LOL! I see that I surprised you.
Or, would "shock" be a better word.? ;o)
"Unfortunately, the complexity of those lines, and the rich tangle of pop culture in the American South then and now, are far too often lost on the Northeastern critical elite."
Now, this...
"Her characterization of those songs is as revealing as any recent example of the prejudices at work in northern attitudes toward the South."
Finally, this...
"But you can't recognize the contradictions, or the mongrel marvel that is American pop culture, if you cling to stereotypes."
Maybe we read it differently, but I understood
the article to be slamming Southern stereotypes.
And, I loved what the writer had to say about
"Dixie", one of my very favorite songs.
Some folks consider it to be racist, but you
knew that. ;o)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1434650/posts?page=6#6
my favorite version of DIXIE was done by Willie Nelson in 2001 at a TX festival.
he scored & sang DIXIE as a old-time southern HYMN. PURTY.
i got really MISTY listening to him;i was NOT alone.
free dixie,sw