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anon_q409idbs5m40a

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Look, if that kid level trash talk got you upset then you are way too sensitive. Can’t count to 100 and living in a holler shouldn’t psychologically damage eky but it does. Almost every state in America has a bad perception of KY and stereotypes are their reality. There’s no chance of outraging that away, I know the truth and don’t care what they think. Besides I know there’s people in eky that can count to 100, so what he said is simply not true.
I can even count to 101 and I finished sixth grade where I learned to cipher, just like Jethro Bodine.
 
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I’m not offended at all. To be offended if have to give a **** about that dude. But I guarantee if they were playing Louisville Central he wouldn’t have said “they can’t count to 100 and live in the hood”. He just wouldn’t have.
I think that Matney had the proper response and it will be a motivating factor. Whether JC wins or loses remains to be seen but you can bet that they'll be playing with a chip on their shoulder.
 
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Well said, thanks for posting that.
I never miss my Cats play but today I’m gonna have to record it because I’m going to this Johnson Central vs Boyle County game. Both incredibly talented teams. I have a feeling JC’s gonna take it to Boyle.
 

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Yeah, of course people who aren't from Eastern Kentucky are saying "get over it, you're too sensitive", etc. because they haven't lived it. Being from Floyd County, I've dealt with insults my entire career and most recently had one person tell me in a meeting that "Everyone knows that people from Kentucky don't wear shoes". Not making this up. To me, it shows the ignorance of the person making the remark and while the best thing to do is ignore it you still want to punch their lights out.

IMO, we all have issues we are sensitive about. When someone pushes my buttons, I take the position "That person is ignorant", smirk condescendingly in their direction and go about my business.
 

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I think that Matney had the proper response and it will be a motivating factor. Whether JC wins or loses remains to be seen but you can bet that they'll be playing with a chip on their shoulder.

Jim gave the proper response because he is a quality man.

I grew up in central Ky. I went to college in central Ky. Afterward, I began my profession in eastern Ky. Anyone that thinks people from eastern Ky are inferior in any way; anyone that thinks kids there are any less intelligent or talented; anyone that thinks people that live there are envious of other's central Ky lifestyle, etc.. is simply deluded, lacks intelligence and has so much insecurity he finds it necessary to harbor misconceptions that there are people in this world that he, in some way, is superior to. They need to be pitied.
Those people need to call my office. I'll schedule them for a couple sessions a week. They need the help.
 
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A principle at a middle school should show more leadership than this, however, people need to chill.
 

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Change “holler” to “ghetto” or “hood” and direct those comments at an inner city school and it would be national news and Al Sharpton would already be here. Doesn’t really bother me but it’s the truth.

I’m not offended at all. To be offended if have to give a **** about that dude. But I guarantee if they were playing Louisville Central he wouldn’t have said “they can’t count to 100 and live in the hood”. He just wouldn’t have.

I don’t understand the point of your comments? So you’re saying it’s wrong or it’s OK to marginalize communities?
 

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I don’t understand the point of your comments? So you’re saying it’s wrong or it’s OK to marginalize communities?


Not at all. In fact, the complete opposite. There are those in this thread saying the comments directed towards Eastern Kentucky people are overblown and not a big deal. My point was if the same comments were directed at a different group all hell would break loose.
 

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It would be great if we could just have some standards about how leaders in a public position should behave and speak instead of pretending that anyone can say or do anything and if anyone else takes issue with it they are "too sensitive."

That's a middle school principal for Christ sake. Set an example. Be an adult. Teach the kids something valuable. No one that stupid should be allowed to be in that position.

The only thing more pathetic and irritating than the PC police are the anti PC police. There are consequences when you say and do stupid things. Or is he "too sensitive" to take responsibility for his mistakes?

Totally agree. Especially the last paragraph. The PC crowd is insufferable. The “I say offensive stuff on purpose to show how ‘based’ I am” brigade is worse because it’s being said with the intention of offending someone on purpose.

The solution is twofold. Yes, the PC people should toughen up a bit. The anti PC people should ask themselves “is what I’m saying intentionally hurtful and why does it make me feel good to say this?” There’s got to be common ground somewhere.
 

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Eastern ky gets insulted but so do ghettos, cities, countries, Lexington thinks they’re better than any county around them and Louisville thinks the entire state is redneck except them. Paris thinks every city in America outside New York are uncultured rubes.

We all insult third world countries, everybody has somebody they consider below them. Eastern ky needs to toughen up on this and not be so sensitive.
As long as it seems that you understand Paris is at the top of the Cultural food chain everything you said is okay.
 
