re: SWAMP PEOPLE

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.