
Hillbilly is a pejorative nickname for people who dwell in remote, rural, mountainous areas. In particular the term refers to residents of the Ozarks and Appalachian Mountains in the United States. ==History== It is believed that the term "hillbilly" originally referred to Scots-Irish immigrants of mainly Presbyterian origin, who brought their cultural traditions with them when they moved to the United States. Many of their stories, songs and ballads dealt with past history from their original homeland, especially relating the tale of the Protestant King William III of England, Prince of Orange, who defeated the Roman Catholic King James II of England at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. Supporters of King William came to be known as Orangemen and Billy Boys (Billy being an abbreviation of William; the term "Billy Boy" is still used today, mainly in Northern Ireland). When considerable numbers of these Scots-Irish immigrants settled in hilly regions during the early 18th Century, they were nicknamed "hill billies" by the occupying United Kingdom soldiers. Alternatively, it is also speculated that the term emerged as a derogatory nickname for the hill-dwelling settlers of eastern Tennessee, most of whom were staunchly pro-Union during the American Civil War. Billy Yank was the common term for Union soldiers, the nemesis of the Confederate Johnny Reb. The use of the word was probably most apt (and relatively inoffensive) during the period between the Manifest Destiny of the early-to-mid nineteenth century and the post-World War II period of the 1940s. The advent of the interstate highway system and television brought many previously isolated communities into mainstream United States culture in the 1950s and 1960s, but many communities with relatively traditional lifestyles remain throughout the region. Historically, there were conflicts between 'hillbillies' and the planters who lived on the plains. During the American Civil War, many resident of western Virgina were pro-Union in that they generally did not own slaves and resented the political dominance of planters who did. This resentment was a contributing factor to the creation of the state of West Virginia. This affiliation may also be observed in the pro-Union names of many rural Appalachian areas, e.g. Lincoln County or Union County. Country music was originally called ''hillbilly music'', even by its fans, until the late 1950s. However the older name is now deemed offensive (and silly) and is hardly ever used. The first tune that contained the word 'hillbilly' was “Hillbilly Boogie” by the Delmore Borthers in 1946. However, in 1927, the Gennett studios marked a recording of fiddler Jim Booker with other instrumentalists as “Made for hillbilly” and marketed it to a white audience. By the late forties, radio stations broadcast music described as "hillbilly:" originally to describe fiddlers and string bands but was then used to describe the traditional music of the people of the Appalacians mountains. The people who actually sang these songs and lived in the Appalachians mountains never used this word to describe their own music. When the Country Music Association was founded in 1958, the term gradually fell out of use. ==Modern usage== Today, "hillbilly" has increasingly insulting connotations - especially as knowledge of the word's fairly harmless origins are forgotten. To the people of the Appalachian Mountains, the term "hillbilly" carries a negative connotation which has been greatly emphasized by how Hollywood movies and films portray the "hillbilly" as impoverished, ill-educated, toothless, shoeless, unstylish, inbred, etc. While such stereotyping is generally offensive, socio-economic realities have left much of the Appalachian region impoverished, although the economy has been steadily improving since the 1990s. ==Hillbillies in fiction== Hillbillies have often been characterized as ignorant hicks. *The hillbilly lifestyle was gently parodied in the comic strip Li'l Abner, which inspired a Broadway musical and movie by the same name. *In the 1960s American Situation comedy The Beverly Hillbillies, the Clampett family were supposed to have come from near the Ozarks. *An episode of The Dukes of Hazzard saw Bo and Luke rescuing Daisy from being forced to marry into a family of sociopath hillbillies. *A recurring character on The Simpsons, List_of_recurring_characters_from_The_Simpsons#Cletus_Delroy and his family are stereotypical hillbillies. *The 1960s American Situation comedy The Andy Griffith Show has two contrasting stereotypes of recurring hillbilly characters : The ignorant but kindly, impoverished but generous Darling family, portrayed by bluegrass band ThE Dillards; and the belligerent, paranoid, frankly violent buffoon, Ernest T. Bass, portrayed by Howard Morris. ==See also== *List of ethnic slurs *Hillbilly heroin *Honkey *White cracker *Hick Pejorative terms for people Social groups Appalachian culture
The supporters of William of Orange were not known as Orangemen, as far as I know. I don't think that term would have come into usage until the founding of the Orange Order, in 1795. ''I am not deleting any of this, even though most of it violates NPOV. That doesn't bother me so much as the extraordinary lack of knowledge on display. For suggestions, it would be good to note that hillbillies as a term is no longer perjorative, "hillbillies" can be found in Texas, Arkansas, Southern Indiana etc. Historically, in Appalachia, the role of (king) coal and mining towns cannot be overlooked. And of course, Junior Johnson, Dolly Parton and a host of others hailing from Appalachia, who have so greatly enriched modern culture, should certainly be discussed here, in context.'' