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Stop Making Fun of 'Hillbillies'

'Buckwild' and the like only hurt Appalachia: Alexandra Bradner

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 8, 2013 1:25 PM CST

(Newser) – America loves to ogle, and often mock, "rednecks" and "hillbillies." But if we would never dream of treating minorities in the same way, then why is this behavior considered acceptable? Philosophy professor Alexandra Bradner takes on the question in Salon, focusing her...   Read full story »

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