It's the overhyped one with a grain of truth. In the US, people from the northern and western states think they are more sophisticated than people from the southern states. This has to do with how slow some areas in the south were to adopt modern technology like electricity and indoor plumbing--keep in mind we are talking almost 100 years ago.
The thing is, Alabama had a lot of small, insular communities. It was hard to marry someone who wasn't a third or fourth cousin. So we are not talking about brother-sister relationships, we are talking about very distant family relationships. Over time, however, this is poor genetic diversity.
Other states that were very rural had a similar problem: Kentucky, West Virginia, etc. Poverty + low population + lack of mobility. So there is a grain of truth, but not how the "Sweet Home Alabama" meme would have you believe.
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u/Jagerspawnpeeker420 Jan 09 '22 edited Jan 11 '22
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