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minus-squareI'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.autism.placelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoWhy would Hillbilly Elegy have that effect?
minus-squareLemmeenym@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoThe book is largely considered inaccurate, condescending, and insulting around these parts.
minus-squareI'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.autism.placelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoI would like to know more because I have some good friends in Appalachia (Eastern Kentucky). Can you elaborate? What about it is inaccurate, condescending, and insulting?
minus-squareLemmeenym@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoHere’s an interview with Silas House that talks about some of it. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/06/jd-vance-book-dangerous-00030374
Why would Hillbilly Elegy have that effect?
The book is largely considered inaccurate, condescending, and insulting around these parts.
I would like to know more because I have some good friends in Appalachia (Eastern Kentucky). Can you elaborate? What about it is inaccurate, condescending, and insulting?
Here’s an interview with Silas House that talks about some of it.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/06/jd-vance-book-dangerous-00030374