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm not going to defend my writing in this case as expert, but lets look at a few things. most people still consider hillbilly to be an insult. just because alcohol is illegal, doesn't make it nonexistent. The reason that its production was popular in the mountains was exactly because it was so isolated. :I never said non-existent. Just off the top of my head I could give precise directions to the remains of a still in Scott's Gulf, White County, Tennessee, walk you right there. (From Crossville, take a left on Stringtown road, drive to the gravel road on the right leading to Virgin Falls, continue on this road past Virgin Falls to the edge of the Cumberland Plateau, call me on your cell phone from there... I will walk you in...:) The issue was occurrence and motivation. I tended to focus on the extreme examples, but that is what is interesting to me. It probably is more folkloric than factual. If you hate it so much, then fix it or remove the parts you think are false. you have demonstrated some personal knowledge, so lets see it. :Relax. This will be as hard to write as white trash, but there is no particular hurry. Couple of things need to be done: Most of our discussion needs to move to a talk page, where anyone interested can hammer out the details. Quite a bit of what you wrote could be resurrected as popular folklore associated with hillbillies. The main subject matter needs to wikied to Appalachian folk life and customs, etc. And there surely must be links to :Li'l Abner and :Snuffy Smith. Oh, and another thing. Who said the article was done? write about the damn coal mines and dolly parton. :Slow down! Stop ranting! Presenting what you wrote as "Folklore associated with hillbillies" or some such thing sounds like a great idea. It would much more accurate, and would help flesh out a better article. :Dolly Parton and :King Coal deserve (long) first class articles, but both subjects will difficult and time consuming to write. ---- I'm sorry, the quality of my judgement in writing tends to wax and wane. I was already mad about a particular argument in Osama bin Laden, so I flipped out. Please accept my apologies. :No problem. I pledge to _not_ use the word "ridiculous" to characterize an argument anymore. :) I did do some work on Dolly's page... I think I have an old national geographic (one of many hundreds I now own I'm afraid) that details appalachian life in the 1960's, and my old college had a book on appalachian english "dialects" so maybe I'll dredge up some unique info after all. --Alan D. (not sjc) ------- Could someone please expand, about Hillbilly culture, it's image in american culture, etc? especially for us non-american readers. thanks. ==Clean up== Hello everyone, I have gone over this article a bit. It still needs significant cleanup, expansion, fact checking, spellchecking, copy-editing, wikifying, etc, etc... but I think it has great potential. Let's see if we can make it a feature article. -- User:FirstPrinciples 13:27, Feb 8, 2005 (UTC) Also guys, remember to sign your talk page posts with four tildes (~~~~ ) so we can keep track of who's commenting ;) -- User:FirstPrinciples 13:29, Feb 8, 2005 (UTC)
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Hillbilly is a pejorative nickname for people who dwell in remote, rural, mountainous areas. In particular the term refers to residents of the Ozarks and Appalachian Mountains in the United States. ==History== It is believed that the term "hillbilly" originally referred to Scots-Irish immigrants of mainly Presbyterian origin, who brought their cultural traditions with them when they moved to the United States. Many of their stories, songs and ballads dealt with past history from their original homeland, especially relating the tale of the Protestant King William III of England, Prince of Orange, who defeated the Roman Catholic King James II of England at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. Supporters of King William came to be known as Orangemen and Billy Boys (Billy being an abbreviation of William; the term "Billy Boy" is still used today, mainly in Northern Ireland). When considerable numbers of these Scots-Irish immigrants settled in hilly regions during the early 18th Century, they were nicknamed "hill billies" by the occupying United Kingdom soldiers. Alternatively, it is also speculated that the term emerged as a derogatory nickname for the hill-dwelling settlers of eastern Tennessee, most of whom were staunchly pro-Union during the American Civil War. Billy Yank was the common term for Union soldiers, the nemesis of the Confederate Johnny Reb. The use of the word was probably most apt (and relatively inoffensive) during the period between the Manifest Destiny of the early-to-mid nineteenth century and the post-World War II period of the 1940s. The advent of the interstate highway system and television brought many previously isolated communities into mainstream United States culture in the 1950s and 1960s, but many communities with relatively traditional lifestyles remain throughout the region. Historically, there were conflicts between 'hillbillies' and the planters who lived on the plains. During the American Civil War, many resident of western Virgina were pro-Union in that they generally did not own slaves and resented the political dominance of planters who did. This resentment was a contributing factor to the creation of the state of West Virginia. This affiliation may also be observed in the pro-Union names of many rural Appalachian areas, e.g. Lincoln County or Union County. Country music was originally called ''hillbilly music'', even by its fans, until the late 1950s. However the older name is now deemed offensive (and silly) and is hardly ever used. The first tune that contained the word 'hillbilly' was “Hillbilly Boogie” by the Delmore Borthers in 1946. However, in 1927, the Gennett studios marked a recording of fiddler Jim Booker with other instrumentalists as “Made for hillbilly” and marketed it to a white audience. By the late forties, radio stations broadcast music described as "hillbilly:" originally to describe fiddlers and string bands but was then used to describe the traditional music