#southern culture

[powerlineprincess]

☆a spider building a web☆35mm 2024 K.E.A Lux Hill☆

[ludinusdaleth]

every other southerner/appalachian is screaming this at the top of their lungs too but im begging folk to stop losing their humanity when this region suffers. all alleged empathy blue state folk have is flown out the window when we're freezing or flooding to death. is it so hard to remember we're all human? so hard to process the nuance that good folk exist in a place you think is bad, and even the folk you think are bad dont deserve to die from the malicious apathy of their manipulative politicians? so hard to get that the death of human beings you'll never know the names of shouldn't be celebrated just because you assume they voted red? we are all people. i dont understand how you can be so cruel.

[tani-b-art]

South of Midnight, a third-person action adventure set in an original world of magic, monsters and giant, blues-playing skeletons. The game's debut trailer is a cinematic snippet introducing the protagonist, a young woman named Hazel, as she attempts to reason with an immortal specter on a dark dock. Hazel is hunting a monster — or, it's hunting her, as the trailer goes on to show — and she can wield bright threads of magic.

[yeoldenews]

Hi! It seems like fireworks and firecrackers were a very common item in Santa letters, to the extent that they’re often thrown in at the end along with fruit like a ‘default’ Santa gift. If you know, why and when did fireworks stop being a go-to present for kids to ask from Santa?

This is actually something I keep meaning to dig into more.

It was almost exclusively a Southern practice (particularly in the Deep South), but was so universal there that it's honestly more unusual for Southern kids to NOT ask for fireworks than to ask for them. I'm not sure if there were cultural aspects to this or was just because it makes more sense to give them where it's actually warm enough to shoot them off.

They seem to have been given primarily as a stocking-stuffers, as they are almost always listed alongside the standard fruit, nuts and candy.

From what I've seen, requests for fireworks dropped off sharply in the early 60s, though I as of yet haven't found any convincing reason as to why.

That's a bit early to coincide with the general shift away from little boys asking for firearms, which seems (from my observations at least) to be largely correlated with the advent of video games in the 70s and 80s.

It's possible it may have been a natural result of child safety standards evolving beyond the 'sure, give your six-year-old explosives, what's the worst that could happen?' that seems to have been the dominant attitude for the first half of the 20th century.

If anyone from the South has any insight on this I'd love to hear it.

[internetgiraffekid1673]

I love southern culture.

So for those of you who don't know, Miss [First Name] is generally considered a polite way to address adult women who you know in a mostly informal capacity if you are a child. This includes the mothers of your friends, daycare people, babysitters, your teacher's teenage to adult daughters, the old unmarried lady in the apartment three doors down, etc.

I love this address and it has now been extended to me at church. I have been a girls camp adult leader (working with 11 to 16 year old kids) and am now the primary pianist (5-10 year old kids). I am also only 18, which means there is less of an age gap between me and the kids than between me and the other leaders. This means it feels very weird and overly formal to me to be called Sister [Last Name], which is the standard way to address adults at church. Especially because, like, that's my mom, not me.

So after introducing myself to the kids by just my first name out of habit, the very polite kids have all collectively decided to call me Sister [First Name], and it makes me so happy. Like, it's literally the perfect in between level of formality I need as an emerging adult. Thank you, Southern terminology.

[personal-blog243]

Forgive me for sounding incredibly basic and cringey but I do think that “ballad of songbirds and snakes” deserves a bit of credit for positively portraying Appalachian culture and acknowledging the struggle of those people.

I know Rachel Zegler is not Appalachian, but she pulled of a bluegrass/country sound in a way that at LEAST seemed more authentic than modern commercialized stadium bro country. (With some help from auto tune possibly)

Her accent in some of her lines could use a little work, but even my fellow southerners sound TERRIBLY unnatural when we try to mimic our own accents so what do I know 🤷🏼‍♀️

I’m from a middle class suburb of Nashville though so might not be the best judge lol 😂.

What are your thoughts if you are an Appalachian or southern person who has seen the hunger games??? Is it’s portrayal of district 12 good or bad?

Apparently Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson were both born in Kentucky even though their accents are more “neutral”.

[homiesondaweb]

GIVE ME JEFFERSON SENDING MILES DOWN TO HIS COUNTRY ASS COUSINS FOR THE SUMMER OR GIVE ME DEATH🗣️🗣️🗣️

The 100% get him into ATV and Dirty riding.

The boy has gained 25 pounds of muscle and 5 more inches by the start of July

Every college in Atlanta, Texas, and Tennessee is pounding on the Morales door for him.

Miles had made friends with multiple deer

Someone gave him a forest camo hoodie and a gold chain

They make him stand on a horse and he starts crying.

I'm still tryna decide if he's Midwest county or down south country

The Pentecostal church be triggering his Spidey sense and his great aunties gotta drag him to the car every morning

Charlie Wilson and Saturday mornings now trigger his PTSD

Cries because he can't get Big Granny's greens back home (Jeff cries wit him)

Has never ate this much pork in his fucking life

Had another life changing coming of age moment on a late night drive with 6 of his cousins in someone's pick up and a bottle of crown. They came back wiser yet more foolish.

