The stereotypes of Southern bigotry are so so retarded... by decades.
Over half the population down there migrated recently or is under 40 years old.
Few of them have any idea what Jim Crow means.
It's northern/coastal media elitism that persists in looking down on deplorables in flyover country.
Oh! And this attitude derives from their insecurity and envy, as the South is the most "progressive" region of the country, in the broader meaning of the word.
Hell, Atlanta is as famous for rap as it is for country.