tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post113441044171783051..comments2023-09-23T06:20:06.687-04:00Comments on Pocahontas County Fare: Annie Proulx--Some Choice QuotesRebecca Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494730619850791609noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post-1134761933097886412005-12-16T14:38:00.000-05:002005-12-16T14:38:00.000-05:00Yes, I think your friend definitely has a point. A...Yes, I think your friend definitely has a point. And the sad thing is, even many poor people have internalized the widespread belief that "if you are poor, it's your own fault." In fact, I'm afaid that whites buy into this much more readily than, say, Hispanics, or even African Americans. I'm not sure why.<BR/><BR/>I think a lot of people move to the country because they believe in a false vision of a commodified landscape. Translation: they want to live in a postcard - or inside typical wall calendar nature porn, as I call it. It's a false vision, obviously, because it assumes their own independence, alone in the wilderness, still playing out the pioneer/colonialist fantasy. So of course they are going to be annoyed when they discover that their little paradise is filled with scruffy natives. And perhaps also when their idyllic countryside fills up with other McMansions and subdivisions filled with other would-be Daniel Boones.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596390440496594901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post-1134673096760178152005-12-15T13:58:00.000-05:002005-12-15T13:58:00.000-05:00A friend of mine says "America hates poor people,"...A friend of mine says "America hates poor people," and because it's not p.c. to express negative opinions of minorities, it's only acceptable to express this hatred toward poor whites. I think she's on to something.<BR/>What I really don't understand is why affluent people move to the country when they dislike rural people so much. I'm a "come here" myself, but I grew up in a rural area, and I moved here because of the people, not the scenery (beautiful though is is).Rebecca Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06494730619850791609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post-1134522085776346772005-12-13T20:01:00.000-05:002005-12-13T20:01:00.000-05:00Thanks for these quotes - good stuff.It never fail...Thanks for these quotes - good stuff.<BR/><BR/>It never fails to annoy me how otherwise tolerant people can harbor prejudices against rural white folk, especially those from the mountains. As far as tolerance goes, I have come to feel that the people around here are much better at "live and let live" than most suburbanites by far. Better to be "different" in Appalachia than weird and possibly a menace to society most other places!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596390440496594901noreply@blogger.com