Dear State Representative, American Idol Staff, Producers, Contributors, Partners, Beneficiaries & Affiliates,
For the first time, I'm appalled by American Idol! I, nor my entire family, will ever watch or donate to American Idol again! You may say, "So what, who cares?" Well, maybe one viewer's opinion is not enough, but what about an entire state and many of its officials in outrage? That state is KENTUCKY. I'm sure you remember us; the poor, hopeless, uneducated, illiterate, desperate, backwoods, toothless, barefoot and pregnant, trailer trash, Appalachian Hillbillies of Eastern Kentucky?? Surely, you do because that is how Idol portrayed EVERYONE who is from this area on national TV.
For years, the typical resident of Appalachia has been portrayed as an uncivilized, moonshine-drinking, pipe-smoking, shotgun-toting, lazy, barefoot hillbilly with poor hygiene and a low IQ and you didn't help to alleviate that at all!!!
I am a proud, college educated, Appalachian American and originally from Pike/Letcher County area where Idol supposedly visited. I take great issue with your insensitive, rude and somewhat inaccurate depiction of Appalachia...
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