Introduction

2018-12-12T18:38:07Z

Posted by: genderneutralmilkhotel

Welcome!

In the case that this blog eventually gathers members, I think it would be nice if we each had an introduction post just so that we know each other better -- maybe a little about how each of us became interested in this topic, and (if your comfortable) state or national background if pertinent, and anything else you want to share. No one is obligated to share anything you're not comfortable with.

So I'll start! I'm SA and I grew up between Athens, GA, and a 3,000 person town in north Georgia no one has ever heard of. I currently live in Austin, TX. I'm a grad student studying technology, politics, and critical theory.

I became interested in this subject due to my own background in the rural south and my frustration with media narratives that framed the south as monolithically conservative and inherently "un-win-able" for progressives, as this narrative does not deal with problems like voter suppression, gerrymandering, racial diversity in the rural southeast, etc. I am also interested in learning about cultural differences between different parts of the midwest, southeast, and southwest.

I migrated to Dreamwidth in the ongoing Tumblr crisis on 12/10/2018 and created this particular group on 12/11/2018.

Hope I meet some of y'all soon!

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Introduction