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local-magpie · 11 months ago

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there are rural people in pretty much every state, and the south is uh... not just rural. assuming it is seems like kind of exactly what this post is talking about. there are MANY major urban centers in the south. the rural parts outside of them, especially appalachia, are stereotyped the same as rural areas in any other region. and appalachia in particular crosses over several other regions.

ngl i think people not even understanding what rural means is a very related problem. if you have four different grocery stores under 10 minutes away from your house, you aren't rural. anyone trying to convince you they ARE rural while that close to urban centers is cosplaying it for trad points and very much should not be taken seriously or as representive of rural folks.

You know what? Destroy the "people in rural areas are all ignorant conservatives" stereotype and start mocking the "trad"/anti-feminist/neonazi people that are obsessed with rural areas despite having never been to one

#this post is a mess at this point #good post op #rural areas CAN be conservative but they arent always and folks definitely arent stupid either wat #any lack of education is literally bc our education system is designed to fail poor areas #often the political conservatism also comes from a place of dems constantly creating measures to help people that...#dont work for poor and/or rural areas #things run by local taxes #things that only help urban folks #often rural folk feel ignored or cast aside so its a bit of a fuck you #even if they arent socially conservative #rural voices are frequently unheard by their supposed representatives #we should not be doing the same by painting them with the stereotypes brush #anyways i have plenty more opinions on this but ill shut up on this post for now

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