NC is no "bastion of culture", We're just a bunch of rednecks.

[hectorsalinasisback]

Lady, you're not a racist redneck. Some would rather spend billions in U.S. tax dollars to invade and brutally occupy sovereign nation in the middle east, instead of using that money to help our own people here in America first. Rednecks are "patriotic" pro-war liberals & bullies. Obama is just another liberal with policies very similar to Bush, who was one of the most liberal presidents we ever had. Rednecks are anti-American scum. Spend our tax dollars to create new jobs & heal our economy.

[baddave62]

You probably won't like my answer but since you asked the question....most Southern conservatives ARE racist and ignorant, and hompophobic, and xenophobic. I think that the complaining about being prejudged because you have a Southern accent is wrong, though other right-wing types complain of the same thing. I am a Southerner but I'm not a right-winger. I think the reception you get has more to do with your politics than with your accent.

[IEatYouForBreakfast8]

ASHEVILLE BABY. until you hit San Francisco you can't get anymore liberal.

[mjc12190]

I know what you're saying. I moved out of a heavily populated area in California to a rural area in Northern California, and I love coming to 15 acres. I commute 20 miles to school. My area is associated with drugs, and Rednecks, however we are second to Denver in recreational activities.

[OldaurGold]

what do u think of toronto, canada

[85More]

In the United States, "liberal" isn't a party: it's a political philosophy.

[angylgyrl]

Thank you. Although I live in Ohio and have roots down South, I think the South is much more multicultural and open minded than the rest of the country. There's far more racial/cultural segregation and hate crimes up north, esp. here in Ohio and Michigan than it is in either Georgia(where most of my people still live) and in North Carolina(I have relatives there also).

[bantyhenrants]

@angylgyrl I agree. When we lived in Iowa (for 7 years) We met a man who was afraid of black people because he had never met one IN HIS LIFE. This man was in his 60"s at least. His son was a friend of ours in the military. He had a best friend from combat who happened to be black. His friend came to visit after they were discharged. The guy's dad freaked out. That was an Iowa democrat for you. Go figure.

[angylgyrl]

@bantyhenrants The most racist regions in America are the ones that are liberal and claim to be open-minded and tolerant.

[SeraphinaValena]

There are some wonderful in schools in North Carolina. For example, North Carolina School of the Arts, Wake Forest University and Salem College to list a few. There are also several festivals in North Carolina such as National Black Theater festival, Carolina Renaissance Festival, and several wine festivals. There are 27 state historic sites in North Carolina. North Carolina offers both the Blue Ridge Mountains and miles of coastline.

[SeraphinaValena]

North Carolina has several cities including Charlotte, Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Wilmington and Greensboro. Maya Angelou chose North Carolina as her home. The following famous people were born in North Carolina Julianne Moore, John Coltrane, John Newton, Chris Daughtry, Elizabeth Dole, William Sydney Porter, Ava Gardner, Andy Griffith and many others.

[SeraphinaValena]

There are several movies which were filmed in North Carolina such as, “Bull Durham,” “Hunt for Red October,” “Junebug,” “The Color Purple.” “The Green Mile,” “Forest Gump” and several others.

[bookhound63]

@SeraphinaValena Thanks for the input. There is also a very successful movie studio in Wilmington, which helped produce several of those movies.

So," Hunt for Red October" was filmed mostly on a Submarine. Are you saying it was a sub in Wilmington's Bay? Or a set? That would be something I didn't know.

[SeraphinaValena]

@bookhound63 The final scene was filmed on Lake James in Burke County.

[SeraphinaValena]

@bookhound63 The final scene was filmed on Lake James in Burke County.

[loganF137]

I live in NC I have actually been to the NC Asheboro zoo and it is, in fact, the BEST zoo I've ever been to. (I have even been to the Washington DC Zoo) I really appreciate this video.

[bookhound63]

@loganF137 I have been to the DC Zoo too, and I agree. The Asheboro Zoo is much better. The animals have much more freedom and the habitats are beautiful. Some people complain because the habitats are so large that sometimes the animals are out of sight when the tourists happen to walk through. I say, "Bring binoculars."

[loganF137]

@bookhound63 exactly. I'm sorry that was all I said, I agreed with everything you said in the video.

[gotthkid2]

fuck small town southern judgemental rednecks

u people judge bi the way others look ( hence emo or goth or punk) fuck u all.emos are the nicest ple ud ever meet

[bookhound63]

What are you talking about? I completely support your right to be stupid out loud.

