The Bachelorette versus Iowa

As we all know, Chris went home on the Bachelorette.

Chris, our beloved Iowa boy with a heart of gold.

Obviously, it shows Andi wasn't good enough for our precious boy.

That's fine...kkkk byeeeee, Andi.

Of course, Chris is the campaign header for the bachelor.

I don't really agree with that because I think he's too innocent, and a girl might like him for a while, but the girls on the Bachelor aren't always the classiest... I'm really picky about who deserves this handsome creature. 

One thing that Chris' elimination really taught me (from Twitter) is that this country has no idea what Iowa is like at all. From the way we dress to live to anything, people are clueless. 

Here are some of the misconceptions the country is potentially thinking right now:

1. They think the typical female wears plaid and cowboy boots.

This is not true, not true at all. And the cowboy boots I can think of girls wearing are strictly reserved for scooping poo, square toed, and not the cute little things people think of. I secretly hate when girls wear cowboy boots to places like the fair, rodeos, country concerts...etc. I get it, it's "cute", but it's just strange to me. Sidetrack, but no. We wear regular clothes, and reserve our flannels for our waists or fall days.

What we are not:

If any of my friends starting dressing like this, I'd be honestly concerned. 

2. Iowa is an island in the Arctic Ocean.

Throughout the whole show, the big question was, "Yeah, but can you live in Iowa?" Andi is/was (was fired/quit her job) a lawyer, and yes, people in Iowa still do get divorced, murdered, etc. We need lawyers sometimes around here. Also, just people acted flabbergasted. "In Iowa?" 

No, she couldn't do that. 

Fun fact: Iowa is actually one of the 48 continental states. Very close to cities such as Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and the very home to Des Moines. One of the best growing cities in the country. 

3. We are all farmers like Chris.

Not everyone in Iowa is a farmer/grew up on a farm. None of my friends grew up on a farm. So, yeah I don't know what else to say about that one. We are more knowledgeable about the agriculture industry, but that's not a bad thing. All the benefits of living on a farm without having to scoop poop and sell poor animals to be slaughtered. 

4. We're not smart.

People made it sound like Iowans are a little dumb, pitiful. Iowa is actually an extremely intelligent state. Iowa has the highest literacy rate in the country. The Iowa Test of Basic Skills is obviously developed in Iowa. We're pretty intelligent. We're pretty street smart too, because we're independent and stuff. 

5. There is nothing to do in Iowa.

I'll admit, Iowa isn't the state with the most attractions. But that doesn't mean we don't have things to do. We still have ways to be entertained, and we don't run through corn fields all day. Also, we can party in barns with real life pigs. Iowa teaches you to be creative and enjoy the little things. We don't need crazy places every day to be happy. 

6. Iowa is just a state.

Iowa is a way of life. I feel so much pride to be from Iowa. It's one of the greatest, friendliest states out there. Iowans spread joy far and wide in this country. It's an absolutely beautiful state in it's own right: the simplistic backbone of our country. Without Iowa, how would the world eat? Iowa does so much for this country, and we're just a really undermined state. We probably all know each other somehow. My mom knows a lady whose grandma lived next to Chris' great grandma. Pretty wild. If people came to Iowa, how could you not love it? So charming and sweet, just like the people who live in it. 

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Short post, but I was honestly shocked to see what people thought of Iowa! People are so ignorant to what they don't know. 

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