Yes this sounds quite made up. Here is an example:
“Where’u from, BOY?” Knowing that “boy” was meant as a racial insult, I replied, “Excuse me, but I’m not a boy.” His face turned red, then he angrily said, “Them’ziz fightin’ words.”
I spent six years in Alabama and never heard anyone talking like that.
Then this:
“Down in Alabama, suspicion of outsiders is common and on multiple occasions”
Oh yes, if this is true why were many of my friends from India, Brazil and Nepal?
This article looks like nothing more than an attempt to tar and entire group of people as “racist, bigot, sexist, homophobe” which is about all the Democrats have left at this point.
I drove through Alabama during my move to Florida. I never heard anybody talk like that there, either. Some southern/country accents, of course, but none of this “Whatchoo doin’ here, BOYYYY???” The countryside along the interstates was lovely.