Pat Giese answers “Was anyone else as horrified as I at those...”

Angela Mogin asked this question about Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis:

Was anyone else as horrified as I at those aspects of the Hillbilly culture the author praises? Mamaw was mean; she cussed, threatened and used physical violence and he admires her- why?

Pat Giese Right. She raised a daughter who chose drugs over her children; and couldn't seem to keep a husband. Mamaw never worked outside the home but had all k…moreRight. She raised a daughter who chose drugs over her children; and couldn't seem to keep a husband. Mamaw never worked outside the home but had all kinds of opinions about others who did the same. And, seems the only time these God-fearing folks went to church was for a funeral. Let me just say, their culture is very foreign to me. (less)

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