Not typical of Boone County, Appalachia, or mountain culture...

That's good to know. Having never been to the mountains I did find myself thinking, "Damn I do not want to go there..."

The DA in that movie said if you take 10 families out of WV, the crime rate is cut in half and that the Whites are easily in those 10 families. So they can't be that typical.

As someone who's been through West Virgina and Appalachia I can wholeheartedly concur. EVERY corner of the country has their own version of the Whites. In Kirkland Washington, the family was called the Primos. In fact it was fighting words to call someone a Primo. That family finally sold off all their land and went away. Hopefully that'll happen to the Whites, too. In Modesto, California.. well that's most of the town...

I'm just sorry that Hollywood had to glorify these pathetic wastes of skin by making a movie about them.

Hmm. I've got some relation down in WV. Not in Boone county I don't think, but in WV, nonetheless. They are VERY similar to the Whites. Almost all of my relation down there has been to prison. They all do pills, huff paint, or whatever they can find.

So, unless my relation is "one of the 10 families," that causes most of the crime in WV, then I'd say that that culture is a fairly high percentage of the population. Actually, I guess it's kind of possible that my relation is one of the 10 families that guy was talking about. My family name has kind of a bad reputation up here where I live too :( I've only been to the juvenile detention center a few times when I was a teenager, and have only been in jail once though. So, I'm the straight shooter of the bunch... Kinda sad, LOL.

I have to disagree as well. I have relatives in Appalachia and have spent a lot of time in the area. LOTS of people like that. Maybe not as exaggerated as the Whites, but to varying degrees, yes. My relatives included.
It's what I've come to call bellegerant ignorance. They're proud of it.

OP, as much as I enjoyed watching this, I realize that every town or county has their version of the Whites. There are good and bad people everywhere. I live in a small southern town (in Arkansas) and we have our version of the Whites (some related to my husband's side of the family, which is quite embarrassing lol).



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I'm Appalachian born and raised, family on both sides in Appalachia since the 1700's. Most Appalachians are Scotts/Irish. The Scotts especially that settled there were already 'mountain' rural people. They were tough as nails from the start. The Whites are a drugged out & hyper version of Appalachians. However, most Appalachian people are hyper independent, rebellious, charismatic, hate to be told what to do, never trust the government or the 'law', keep to themselves, will never tolerate arrogance, they have their own law, especially the farther in the mountains you go. When that code is broke of messing in their business or forcing them to do something they don't want to do, it may not end up well for the instigator, even if it's family that pushes them. Family is still always family, even those that move away and never return. They're tough and can survive about anything, except the drugs that unfortunately have infested the mountains. Most Appalachians are a tamed down, no nonsense, version of the Whites. I've known plenty of people like the Whites, some of my family members would even qualify but it's the minority.

No, but there IS a family like that in EVERY county in WV.

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