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Jim gave the proper response because he is a quality man.

I grew up in central Ky. I went to college in central Ky. Afterward, I began my profession in eastern Ky. Anyone that thinks people from eastern Ky are inferior in any way; anyone that thinks kids there are any less intelligent or talented; anyone that thinks people that live there are envious of other's central Ky lifestyle, etc.. is simply deluded, lacks intelligence and has so much insecurity he finds it necessary to harbor misconceptions that there are people in this world that he, in some way, is superior to. They need to be pitied.
Those people need to call my office. I'll schedule them for a couple sessions a week. They need the help.
Well said, it's not easy growing up in Eastern Kentucky. Things may be a bit better than before but it was a hard place to live in the '60's and '70's.
 
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IMO, we all have issues we are sensitive about. When someone pushes my buttons, I take the position "That person is ignorant", smirk condescendingly in their direction and go about my business.
Always try to take "The High Road". Does no good to argue with fools.
 
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Well said, it's not easy growing up in Eastern Kentucky. Things may be a bit better than before but it was a hard place to live in the '60's and '70's.
Johnson Co. football coach wants you to know it's never too late to etch out yet another protected class.
 
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My daughter did a summer research project at MIT. One of the other research associates came in to introduce himself, and said he wanted to meet the girl from Kentucky to see whether she wears shoes. The Kentucky stereotypes are everywhere.

The school principal made a stupid comment, but it was made at a pep rally. It probably shouldn't have even made the news.
 
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Not at all. In fact, the complete opposite. There are those in this thread saying the comments directed towards Eastern Kentucky people are overblown and not a big deal. My point was if the same comments were directed at a different group all hell would break loose.

I don’t understand what that has to do with the debate in anyway. Is it ok or is it wrong?
 

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Johnson Co. football coach wants you to know it's never too late to etch out yet another protected class.
The Johnson Co Football coach is above caring about what others think of him. He knows to Whom he is accountable. He said what he said to show his kids how to respond to idiocy. He did a great job being an example for the students.
 

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My daughter did a summer research project at MIT. One of the other research associates came in to introduce himself, and said he wanted to meet the girl from Kentucky to see whether she wears shoes. The Kentucky stereotypes are everywhere.

The school principal made a stupid comment, but it was made at a pep rally. It probably shouldn't have even made the news.
Wtf did the no shoes stereotype come from?
 

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The Johnson Co Football coach is above caring about what others think of him. He knows to Whom he is accountable. He said what he said to show his kids how to respond to idiocy. He did a great job being an example for the students.
Yes, by teaching them that Appalachian whites are victims of social prejudice. Not exactly what all parents in that region care to have their children conditioned with. Some, yes. A lot, no doubt. The morally strong among them, no.
 
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Johnson Co. football coach wants you to know it's never too late to etch out yet another protected class.
Thanks, I had no clue until you told me. Now, suppose you tell us what that means.
 
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Wtf did the no shoes stereotype come from?
Probably a combination of Mountain Dew ads, movies and cartoons featuring "The Hillbilly Bears". Seriously, I'm guess that it's probably from pictures and accounts taken during the Depression Era when people had literally nothing.
 
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Yes, by teaching them that Appalachian whites are victims of social prejudice. Not exactly what all parents in that region care to have their children conditioned with. Some, yes. A lot, no doubt. The morally strong among them, no.
He's not teaching them anything remotely related to that comment. What he's doing is letting them know that there are idiots like that out there and how to handle it. What's your problem with Eastern Kentucky? Your posts display some type of underlying issue you have with that part of the state.
 
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When I was in high school the basketball coach let his last block make signs for the team to run through. We were playing McCreary Central and they made a sign that said “Beat McQUEERy” with a picture of a Raider with a pink skirt on. He ended up apologizing over the PA system once the McCreary fans threw a fit bit I can only imagine the outrage if that would have happened recently instead of 15+ years ago.
 

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I feel like we could combine this thread, the counties thread and the Lamar Jackson thread pretty easily.
 

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I think the Johnson County MS principal should have retaliated with...”I wish the Boyle County kids well in their future employment as janitors at Centre College”.

Either that or make some joke about Gravel Switch being notorious for producing international mathematical geniuses.
 
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How about everybody growing a fvcking pair?

Insults, gamesmanship, psyching out, whatever you care to call it, the truth is that it’s a part of life. It might change forms as you get older, but it will always remain.

Don’t like it? Do something about it, or don’t. But the absolute worst way to deal with it is to whine about it.
 

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Johnson Central Upsets Boyle 21-20..... Another #1 for the Mountains...
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