I'm So Sick of It

Why do people who are from metropolitan areas think they are above people from a small town?  Or that people who are from or currently live in the South are all gun-toting, bible-thumping rednecks without a single, intelligent thought?

Seriously, I don't give a rat's ass about anyone's political ideology.  Anyone registered to vote will choose the candidate that represents their beliefs and hopes for this nation.  Great.  That is what America is all about - and most definitely, register to vote!

However, I take issue with the mean-spirited, hateful, dare I say it, BIGOTED comments. 

Although I was raised in San Francisco, CA (my Dad was born and raised there), I have ties to the South and most definitely, to small town life.  My mother was from a teeny town in Missouri, her father's family was from Tennessee and I have cousins who live all over the South. 

My mother was open-minded, kind and gave everyone a chance.  She loved all kinds of music, film and literature.  Wow, what a concept!  A small town girl who actually enjoyed the arts! 

I can't vouch for rest of my family, but the ones that I know are NOT STUPID, backward, don't run moonshine, haven't married their cousins, don't chase people with their bibles or shout "TAAARGET PRACTICE" and wave their guns overhead with the Confederate Flag.   Good Lord. 

When people perpetuate these stereotypes, they make themselves look like idiots.  To me, it is some kind of superiority complex.

I try very hard not to judge people - doesn't always work and I sure as hell slip and say some things I'm not proud of.  But I try to give people a chance. 

Please, think before you speak.