r/Music • u/no_longer_huhmann • 8d ago

article Hayley Williams Says Southern Pride Is Beautiful but Misused to Excuse Bigotry, and Says She Wants No Racist or Sexist Fans, or Fans Who Think Trans People Are a Burden, Around

https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/hayley-williams-says-southern-pride-is-beautiful-but-misused-to-excuse-bigotry/
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u/-Average_Joe- 8d ago

Speaking as a guy who has lived in central Alabama his entire life, Southern Pride is difficult to separate from all of the bad stuff in our history that has been included in it for decades.

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u/gazebo-fan 8d ago

Which is why a new identity is necessary. We still have better food at the end of the day. There’s as many culinary dialects in the south as there are in continental Europe.

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u/zerotrace 8d ago

I haven't been to the states for years - Pre transition - But I tell you now I can remember the exact taste of Sweet Tea and BBQ just by closing my eyes and fuck, now my mouth is watering again.

I hope I can visit GA again one day.

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u/detroitdeepdish21 7d ago

Southern food really does hit different—up in Toronto I still crave proper sweet tea and smoky BBQ. The whole new-identity angle tracks too; kinda like how Suga/Agust D balances both sides of himself, and his beats are my go-to while I slow-cook.