Slate--Here Comes the Hillbilly, Again: What Honey Boo Boo really says about American culture.

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10. I point you again to the example of Judy Bonds.

And she is one of many. There are more than a few liberal hillbillies (http://ashleyjudd.com/friends/appalachian-pride-in-the-name-of-love/).

There are more than a few GLBTQ hillbillies--like author Silas House, as well as some friends of mine (I'm not going to give out names because it comes closer to identifying myself than I'm comfortable with, but they're on here http://www.thestayproject.org/)

There are even more than a few nonwhite hillbillies--like bell hooks and the folks in the Benham Lynch communities (http://www.kingdomcome.org/maps/benham-lynch.html).

There are also many who do have the ignorant political views that you profess. But the house they live in, the clothes they wear, the number of teeth they have, and even the level of education they obtain are not the points for which they should be mocked or criticized. Their political beliefs are.