[gotthkid2]

@bookhound63 im saying you southeners are JUDGEMENTAL and most are from small towns and u havent realy seen the real world i meen i dress whwat ud call EMO but im sure u dont even know what that is and ple stare like hell here in randlemen NC and yeah im sure you heaard of it tis where ricchard pety is you fucking redneck. were moving up north and THANK GOD we are fuck you hicks.

[bookhound63]

@gotthkid2 You misunderstand. I know what EMO means. I just don't understand the vitriol in response to anything I said.

If you think the judgmental looks you are getting are just because you are in the south, think again. The judgmental looks are from ADULTS who know that you EMO phase is just that: A PHASE. You will get over it when you start to grow up.

[gotthkid2]

@bookhound63 first off im almost 17 and iv been dressing this way sense i was 11.............. why would a phaze be so long? and i dont label my self as anything im ME. simple as that and i can tell these rednecks dont know what emo is because the way that they look at me...and MY ASS... iv been out of the south and into big cities and ple dont even BAT an eye lash at my 40 difrent colors in my hair.......so YOU think again.u fucking redneck and u DO know goth ( not emo) is more of a lifestyle

[placateddoll]

@gotthkid2 It's interesting that in one sentence you say you don't label yourself, yet in the remainder of your post you refer to yourself as Emo and Goth. Having grown up a well read, intelligent goth in the south (AR, no less), I can sympathise that you face prejudice. However, because it is your choice to express yourself in such a manner, it becomes your responsibility to develop strategies to remain emotionally well despite your surroundings.

[gotthkid2]

@bookhound63 so untill u do re search on goths and punks ECT...dont open ur mouth..u duno the hsitroy of the life style or the music scene or even fashion that goes along with it.....its not about shoping at hot topic and buying black clothes.....real punks MAKE thier own clothes. way more creative then u redneck fuckers

[gotthkid2]

@bookhound63 lmfao this name was created when i wass 13 that was years ago brah.........so dont try that one but nice try

[bookhound63]

@gotthkid2 LOL, Yeah, two whole years ago. So that makes you 15. Wow yes, you are grown. LMAO!

[placateddoll]

Hey, I live on Ft. Bragg; you forgot Greensboro and Wet & Wild Emerald Point. It's the third largest water park in the nation. Ok, ok, so maybe a water park is not necessarily a cultural talking point, but it definitely counts for bragging rights.

[placateddoll]

@placateddoll I forgot to mention it's also been featured on the Travel Channel as one of the top 10 water parks in North America (I think it was 4th, but don't quot me on that).

[bookhound63]

@placateddoll You're right I forgot that. I also forgot Carowinds. Thanks for reminding me. I think Amusement Parks should count.

[gotthkid2]

@bookhound63 nc sucks.

the south sux.come on to LA.....its nicer their

[gotthkid2]

@bookhound63 15? mam im 16. il be 17 in march lmfao

[gotthkid2]

@placateddoll greensboror has no emo people in it.........

[ThomasSheridanArts]

I lived in New York City for over 10 years - place is filled with cultureless yokels. I have been all over the USA south and encountered lots of cool people. It's all bullshit. There is an equal portion of idiots and interesting people in every location. Check out my video response - you won't feel so bad as Ireland has no cultue left either.

[iBtrolln]

us north carolinians are not considered northerners.we are southern

[bookhound63]

@iBtrolln who were you talking to? Funkinsteindisco? They were not calling North Carolinians northerners. They were saying that northerners send their kids down here to Duke and UNC.

[gotthkid2]

@iBtrolln more like BITCHES.

PWNED! 

[jojokelliefanhpc]

No bastion of culture? NC is also the furniture capital of the WORLD! We have two of the biggest hospitals in the country, not to mention countless ACC teams. Whoever made their comment is out of their mind!

[FunkensteinDisco666]

I love how Northerner's will openly Mock the south and it's people yet send there bratty, rich, entitled kids down here to study in our university's. They are willing to live in the south and take advantage our it's education facility's yet look down on us all the same time. Thank god we have them to us there open minded non prejudicial ways lol

[FunkensteinDisco666]

I love how Northerners will openly mock the south and its people but then send there bratty little rich kids down here to our superior colleges for the cheaper prices. So they are willing to live in the south and take advantage of our university's and professor's while openly mocking us lol. Thank goodness we have Yankee's to teach us there open minded non prejudice way of thinking.

