A HILLBILLY as defined by NEW YORK JOURNAL refers to a free and untrameled white citizen of ALABAMA,One who resides in the hills,dresses carefree and one who fires a revolver as the fancy
takes him. A Hillbilly is a merge of two words.. hill refers to a hill and billy refers to comrade which translates to a hill comrade.Upto this age , there are people who live inside the forest and
derogatory environment characterized by poor
houses and poor living standards.They usually
hunt for wild animals for their food and always
play hillbilly music. Remember the horror film WRONG TURN?G REAT!!LET'S BEGIN.
Last week biznerati went on a research spree on the term.Found out the term got its major breakthrough following the American civil war. It was during this reign that the appalachian region stayed marginalised while other parts witnessed major 'facelifts'.Then came the Year of the Great Depression when many mountaineers left their homes to find work in other areas of the country
but the appalachians refused to move and remained in the mountains till today.
Since then the hillbilly has been stereotyped and has even
been used as a racial slur on poor whites.One of the issues associated with stereotypes is that it is profitable.The same case applies to
hillbillies and entrepreneurs see this as a window for potential revenue.For instance,film makers
have 'recycled' the image and brought it to life through thrillers.Just like THE WRONG TURN
1,2,3,4,5,6).Wrong turn recycled the hillbilly history and brought it out.Remember the Inbred mutant
cannibal hillbillies on the movie.Well played.The film potrayed the hillbilly with both derogatory personality and derogatory environment.
If you are familiar with w rong turn ,then you are a witness to the derogatory attitude that has been
inflicted by the film industry on the race.The type that is exhibited on the film is the inbred mutant
hillbilly cannibal,and this is how they came about." Long time ago,there were families that lived in
the forest(today's hillbillies)All was well till the pulp mill shut down and the poison emitted killed all the wildlife,the only source of food for the hillbillies.As a result all the families in the forest evacuated the area except for one family.The
family later got affected by the chemicals from the pulp mill and it's side effects a year later become a sad reality which would see the whole family and the coming generation have deformed
ugly faces and body parts.On the lighter note,thegeneration would see strong hillbillies that would
never die easily. THE ORIGIN OF HILLBILLIES IN
WRONG TURN SERIES
Film makes and also moguls always cash in on the stereotype(hillbilly).Should the hillbillies be discriminated?
Well,this a debate and biznerati raised this question and there were varied reactions with almost 80% spitting vitriol." At this age,how can
one live in the forest with a 'semi-naked house'??Fumed one of those i managed to reach for answers.While another one was against
discrimination "I believe every citizen has a right to stay where he or she feels like,". I tend to think
that hillbillies chose not be associated with American community and choose to be
conservative of their culture.
But why are the hillbillies choosing to have such a lifestyle in a civilized country?Is there a secret
they are hiding?(heard of an incest case).Till when they will migrate from the hills/mountains,the stereotype will continue being used
for profitability amongst film makers and moguls and also give anthropologists a case to study.
Sunday 8 February 2015
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