"Vance is not a hillbilly, but a grifter of the hillbilly trope." A great piece by my historian friend and former colleague Dr. Tina Irvine on the long history of throwing Appalachia under the bus for political gain. time.com/6999981/j-d-...
Vance comes on the heels of a long 19th and 20th century tradition.
This is a great starter pack for /actual/ Appalachian voices. I'd add Sharon McCrumb.
I've been a bit disappointed in Huffpo recently. But they absolutely NAILED this one with headline: "Shillbilly Elegy".
Agree. At British boarding school I was awarded the nickname “Hillbilly” due to my last name. And I can assure you I know another fake hillbilly when I see one.
“the issues of earlier eras—economic insecurity, racial anxiety, questions about “who” America is for and “who” Americans are—persist into the 21st century.” On target observation by Dr. Irvine.
How on Earth has nobody started calling him "Carpetbagger Vance"?
Trump stiffs the little guy over and over again. JD Vance loves Trump. 2016: "‘Little guy’ contractors still angry at Trump Taj bankruptcy" apnews.com/article/10bb...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Weak from heart surgery and a sepsis infection that would soon kill her, Patricia Paone was resting at home last summer when an apparition appeared on the TV — a famous busi...
I think they call them carpetbaggers.