Was Anyone From Alabama Offended by this Movie???

How do you think we West Virginians feel?

I'm sorry, but this is kind of ridiculous. Do you really think everyone else is dumb enough to believe that a movie like this would be something good to base their entire opinion of Alabama? There are people like that everywhere. I personally have never been to Alabama or any of the southern states really, but my opinions of those places don't come from movies and things like that. As far as I know, most people are the same way.

ok....just to let you know...in the movie, as reese drives to alabama, she drives through the nice part and into the trashier part of alabama. Everywhere has places that are like that. And the movie doesnt represent "the majority of alabama" as you said....just the people in that one part. So how it is an insult to you if they focus on the "redneck,,white trash,beat up truck driving,beer drinking,baby making "billy bob" people that you said do exist in alabama meanwhile not saying anything bad about the other parts of alabama?

and im from texas and some people assume that we all ride horses to school and we are all cowboys. haha i think its funny.

I personally think that some of you are taking this a bit out of proportion. There's no reason to get all huffy and puffy just because your state wasn't portrayed honestly or correctly in this film. Really, what state IS portrayed correctly in movies? Ever thought that all American's are stereotyped by (at least some) foreign countries? I honestly think that everyone just needs to chill and realize that everyone in movies are formed from the stereotypical opinion of the majority of others. I mean, Americans aren't the only one's who are stereotyped! Think about what the majority of American's (or at least the people I've come across) think about the French. THe stereotypical French person (according to the average American) is obnoxious and rude and thought to hate Americans. Yes, some of the opinion has to do with the media saying really off things. Having lived around them for 3 years, I have to say that they, generally, aren't like that! Everyone just needs to understand that movies are meant to entertain (not made to intentionally offend people) and characters in movies are nearly always based off stereotypes. If I got as offended with all the movies (set in or about) California as you are getting about the characters in Sweet Home Alabama, I would go insane! Do you honestly think that we Californians say "dude" and "what up dawg?" all the time (as portrayed in movies)? Of course not! Ultimately, it's JUST A MOVIE. No need for people to get really offended. It's not like most people actually believe any of it anyway... You know the stereotype isn't true so try to laugh at it, instead of getting immediately offended.

Don't be offended folks. I'm from Australia and honestly, people from overseas know it's just a movie taking artistic license. And I would've thought the same would be true of North Americans.

But I understand exactly where you're coming from - Aussies have been charactured in movies for so long the 'cultural cringe' just comes naturally these days.

Cheer up, it's only a movie

people, it's just a movie for god's sake!
granted i'm not from the south of the US, but from northern England, which over here in the UK is equivalent to it. everything is usually filmed in London, and the north is ALWAYS portrayed as grim, heavily industrialised, rainy and just depressing in general, even though it's not.
Films like 'The Full Monty' and 'East Is East' are full of northern british stereotypes, but why be offended?
And in S.H.A., aren't the residents of Alabama, in the end, portrayed as the better people? and that's the message of the film - be proud of your roots and don't deny them. it's saying that the South isn't as bad as every New Yorker or Californian makes out. so rather than criticise the film, embrace it.
and the film isn't portraying the PEOPLE of the south as backwards, just the IDEALS, as you can't deny that the area in general is more racist and homophobic than the rest of the USA (see opinion polls etc.) When attitudes change, so will the world's opinion. Now that's not having a dig at any of you, as from what i've read i get the impression that you all are articulate and intelligent, just at specific institutions that still seem to be prevalent in the south.

oh get over yourself. they weren't saying everyone from alabama is a redneck. they were simply displaying the contrasts between melanie's past and present lives. she went from being a nobody, living in a tiny house to being a huge fashion designer in new york and engaged to the mayor's son. the movie was not insulting people from alabama.

I wasn't offened in any way by the movie. I knew people like the ones represented in the movie. Just like everywhere else, Alabamians come in all flavors.

I grew up in the real Greenville AL and was bit disappointed that the producers of the movie didn't use the actual Greenville. There are many beautiful homes there and the courhouse is a unique structure, sitting in the middle of the street. Pigeon Creek really exists also, but it is nothing more than a wide spot in the road out in the boondocks and not an actual town.