I'm a Southerner, I'll Read Your Shit First, and I'LL Do My Bit

I was listening to your podcast from last week and heard you wondering about why people from the south do stuff like fly rebel flags. The attitude generally doesn't seem to be one of hatred towards a certain people or anything, but usually one of regional pride, parentheses, love must spread. I have a degree in electrical engineering, and have kept my accent since moving out of the south,. But i get funny looks from time to time, or even straight up told my accent sounds uneducated. There's a prejudice against your accent. Sometimes it's a bit more subtle, where people wl something like, wow, i didn't expect you to know so much, as if i didn't spend