rawboney:twistedingenue:artem-ace:There’s this guy that sits in front of me who you would think is a
rawboney:twistedingenue:artem-ace:There’s this guy that sits in front of me who you would think is a conservative redneck bc his entire aesthetic is southern lumberjack w boots and denim and hats but he’s actually one of the most inclusive and anti trump guy I’ve ever met and today he wore this hat that sums up his entire personality and I’m screaming. Don’t judge a book by its cover; make cornbread, not war.Hey, this is the motto of the Southern Foodways Alliance, and among other things, they have an AMAZING podcast called Gravy, which ‘shares stories of the changing American South through the foods we eat’.You like this hat. Listen to that podcast. You’ll be happy.Y'all need to stop being surprised by the radicalism in The South. The idea that Southerners are inherently more backwards is steeped in classism and ableism and erases all the awesome work marginalized folks are doing out thereWe don’t talk about the labor uprisings in the south. Because it’s easier to convince modern southerners that their history is only the confederacy and it’s easier to convince northern folk that they have nothing in common with so-called hillbillies. The Battle of Blair Mountain shows that we actually cared about unionizing, better work conditions, and direct action against rich fucks. -- source link