Transcript of By: Bethanie Durham On TV and other types of media people mainly see Eastern Kentucky and then...
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- By: Bethanie Durham
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- On TV and other types of media people mainly see Eastern
Kentucky and then immediately judge all of Kentucky and Kentuckians
based on what theyve seen. Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky
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- Stereotype #1: We are all uneducated and cant be
successful.
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- Truth #1: We are very educated and can succeed. In fact, many
successful people have come from Kentucky.
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- Stereotype #2: We all have thick southern accents
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- Truth #2: Most of us dont have an accent.
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- George Clooney (born in Lexington, KY)
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- Stereotype #3: Were all hicks that live out in the
country.
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- Truth #3: Not everyone in Kentucky live in the country, many
lives in cities and suburbs just like any other state.
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- Famous Kentuckians. kentuckytourism. 2013. Web. 12 September
2013. Francis Bicknell Carpenter. Abraham Lincoln. Photograph.
wikipedia. 2013. Web. 10 September 2013. cm0308. Kentucky Accent.
Online video clip. Youtube. 24 April 2012. Web. 12 September 2013.
Richard D. Smith. Bill Monroe At One Hundred. Photograph.
bluegrassmusic. 2013. Web. 10 September 2013. n.p. Passion For
Luxury: George Clooney. Photograph. passion4luxury. 2012. Web. 10
September 2013.