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 > > 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 > > ------- > I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. > > --Daniel Boone > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html