of the people of the Appalacians mountains. The people who actually sang these songs and lived in the Appalachians mountains never used this word to describe their own music. When the Country Music Association was founded in 1958, the term gradually fell out of use. ==Modern usage== Today, "hillbilly" has increasingly insulting connotations - especially as knowledge of the word's fairly harmless origins are forgotten. To the people of the Appalachian Mountains, the term "hillbilly" carries a negative connotation which has been greatly emphasized by how Hollywood movies and films portray the "hillbilly" as impoverished, ill-educated, toothless, shoeless, unstylish, inbred, etc. While such stereotyping is generally offensive, socio-economic realities have left much of the Appalachian region impoverished, although the economy has been steadily improving since the 1990s. ==Hillbillies in fiction== Hillbillies have often been characterized as ignorant hicks. *The hillbilly lifestyle was gently parodied in the comic strip Li'l Abner, which inspired a Broadway musical and movie by the same name. *In the 1960s American Situation comedy The Beverly Hillbillies, the Clampett family were supposed to have come from near the Ozarks. *An episode of The Dukes of Hazzard saw Bo and Luke rescuing Daisy from being forced to marry into a family of sociopath hillbillies. *A recurring character on The Simpsons, List_of_recurring_characters_from_The_Simpsons#Cletus_Delroy and his family are stereotypical hillbillies. *The 1960s American Situation comedy The Andy Griffith Show has two contrasting stereotypes of recurring hillbilly characters : The ignorant but kindly, impoverished but generous Darling family, portrayed by bluegrass band ThE Dillards; and the belligerent, paranoid, frankly violent buffoon, Ernest T. Bass, portrayed by Howard Morris. ==See also== *List of ethnic slurs *Hillbilly heroin *Honkey *White cracker *Hick Pejorative terms for people Social groups Appalachian culture
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The supporters of William of Orange were not known as Orangemen, as far as I know. I don't think that term would have come into usage until the founding of the Orange Order, in 1795. ''I am not deleting any of this, even though most of it violates NPOV. That doesn't bother me so much as the extraordinary lack of knowledge on display. For suggestions, it would be good to note that hillbillies as a term is no longer perjorative, "hillbillies" can be found in Texas, Arkansas, Southern Indiana etc. Historically, in Appalachia, the role of (king) coal and mining towns cannot be overlooked. And of course, Junior Johnson, Dolly Parton and a host of others hailing from Appalachia, who have so greatly enriched modern culture, should certainly be discussed here, in context.'' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm not going to defend my writing in this case as expert, but lets look at a few things. most people still consider hillbilly to be an insult. just because alcohol is illegal, doesn't make it nonexistent. The reason that its production was popular in the mountains was exactly because it was so isolated. :I never said non-existent. Just off the top of my head I could give precise directions to the remains of a still in Scott's Gulf, White County, Tennessee, walk you right there. (From Crossville, take a left on Stringtown road, drive to the gravel road on the right leading to Virgin Falls, continue on this road past Virgin Falls to the edge of the Cumberland Plateau, call me on your cell phone from there... I will walk you in...:) The issue was occurrence and motivation. I tended to focus on the extreme examples, but that is what is interesting to me. It probably is more folkloric than factual. If you hate it so much, then fix it or remove the parts you think are false. you have demonstrated some personal knowledge, so lets see it. :Relax. This will be as hard to write as white trash, but there is no particular hurry. Couple of things need to be done: Most of our discussion needs to move to a talk page, where anyone interested can hammer out the details. Quite a bit of what you wrote could be resurrected as popular folklore associated with hillbillies. The main subject matter needs to wikied to Appalachian folk life and customs, etc. And there surely must be links to :Li'l Abner and :Snuffy Smith. Oh, and another thing. Who said the article was done? write about the damn coal mines and dolly parton. :Slow down! Stop ranting! Presenting what you wrote as "Folklore associated with hillbillies" or some such thing sounds like a great idea. It would much more accurate, and would help flesh out a better article. :Dolly Parton and :King Coal deserve (long) first class articles, but both subjects will difficult and time consuming to write. ---- I'm sorry, the quality of my judgement in writing tends to wax and wane. I was already mad about a particular argument in Osama bin Laden, so I flipped out. Please accept my apologies. :No problem. I pledge to _not_ use the word "ridiculous" to characterize an argument anymore. :) I did do some work on Dolly's page... I think I have an old national geographic (one of many hundreds I now own I'm afraid) that details appalachian life in the 1960's, and my old college had a book on appalachian english "dialects" so maybe I'll dredge up some unique info after all. --Alan D. (not sjc) ------- Could someone please expand, about Hillbilly culture, it's image in american culture, etc? especially for us non-american readers. thanks. ==Clean up== Hello everyone, I have gone over this article a bit. It still needs significant cleanup, expansion, fact checking, spellchecking, copy-editing, wikifying, etc, etc... but I think it has great potential. Let's see if we can make it a feature article. -- User:FirstPrinciples 13:27, Feb 8, 2005 (UTC) Also guys, remember to sign your talk page posts with four tildes (
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