Just imagine how fucked off the people of, say, Brooklyn would be if a West Virginian went there and talked about how no one knew what hard work really was because they didn’t face the daily risks of being killed by their working environment. Or if a WV based author were to (RIGHTLY) point how criminals who killed thousands upon thousands of Appalachians have their names on museums there, honoring the “charity” of pieces of shit like the Sacklers.
"I wanted to meet people who..." and then leaves them out. Whats wrong with this picture?
Well, it's akin to mansplaining, a comfortable assumption of superiority. Or to white women who believe their encounters with sexism qualifies them to speak about racism, then are bewildered and upset when rejected by BIPOC.
Same story with the last presidential election. Well educated upper middle class D loyalists bewildered by the result, explaining it as "they're stupid." Yet somehow these allegedly smart people never noticed decades of suffering among the majority working class like the Rust Belt and the correlation with deaths of despair. Demeaning people whose votes you need is not a savvy campaign strategy.
Dear elitists--assuming you might actually care--it's simple. Try listening. Treat us like humans instead of an exhibit of strange lessers you find distasteful.
Being from West Virginia, I use to get very insulted by people who assume they know what it is to be from there. Not anymore, I do not waste my time explaining it. We have deep cultural roots in those mountains and I’m proud that I’m from there.
My folks were from Grafton West Virginia. I still have wonderful relatives living in the area. Honestly I'm so sick with outsiders painting such a dire picture of Appalachia.
Our family have been resident in West Virginia or as it was once was Virginia since 1648.
I have nothing but pride alin what they have done since.
Has the artist met with her critics? What was the response? I hope this inspires a discussion and some action. We don’t just have to take shots at people.
Just imagine how fucked off the people of, say, Brooklyn would be if a West Virginian went there and talked about how no one knew what hard work really was because they didn’t face the daily risks of being killed by their working environment. Or if a WV based author were to (RIGHTLY) point how criminals who killed thousands upon thousands of Appalachians have their names on museums there, honoring the “charity” of pieces of shit like the Sacklers.
Why not a photo exhibition of rich people in Appalachia — coal executives, investors and politicians?
"I wanted to meet people who..." and then leaves them out. Whats wrong with this picture?
Well, it's akin to mansplaining, a comfortable assumption of superiority. Or to white women who believe their encounters with sexism qualifies them to speak about racism, then are bewildered and upset when rejected by BIPOC.
Same story with the last presidential election. Well educated upper middle class D loyalists bewildered by the result, explaining it as "they're stupid." Yet somehow these allegedly smart people never noticed decades of suffering among the majority working class like the Rust Belt and the correlation with deaths of despair. Demeaning people whose votes you need is not a savvy campaign strategy.
Dear elitists--assuming you might actually care--it's simple. Try listening. Treat us like humans instead of an exhibit of strange lessers you find distasteful.
Being from West Virginia, I use to get very insulted by people who assume they know what it is to be from there. Not anymore, I do not waste my time explaining it. We have deep cultural roots in those mountains and I’m proud that I’m from there.
My folks were from Grafton West Virginia. I still have wonderful relatives living in the area. Honestly I'm so sick with outsiders painting such a dire picture of Appalachia.
Our family have been resident in West Virginia or as it was once was Virginia since 1648.
I have nothing but pride alin what they have done since.
Welcome to the club say all disenfranchised groups.
Has the artist met with her critics? What was the response? I hope this inspires a discussion and some action. We don’t just have to take shots at people.
Tell a story without photos of people? Astounding.
Love the VO!
I’d recommend J. D. Phillips. 😀