Would like to go the rest of his life never hear cicadas every again, give him that city noise pls.

Cried seeing all the stars for the first time

Has made friends with every tamale lady in the tri-state area

[raggedysmiles]

I’ve never been the best at putting into words just how deeply I’ve grown to appreciate the rich southern culture of Louisiana, that I was raised in especially New Orleans. The Black community here carries an endless tapestry of culture that begs to be captured—whether it’s the vibrancy of the Secondline, the spirit of Mardi Gras, or the bold expressions of New Orleans Fashion Week. As a photographer, my mission has always been to reveal the soul and beauty of this city and state through my lens. With each post, I aim to inspire fellow photographers to step into their own communities, to experience, and to immortalize the essence of our unique, powerful culture

[nickysfacts]

Autumn hayrides to a pumpkin patch, so cozy and fun!🥰

🍂🎃🍂

[secret-sageent]

Google search how types of southern accents and tips for writing the dialect?

(making an oc with a southern accent and I have never stepped a foot closer to the south than Arizona)

[powerlineprincess]

Tangled up in ivy, decapitated by chicken wire...2024 K.E.A powerlineprincess

[ludinusdaleth]

obviously not solely a southern thing but it is so fascinating to me how absolutely united basically every bible belt cr fan ive talked to is in feelings about the ruby vanguard/aeor plot elements like. yeah. laura & matt are from here we know what this is a metaphor about and what everyone else fundamentally isnt getting about cult behavior & the concept of being judged & punished for your leaders actions as a Whole

[tani-b-art]

“…socially despised and yet artistically esteemed…”

This quote from Alain Locke can be applied to every non-Black person. Non-Black American people included.

Our subcultures, regional cultural characteristics (especially Southern Black American culture) are sooo extracted and copied, emulated and imitated, gleaned from while simultaneously being ridiculed, mocked and degraded.

Southern identifiers, dialect and accents are belittled yet are modeled after and mimicked.

The specific disdain and shame for Southern Black American culture is truly something (which has really been highlighted since the announcement of this album).

And yeah, Beyoncé soo country! Been country! Is country and never shied away from it!

[kimberly40]

An Ode to Cornbread:

Cornbread’s a staple in southern cuisine,

A comfort food present when suppers convene.

Cornbread is hallowed down south –sacred stuff.

Those boxed jiffy mixes just aren’t up to snuff.

It’s whipped up from scratch, or it ain’t the real deal—

Buttermilk, eggs and a heapin’ of meal.

Please don’t use sugar! No, sir. That would kill it.

The batter is poured in a hot, cast iron skillet.

When it’s all golden-brown, nice and crisp on the edges,

It’s pulled from the oven and cut into wedges.

Cornbread can also be muffins or sticks.

It complements many good things that we fix.

Cornbread’s a must with a big mess of greens,

It makes a good “pusher” for field peas or beans,

And I’m tellin’ you, you can use it to sop

The pot likker still on your plate---every drop!

Leftover cornbread gets eaten real soon---

Crumbled in milk, in a glass, with a spoon!

When Thanksgiving comes, cornbread’s more of a blessing

Cause down here, we use it to make yummy dressing!

There are all sorts of foods in the world one can eat,

But I’m cornbread-fed and my life’s pretty sweet

-Author Unknown

[zanderism]

my favorite kind of people grew up with in the hills with fake wood panels and leather couches

[walkingthroughthisworld]

I get this question regularly. Many were forced to read Faulkner in high school or college and didn’t have a good experience. This is likely due to starting at the wrong place.

If you want to start at the right place, then you’ve come to the right place!

If you enjoy short stories, or just want to ease into that mysterious Mississippi mind, I recommend “Barn Burning.”

That isn’t to say that it’s a “simple” story, it isn’t. It has all of Faulkner’s trademarks: serpentine sentences that coil around details, often obscuring them; word pictures that are more Picasso than Caravaggio, requiring more mental energy to interpret.

But these are features, not bugs. The exercise of following the meandering sentences is part of his stories. The mode of telling compels a certain mode of reception. The aim is to create sensations, psychological impressions by word and image to locate the reader in the story.

The problem most make is picking up “The Sound and the Fury” which would be like entering a diving contest before learning to swim. If you want to jump into Faulkner’s literature headfirst, I suggest two novels: “The Unvanquished” and “Light in August.”

Again, these are not light reads, they are Faulkner. But reading them will give you a feel for the man and his manner of exposing the human condition. These stories are neither sentimental nor needlessly callow. They offer a picture of our nature that doesn’t flatter, but neither does it dehumanize.

Faulkner’s chief moral strength is provoking his readers to appeal to their Better Angels by reminding us that we are not angels ourselves. He applies the healing balm the way a good surgeon does—by cutting deep first.

All this to say, unlike so many characters in them, Faulkner’s novels are worth a second chance. So grab a copy and take a trip way down South; you’ll likely find some folks you recognize, you may even meet yourself there.

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