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Kentucky Stereotypes

Kentucky Stereotypes. By: Bethanie Durham. On TV and other types of media people mainly see Eastern Kentucky and then immediately judge all of Kentucky and Kentuckians based on what they’ve seen. Western Kentucky. Eastern Kentucky. Stereotype #1: We are all uneducated and can’t

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Kentucky Stereotypes

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  1. Kentucky Stereotypes By: Bethanie Durham

  2. On TV and other types of media people mainly see Eastern Kentucky and then immediately judge all of Kentucky and Kentuckians based on what they’ve seen. Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky

  3. Stereotype #1: We are all uneducated and can’t be successful.

  4. Truth #1: We are very educated and can succeed. In fact, many successful people have come from Kentucky.

  5. Stereotype #2: We all have thick southern accents

  6. Truth #2: Most of us don’t have an accent.

  7. George Clooney (born in Lexington, KY)

  8. Stereotype #3: We’re all hicks that live out in the country.

  9. Truth #3: Not everyone in Kentucky live in the country, many lives in cities and suburbs just like any other state.

  10. “Famous Kentuckians.” kentuckytourism. 2013. Web. 12 September 2013. • Francis Bicknell Carpenter. “Abraham Lincoln.” Photograph. wikipedia. 2013. Web. 10 September 2013. • cm0308. “Kentucky Accent.” Online video clip. Youtube. 24 April 2012. Web. 12 September 2013. • Richard D. Smith. “Bill Monroe At One Hundred.” Photograph. bluegrassmusic. 2013. Web. 10 September 2013. • n.p. “Passion For Luxury: George Clooney.” Photograph. passion4luxury. 2012. Web. 10 September 2013.

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