[Immonnaornach]

And yet Springfield Missouri gives an award "Hillbilly of the Ozarks"

Why are you so ****ing ignorant and have no reading comprehension?

If you knew what etymology and linguistics and migration were you'd possibly have an idea. It's amazing what one can learn when they aren't some ****ing mouthbreathing knuckle dragging cretin who JUST HAS TO BE RIGHT.

I mean, for ****s sake, you point out a town that has an award THAT IN THE AWARD ITSELF QUALIFIES WHERE THE HILLBILLY LIVES. IF HILLBILLIES WERE ****ING ORIGINATING FROM THE OZARKS IT WOULD BE REDUNDANT LIKE "IGNORANT MACHO SHITHEADS OF PHILLY"

You do this **** all the time where your pea brain tries to find an exception to try and disprove a general and solid consensus. It's like you can't even process the possibility that there are non binary systems in the world where hillbillies might exist in two places at once! THEY EITHER HAVE TO BE OZARKIAN OR THEY HAVE TO BE APPALACHIAN AND YOU JUMP ON THE FIRST ****ING THING THAT CONFIRMS YOUR IGNORANCE.

[brulpcoersero]

You're acting all harsh, MRT. So we're not cool anymore or something?

[Affolfembonge]

I wonder how Alby would feel if people started calling Philly nigger land. That's no different than him calling Kansas City hillbilly land.

[intorkercet]

How would you feel though?

[mensforyouthis]

Is Philly really worse than Detroit?

It can't be the worst ****hole in the country can it?

[HowardtheDuck]

As of the 2004 Census estimations, there were 1,463,281 people, 658,799 housing units, and the racial makeup of the city was 45.0% White, 43.2% African American, 5.5% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.8% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.5% of the population. The top 5 largest ancestries include Irish (13.6%), Italian (9.2%), German (8.1%), Polish (4.3%), and English (2.9%).[

Gee... If that's the info on Philly, thanks for the numbers. It's even more reason why you should think Philly should be called nigger land. There are far more, and a higher percentage of black people in Philly in then their are Hillbillies in Kansas. And since you think calling Kansas City Hillbilly land is ok, that means it's even more OK for people to call Philly nigger land.

[tweriaroats]

'nigger land' is a whole different ballpark from hillbilly. Hillbilly is practically a term of endearment.

And now you want us to believe that YOU used the term as a term of endearment?????
BS!

No... both are racial slurs. If you want to be calling someplace hillbilly land, then you really can't complain if people call your town nigger land.

[Theariwinna]

Ming, with all due respect, this thread is about Google opening up a network in Kansas City. Let's keep it on topic, shall we? If you would like to discuss the level of derogatoriness of the term hillbilly, we can do so in a separate thread.

Thanks

[PRengin]

'nigger land' is a whole different ballpark from hillbilly. Hillbilly is practically a term of endearment.

How would you feel though?

[d1Bc25UP]

Ming, how is hillbilly even close to being a slur compared to ni**er? Let's get real and get some perspective here. Hillbilly?

Last time I called someone a hillbilly, he tried to kick my ass. I hear people call each other niggers all the time, with no apparent anger from the other side. Clearly, your view of the situation is wrong.

[LesLattis]

You are in desperate need of a road trip.

[enactolaelant]

dont you need hills for hillbillies?

KC is hill-less

we got hicks out here

Not really sure what a hick is, but my golfing buddy aint a fan of them - I guess they're like the trailer park "white trash" seen on Jerry Springer

his company should see a nice boost from Google

There are hillbillies in Missouri. In the Ozarks. Springfield, MO, like I said.



And I don't think they literally need to be from hill-country. Just like rednecks don't literally have to have red necks.

[SkeniaInhilla]

Here's a clue: KC shares it's latitude with Philly (and Denver, Indianapolis, Springfield IL, and Cincinati).

[Wgnhqhlg]

I have been through Kansas. I saw very little of hills much less mountains.

[ROYMANgo]

This seems to be a gratuitous use of the n-word.

[Kayacterype]

Hillbilly is a socio-economic slur not a racial one isn't it?

[R1king]

I've never heard of a black hillbilly but I suppose it could happen.