Saturday, August 18, 2007

"Hicks"

Read this wonderful post by S. P. Miskowski over at "Hick With a Master's Degree." Miskowski talks about a "Hick Dichotomy" and the "class hatred" that is reflected in the way "most films and TV and theater" portray "hicks," and the way that the Bush regime uses its power to pit poor against poor. It is a powerful read.
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