Appalachian Stereotypes

When you see these images from the movie Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, all you can think of is that this movie was based off a semi-true story that happened in WV.



Although these movies are entertaining for some, people get the wrong impression of those who live in the Appalachian area. I use to be one of those people for the most part, since I watched the movies and thought if you got lost in the woods people were going to kill you then eat you.



These stereotypes of the Appalachian people are completely untrue. I went to school in WV for almost 2yrs and the people i met were some of the nicest people. They also refused to watch movies such as Wrong Turn because they knew it was not true and was just making fun of where they lived, as well as giving people the wrong assumptions about them.


These movies set up even more stereotypes in the world than there already are, which is sad now that stereotypes are targeting specific states and areas due to some stories that happened in the past. There may be some people who live deep in the woods, however the chances that they look like mutants of incest and are cannibals are unlikely. So remember that if you love watching gory, scary movies for entertainment that it is just a movie, and mostly untrue.