#they didn't default to a southern or appalachian accent
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sometimes I like to dream about a world that does not immediately mark me as less intelligent for my accent
#for context I have a southern accent#georgia to be precise#with hint of southern appalachian which makes me sound even more like a hick when I say certain words#in my teenage years I actively worked to speak “more concisely” and lose most of the accent#because I thought it made me sound smarter and less like my peers who I deemed less intelligent#then I went to a PWI liberal arts college where most people were rich and from california or new york or some other blue state#and people were shocked by the accent I still had despite trying so hard to lose it#and now I've graduated and moved back home and work in my small southern appalachian town#with coworkers who speak so thick I even struggle to understand them sometimes#and I've worked to reclaim my accent because I've realized it's part of the culture I tried so hard to lose#a part of myself I no longer want to lose#I just wish when someone wanted to portray a character who is “less woke” or morally opposed to the left or whatever the difference#they didn't default to a southern or appalachian accent#rook rambles
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