show.
So in other words; I have to have a Pa, and I gotta have a Ma.
''We have not yet found our family,'' said network spokesman Chris Ender. ''We would ask viewers to withhold judgment until they have seen the show. It might shed some light on the absurdities of urban life.'' CBS is ''mindful of the concerns expressed,'' Ender said.
WAIT A MINUTE! Urban life? What am I, some kind of retard? I know about blenders, I know what toaster is, I've seen SUV's. Yes, urban life is an absurdity. But what's more absurd is the fact that these people think that we know nothing of the outside world.
Okay, maybe they are right. I've never done (And neither has my family) the following things:
-None of us have credit cards, and thus have never used them before.
-We don't have those fancy pumps at the gas station that have those little slots that you can shove the credit cards into.
-We don't wear shoes. (I defiantly don't)
Screw CBS, Im offended darn it!
Oh, and the article. It's from our local newspapers website. It may not work for those of you that live on the other side of the world.
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2003/01/08/ke010803s345247.htm