“What is southern pride?” I’ve lived in Mississippi for eight years now and I still don’t get it. The hunting, southern drawl, “bless his heart”, rebel flag, four wheelers, cows… why is it paraded around? Sure, hunting is an adrenaline rush, the flag has historical value, and cows are tasty, but I don’t understand the hardcore pride people hold for the south. Maybe I haven’t traveled enough but when I go up north, I don’t see bumper stickers glorifying mountain life. Why is southern culture so important to its people and why is it so vocal?
Don’t get me wrong, the yankees can’t compare when it comes to hospitality, but all the hype about coming from the good old south sounds silly to me. I grew up in a middle class area of New Orleans where Catholic traditions dominated my culture. We don’t have counties, we have parishes. We don’t have spring break, it’s Mardi Gras. So what exactly is so unique about being from the South? Is it anything more than just a reason to be obsessive about something, or is there something deeper?
Personally, I think the zombie or the literary analysis topics are the most interesting ideas so far. I’ll most likely be voting for one of them.
About Me
- Erin
- I am a highly stressed individual who spends too much time off in some distant world and too little time resolving and eliminating the issues that stress me. My friends are my family and my family are my friends. I don’t mind getting my hands dirty, which may be why I love kids and animals. I’ve never really been interested in blogging, but this is a class assignment so I’ll be posting for the rest of the semester. Who knows, maybe I’ll grow fond of this.
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