[bookhound63]

@FunkensteinDisco666 LOL Amen

[gfreakj]

I love your accent. People that judge you based on it are just as ignorant and racist as they say you are. The way you think people in big cities up north think of southern people is correct. I hear country bumpkin, hillbilly, and other condescending hateful comments quite often...after they ask if I am from the south. I guess DC is technically south but whatevahhhhhh. LOL

[bookhound63]

@gfreakj Thank you. yea, DC is south...south of them. LOL.

[gfreakj]

@bookhound63 That's exactly what I say but I am referencing NYC when I say it. They think they are the center of the universe. I was in a bar once in NYC and the bartender asked where I was from and I said DC and he turned around and yelled to anither guy 'yeah, he's southern.' The accent has definetly become synonomous with ignorance and being inbred and racist. Its very...classist of them.

[bookhound63]

@gfreakj Its just like you said in your video about Hollywood and that new movie Machete. People in places like NYC and Hollywood are insulated from the real world. They think they know all about the world because they live in a metropolis, but all they ever hear is each other.

[gfreakj]

@bookhound63 DC is the same. A lot of stuck up elitests and poor people that love the nanny state. Its a beautifulk city bthat aleways has a cloud over it. We regular people have to start speaking up more often. You and I are doing our part.

[AgentCarter]

not just southern conservatives, any southerner. southern accent=racist to much of the north

[bookhound63]

@AgentCarter true and unfortunate.

[AgentCarter]

well southern culture has influenced the north quite a bit, more than they recognize. barbecue, fried chicken, even sweet tea now.

[AgentCarter]

also, about north carolina's culture. NC (and the rest of the soith), has plenty of culture. dialect, cuisine, customs, mannerisms. all places have culture, you cant have more of it, unless people sit around and dont move or talk.

point is, southern culture is rich and full of great things. that why so many are proud.

[bookhound63]

@AgentCarter Very true, thanks for the comments.

[gabygsdh]

I liked N.C accent the first time I heard it but people is so full of steriotypes, I also like Georgia accent which I first heard in the movie Facing the Giants I love Mary K. Baxter´s accent but she´s from tennesse.

[monumentfloyd]

I agree ! Im from Virginia and I have a lot of trouble with people who judge me because I don't support Obama. I dont understand liberals either. If you have a southern accent you're assumed to be a card carrying member of the klan.

[bookhound63]

Exactly! Thanks for commenting.

[bookhound63]

@monumentfloyd I know what you mean. You just have to keep being honest and stand up for what you believe. People will call you names but your life will prove them wrong.

[Arqera]

Wow, people are so stupid. I live in Fayetteville, NC so I know what she's talking about. Our state is one of the most cultured in the USA. I don't think you racist, politically I'm a Centrist and I'm black....you seem to me a very intelligent person. ^_^

[bookhound63]

Thank you. I think our state is a Great place to live, and I have lived all over it, from the mountains to the coast.

[teppernoah]

good for you. i'm not conservative, but i am from North Carolina. i am pretty sure that its Tennessee that is the rednecks. just a prediction.

[viperBSG]

Liberals are ignorant haful and maen. I know I'm from Massachusetts. The Bluest state in the union. this is Hell when your a Conservative.Hey I get the same thing your talking about from New Yorkers.they think there the best. and we are a bunch of hicks. Well. Guess they dont take in that New england is the biggest area to learning.

[viperBSG]

Ignorant,Hateful& Mean I mean.

[bookhound63]

I think its because they can't argue with our facts, so they resort to hate speech and put downs. Just like in Alinski's book. They want to isolate us and nullify our message by calling us names.

[bookhound63]

Leave it to a liberal to quote half a sentence and make an argument out of it. Leave out the part about being called redneck and racist because of what I believe, where I live and how I speak.

That's not a lie, that's what I face every day on my channel.

I did not rant, I did not rave. All I did was speak my opinion. I thought that was what freedom of speech was about.

Liberals attack me for my speech and my accent. I have an opinion about that. So sue me.

[KangarooBoo08]

It's called Mirroring. Liberals accuse others of doing the shit that they do on a daily basis. OLD FDR Liberals are not like this. It's these new progressive, islamic loving, anti straight white male/female, gun hating, latta lapping losers!

