Thank you for writing this. I have probably unthinkingly made fun of Southern accents and foolishly othered Southerners in the past, but I believe I stopped when I grew up a few years ago, and your post makes me sad and ashamed that I've ever done so. Thank you for sharing your anger and pain.
Also, Michael Rogin was a professor of mine at Berkeley and I miss him, so I was glad to see you citing him.
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Date: 11 Jan 2011 11:46 am (UTC)Also, Michael Rogin was a professor of mine at Berkeley and I miss him, so I was glad to see you citing him.