Comments on: Cheney, Appalachian humor, and American imperial logic

By: The contradictions of “redneck rhetoric,” or why Palin does not represent “rural culture” « Vox Nova

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:02:30 +0000

[...] the images of “normal america” are a social construction, as I have discussed here before. Appalachian scholars, for example, have shown how much of what passes for “redneck” [...]

By: catholicanarchy.org™ » The contradictions of “redneck rhetoric,” or why Palin does not represent “rural culture”

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:48:58 +0000

[...] the images of “normal america” are a social construction, as I have discussed here before. Appalachian scholars, for example, have shown how much of what passes for “redneck” [...]

By: JoMac

JoMac — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:26:08 +0000

Adamv is obviously uneducated about the treatment of Appalachian peoples following the civil war. He should also check the information concerning which side of the war (Northern or Southern) that many of the peoples of the Appalachian fought on. There is an historical basis for the hostilities based mistreatment of people following the war (regardless of loyalties during the war). The treatment of the areas and the depletion of many natural resources by outside companies also play a part in these hostilities. I have spent a lifetime weathering the insults and jokes, but I make no apologies for who I am and where I was raised. It was a wonderful and enriching childhood.

By: Iran condemns McCain’s cigarette joke « Vox Nova

Iran condemns McCain’s cigarette joke « Vox Nova — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:34:33 +0000

[...] Iran condemns McCain’s cigarette joke And rightly so. Such things are never “just a joke.” [...]

By: Matt Talbot

Matt Talbot — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:12:02 +0000

Thanks, MZ – I was wondering what was going on

By: M.Z. Forrest

M.Z. Forrest — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:02:52 +0000

The spam filter had caught them. Mr. Talbot.

By: Matt Talbot

Matt Talbot — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:01:50 +0000

oopsie – NOW they all post :(

Please delete the extras

By: Matt Talbot

Matt Talbot — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:34:38 +0000

I posted on a related topic – the shameful acceptability of the term “trailer Trash” – from a more personal direction on my blog a few years ago:

http://populisthope.blogspot.com/2004/08/trailer-trash.html

By: Michael Iafrate

Michael Iafrate — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:33:48 +0000

It might also be worth pondering what sort of response all of you Cheney defenders would have had his joke been about Catholics.

By: Michael J. Iafrate

Michael J. Iafrate — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:18:21 +0000

Mark – Believe it. It happened.

Matt – I didn’t delete anything of yours… Might have happened automatically if it had some word in it that we have banned in our settings… Try again?

By: Matt Talbot

Matt Talbot — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:06:17 +0000

Hmm – I posted a comment that was immediately deleted. I linked to a related story on my blog – if that’s a no-no, I apologize, Michael.

By: Mark DeFrancisis

Mark DeFrancisis — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:10:48 +0000

MI,

I simply cannot believe someone would do such a thing on this this very post.

Sad.