WV is More Than Just Mountains
West Virginians have long been victims of stereotyping, and while that problem isn’t going to go away overnight, a large group of West Virginia bloggers recently did their part fighting this prejudice via an innovative group effort. On West Virginia Day (June 20), A Better West Virginia (www.abetterwestvirginia.com) spearheaded a movement that united WV bloggers to post with the purpose of creating new, positive stereotypes of our state. Thirty-five writers participated, and there are links to all of their entries at A Better West Virginia. Following are short excerpts from some of the participating blogs. From Empowering Perspectives (ywcacharleston.blogspot.com): “Just as West Virginians were among the righteous few who understood the moral repugnancy of slavery, we also reject the definition of our proud people as being, at best, socially backward and, at worst, racist at heart.” From The Folded Leaf (thefoldedleafyo
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