Diane Sawyer special on rural eastern kentucky

[MoNative34]

I see people in my state blow 25 bucks on gas station junk.

[2mares]

Originally Posted by heatwave13
That documentary perpetuates the stereotype that us Kentuckians are a bunch of toothless, dumb hill-billies. They could have picked out any number of states that have similar issues of poverty.

I watched it online and I agree. I have seen similar situations here in TN, but also quite the opposite. I realize she was trying to bring attention to poverty but she could also have shown a more positive side of "the mountain people". Not everyone is a poor toothless drug addict.
Kind of reminded me of the media coverage when there is tornado damage. They seem to always report from a trashy trailer park and seek out the least educated person with the most missing teeth to interview.

[2mares]

I see people in my state blow 25 bucks on gas station junk.

It dosent take much to blow $25 on crap at a gas station.

[Kygirl24]

I am from Harlan county Kentucky. You people only saw what goes on in the hollers and back roads of it.. Come see where I live.... You will stay a while.. I live in the mountains, my back yard is a lake, and my house is just as big.. There are bad things that goes on everywhere, Not just Harlan, Ky..

[Kygirl24]

Im sure stuff like that goes on where ever you live... So dont act like you have never heard of people doing that before...