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re: SWAMP PEOPLE
Posted on 9/8/10 at 5:01 am to FLObserver
Posted on 9/8/10 at 5:01 am to FLObserver
Never heard of it
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Posted on 9/8/10 at 8:13 am to rollindaddy
I'm one of these assholes who's got a complex about how Louisiana's people are portrayed on the national scale. I can't stand the term "coonass" and I do this:
Every time some hick from Michigan or Indiana makes fun of how "dumb and uneducated" we are.
But I have to say, I love the show "Swamp People." I think it protrays our traditional ways, everything from hunting and fishing down to the accents, positively and without judgement. It presents the people as they are, without demeaning narration or editing.
When you see the people as they are, you see hard-working, honest men who seem to be committed to their families and even their pets. They seem concerned about the safety of people in the area and the health of the environment. What's not to like?
In fact, through my 40 years of experiences in the swamp, I wish I knew more people like the ones portrayed in "Swamp People." I've personally run into far too many people on the water who are nothing like the capable, responsible people on the show.
Every time some hick from Michigan or Indiana makes fun of how "dumb and uneducated" we are.
But I have to say, I love the show "Swamp People." I think it protrays our traditional ways, everything from hunting and fishing down to the accents, positively and without judgement. It presents the people as they are, without demeaning narration or editing.
When you see the people as they are, you see hard-working, honest men who seem to be committed to their families and even their pets. They seem concerned about the safety of people in the area and the health of the environment. What's not to like?
In fact, through my 40 years of experiences in the swamp, I wish I knew more people like the ones portrayed in "Swamp People." I've personally run into far too many people on the water who are nothing like the capable, responsible people on the show.
Posted on 9/8/10 at 8:17 am to rollindaddy
Before the show first came on, i was disappointed, because i didn't want another show to make louisiana look bad. With True Blood, all the hurricane katrina shows, treme', the exterminator show, etc....
But i actually like this show and think it shows a pretty real depiction of some of our people. I grew up closer to the henderson area than new orleans, so i relate more with Troy than the others. I say relate, by that i mean, the older generation of my family were like him, and it makes me think about my great uncles, my dad, and my uncle.
But i actually like this show and think it shows a pretty real depiction of some of our people. I grew up closer to the henderson area than new orleans, so i relate more with Troy than the others. I say relate, by that i mean, the older generation of my family were like him, and it makes me think about my great uncles, my dad, and my uncle.
This post was edited on 9/8/10 at 8:18 am
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