diversity/southern feel

GSharpM7
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:39:21 +0000

Interesting… I can come up with a few classes of “southern feel”


Flinty’s definition: “connoting bigotry, racism, backwardness, and ignorance”. This was basically what I was trying to covey with my “Ole Miss of the 60’s” comment.
Southern Aristocracy: Think “Southern Gentlemen”, Good Ole Boys, mint juleps, blue blood, “my great great grand daddy fought in the War of Northern Aggression” , and hoop skirts.
Redneck: The nicest people in the world. Will go out of the way to help family or a friend. Not always the most “educated” (but often are) and always very intelligent. One can learn a lot from a Redneck if he takes the time to listen. I aspire to be a Redneck one day.


The three classes are not necessarily mutually exclusive. I do not know which of these cause the OP the most consternation. One will probably find some combination thereof at W&M, but will find that at any college and it will certainly not be a majority. If you do not like that scene, then avoid it, but I do highly recommend hanging out with as many Rednecks as possible if you want a real education.