Even if it is a place the singer does not want to return to, it is still home—a home that needs to be contended with. This metaphorical space of home provides a sentimental connection to Ohio while casting it as a place of the past in our imaginations.
Ohio becomes a place that is not as contemporary and up-to-date as many other parts of the country. And this matters because popular narratives about places help cement our ideas of what we expect from and of those places. People from the Midwest are industrious but not progressive. The Midwest is stuck in the 90s. Songs about Ohio feed these unconscious stereotypes of the Midwest. The perceptions of the Midwest are not just annoying to many who live and work in the region.
They are a problem because of how limited are the stories they provide. The people that the national media outlets seem to find over and over again look rather homogenous.
Rather, we need to expand our narratives to paint a more complete picture of what Ohio, and by extension the Midwest, looks like. When you go to a place seeking a narrative, it is more than likely that you will find that narrative. Our cultural perceptions of place feed and reinforce these ideas. Or the restaurateurs in Columbus?
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Can they continue their plan at the new school? The member will need to take the cost statement to his or her new employer to certify and set up payroll deductions. And we need to listen to the people who spend their time there. We all have the right to our own story, and we should be seeking all of the stories of the Midwest—not just the ones that fit our preconceived views.
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