Listening to @senatorjen's podcast, and the first thing she says, in a thick GA drawl, "...and my pronouns are she and ma'am."

As someone with my own drawl, I can't fully express how much I love hearing those words come from that accent.

Southern heritage is complicated for obvious reasons. We certainly weren't/aren't the only racists around, but we did start a war to preserve it. That can't be ignored.

But there's a strong backbone of southern progressivism that's been masked for decades by voter suppression.

Hearing no-apologies, no wishy-washy progressive, pro-choice, pro-LGBTQ+ values come from that kind of drawl warms my heart so, so much. And gives me hope.

I love, love, LOVE claiming things like "ya'll" to stand for inclusion for all.

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Correction: @senatorjen AND @MaraDavis's podcast.