[bookhound63]

What did I say that was so hateful? If 1:00 thru 1:04 didn't explain to you why I made this video, then maybe you are overly sensitive. Or were you the one who said NC is hardly a bastion of culture? Because if you never said it, what's your problem? I never said all liberals. I was speaking from my experience.

After that, I went on to tell about NC's culture. Did I insult you by pointing out that NC has culture? Where did I spew hate? From where I sit, the only one spewing hate is you.

[luvmyswag9]

i love listening to your voice. and i'm from chicago. pretty liberal too.

=]

[bookhound63]

Well, thank you. :)

[bookhound63]

Americans don't want socialism, what can I say?

[bookhound63]

At least I didn't say all liberals, but you have to admit, I get a lot of comments from liberals calling me ignorant and racist. I think you and I started out that way.

[bookhound63]

Well, maybe I will make a video about it after my kitchen is done being remodeled. Right now, its still miss-maxed cabinets and walking on the sub-floor.

[eristic3]

What is it about Christians that make them so judgmental? What is about some people always getting on their damn soap box and rattling off a bunch of mishmash crazy crap?

[bookhound63]

What? Did you watch 20 seconds and make this response? Typical.

[flyboymd82]

eristic3,

Who's judgemental? Have you seen the comments spewed at this woman by you rabid lefty athiests? LOL!

Ever been on a Sarah Palin video?

Libtards are the most judgemental group of human scum on planet earth. The ironic thing is YOUR judgeing Christians right now with your comment, not to mention stereotyping an entire group of people who exist worldwide.

Grow up & stop the lies & smears.

[ironhead41]

great vid. nc is the greatest state in the nation. but now im dissappointed. i reserved a parking spot in my driveway for your horse and buggy. and i was going to appoint you vp of the nc country bumpkin society. free coffee and cinnamon rolls anytime. dont let idiots ignorance getcha down.

[bookhound63]

LOL. I love horses but if I'm going more than 5 miles, I'm taking the 4Runner. I know its not American, but I bought it used. At that point, does it matter?

[ironhead41]

so. it moves forward. i have 4 chevrolets and 1 nissan pathfinder. the pathfinder is the nicest vehicle in the driveway. we drive it to the nature museum in greensboro. but we have no culture.

[bookhound63]

LOL You hick! But do you have running water?

[ironhead41]

sure do. water runs over the pond dam all the time.

[bookhound63]

I wish we had a pond, I guess we could dig one but we only have 5 acres. I'm thinking next year a lot of that will be garden. The container thing is not for me, I want more room for beans, cukes squash and peas.

[flyboymd82]

Its because the TRUE ignorant, bigoted, sanctimonious, racist fools are the liberals themselves.

They are the exact opposite of everything they claim to be.

They are brainwashed. I wish I had a dime for everytime I've been called "racsist, redneck, imbred, hillbilly, trailer trash, uneducated, drop out, etc etc.....I'd be a rich man. Its pathetic isn't it?

[bookhound63]

Yes, it is pathetic. yet, somehow I just couldn't let that comment go unanswered. I see you replied to my Garofalo video also, so you saw who I was talking about. Thanks for that comment as well. I don't advertise my college education, actually it slipped out, but thanks for noticing.

[fuklibs]

They're too stupid to realize that when they call someone "ignorant, racist or redneck" simply because they are from the South & are conservative is no different than some fool calling a black person they have never met a "N*gger". There is ZERO difference. They are pre-judging a person with dispicable insults simply because they are different than themselves.

I've learned not to expect anything better from a Democrat liberal though. They are the TRUE ignorant & prejudiced, Hypocrite bigots.

[bookhound63]

Thank you for the kind comment. I love my state, and my country.

[bookhound63]

So true. But, I haven't heard anything about who might run against her in 2010. Have you?

[bookhound63]

Asheville was a small town when I lived there (more than 40 years ago) But it has grown quite a bit. I am sure if this person actually tried, they could find intelligent conversation and cultural things to do. But, some people would rather just sit around and complain.

[bookhound63]

LOL I think you are right. I am proud of my state. I just had to make this video, for all of us "North Carolinians".

[freedomlover24]

Great Video

[bookhound63]

LOL. Thank you. I love my state. Actually I was born in Asheville and it IS beautiful.

We shouldn't prejudge people because at some point we will be wrong.

[rumpelstillskin65]

i live in the country and dont care how the world works i know how it is in the city and rather stay right where i am now in the country

[bookhound63]

I know what you mean.