// things to remember//

bthny:

  • not all people who live in the South are bigots
  • not all people who live in North Carolina are bigots
  • people who live in “Blue” states can be bigots too
  • North Carolina was one of those “Blue” states in 2008
  • North Carolina also managed to elect a pretty decent lady Democrat to be its governor (she’s not perfect, but tumblr really loved her when she vetoed an abortion waiting period bill, so)
  • I understand that she’s not seeking reelection this year which is a bummer
  • the passage of Amendment One is an even bigger bummer and I am sure that there are many dedicated activists who are working very hard to see that it is overturned or legally challenged, and the best thing that progressives who do not live in North Carolina can do right now is think about how to support them 
  • supporting those activists doesn’t really include talking about how North Carolina is just stuffed full of stupid redneck bigots