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Hick or HIp? Hick or Hip? An Analysis of Southern Stereotypes "Howdy, how ya'll doin'?" This southern slang along with "ain't," younins," over yonder," and "em',"
in court. As Judge Irwin, a member of the old elite courted by Willie but who finally opposed him, explained, Willie understood that "You don't make omelets without
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Hick or Hip?
An Analysis of Southern Stereotypes
"Howdy, how ya'll doin'?" This southern slang along with "ain't," "younins," "over yonder," and "em'," are reasons the outside world such as northerners refer to the South the way they dopoor, dumb, and dirty hillbillies. In a Wall Street Journal editorial, senator Zell Miller reveals a hillbilly as "a term of derision that was first coined in April 1900 when the New York Journal had an article on Hill Billies'." This individual was described as "A free untrammeled white citizen who lives in the hills, has no means to speak of, talks as he pleases, drinks whiskey when he gets it, and fires off his revolver as his fancy strikes him" (1). The Beverly Hillbillies and The Dukes of Hazard still portray this image today. When reality is overlooked, it is only human nature to use stereotyping when describing a particular group. Such negativity, aimed at the South, often creates difficulties for hillbillies when trying to prove their intelligence and earn professional reputations. Thousands of Americans have derogatory perceptions of Southerners; however, most hillbillies spend their time wisely and are well-dressed moral individuals.
The hillbilly image is a constant target for the media and Hollywood. Movies portray hillbillies as living in trailers off dirt roads, wearing a wife beater, drunk, and eating cold soup beans, cornbread, and leftover fried chicken from the previous week. These perpetuated images show hillbillies as unfaithful and abusive spouses. Country star Deana Carter's song "Did I Shave My Legs for This" shows a southern lifestyle of trailers, beer, and romance. Carter sings, "Well it's perfectly clear, between the TV and beer, / I won't get so much as a kiss." Southerners with advanced education, qualifications, and experience are regularly insulted when being labeled with such reputations.
The dumb hillbilly image is overly exaggerated by the...
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