I was watching "Boston Legal" last night (one of my favorite programs), and one of their trials took place in New Orleans.  I was somewhat appalled when the actors playing New Orleaneans (or at the very least, Louisianans) were speaking with a Southern dialect found more in Georgia and Alabama than in LA.  This is the problem with the portrayal of all Southerners on television.  The producers are consistently narrow minded -- everyone speaks with either the "old plantation" drawl, or the ignorant sounding "Tobacco Road" drawl.  As an acquaintance of mine used to say, "Ignorance is rampant!"

Jean Spradlin-Miller


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> From: Sunshine49 <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2007/01/10 Wed AM 11:39:13 EST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Speech patterns
>
> that's pretty much the only prejudice still allowed in politically
> correct America- that, and the one against overweight people.
> Whenever a tv show or movie wants to depict someone stupid, who do
> you see, what do you hear? A southerner. Evidently there are no
> stupid people in Kansas, Vermont or Oregon.
>
> Nancy
>
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> I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
>
> --Daniel Boone
>

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