tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post3395111490488724933..comments2024-03-21T13:15:26.838-04:00Comments on The Rural Blog: Documentary examines black rural lifeMelissa Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01558431327921705882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-37318034050172633682018-11-24T20:12:50.957-05:002018-11-24T20:12:50.957-05:00Of course 'decay of white rural America' i...Of course 'decay of white rural America' is always portrayed in a negative fashion (maybe not in the way people think it is). Sure, most of the documentaries/films covering it shows a bit of the sad side. Then the genres of horror and suspense films about 'backwoods' residents meant to dehumanize rural whites. Most documentaries about rural white areas, you get either an underlying or complete in your face tone of "they deserve it". A tone that goes along with the media's whole view for as long as there has been documentaries and government films about rural whites and economic loss. That they are the "white trash", relics needing to be put in the bin and out on the curb. <br /><br />https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/09/the-original-underclass/492731/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com