Louisiana takes a lot of flak in mainstream media for being the second-most uneducated and backward puzzle piece of the South. Now Morrissey has jumped on the critical bandwagon.

The former Smiths lyricist and vocalist tours on his own now, and recently refused to perform on the same episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” as the members of the Louisiana-representing “Duck Dynasty.”

He called the Robertson family “animal serial killers” and he couldn’t bear sharing airtime with them, as it went against his moral code.

Geez, man. Can’t you chill out a little?

He did write an entire album entitle “Meat is Murder,” and the title track features the lyrics “kitchen aromas aren’t very homely/It’s not comforting, cheery, or kind/It’s sizzling blood and the unholy stench/of murder.”

So I guess he can’t, and doesn’t want to. He also required the Staples Center to go meat-free the night he performed there and insulted American icon Beyonce for sporting an animal-skin purse.

This isn’t news.

But he also penned a song called “Margaret on the Guillotine” about former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with whose policies he disagreed, in which he croons “Please die,” and calls her wished-for death a “wonderful dream.”

So I suppose he only supports death if it’s for a reason, and nutrition, the natural cycle of the earth and family tradition, are not good enough reasons.

Elementary education junior Taylor Gamble also dislikes “Duck Dynasty.” Gamble said she finds the typical Southern shows offensive in their stereotypes and representative of solely negative views of the South.

Then she equated “Duck Dynasty” to “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.”

“Honey Boo Boo,” though, is on a whole different level. It features a 7-year-old dressed up and coddled and put through the hoops of show business, whereas “Duck Dynasty” puts hardworking, fun-loving, family-oriented people on a pedestal.

This is something our culture often forgets about in the wash of little girls with caked-on foundation growing up to attain American Idol-hood.

As much as someone might hate hunting or flowing beards, it’s hard to deny the appeal of the down-to-earth Robertsons trying to turn a profit in today’s society while retaining tradition.

“Duck Dynasty” is pretty low on my list of hurtful programming. They promote family togetherness and finding humor in everyday life. The average American doesn’t get enough of that, and it might serve Morrissey well to get off his high horse and recognize the establishment for what it is.

Because Morrissey — don’t get me wrong — is really a pretty depressing guy who likes to bring out the negative in everything he touches. And that’s OK, beside the fact that living life so uptight must take a toll on his nerves.

But before he goes judging people based on their portrayal in a television show, or assumes their carnivorous ways are the worst thing on the earth next to Margaret Thatcher’s decisions, he should weigh his options.

I just listened to some of his music on YouTube, and a commercial for some restaurant with pictures of succulent pork tenderloin came up just before it. Is he going to protest that?

If so, good luck with his neuroses. Until then, Morrissey’s tactics aren’t winning him any new fans. Especially in the state of Louisiana.

Megan Dunbar is a 19-year-old English junior from Greenville, S.C..