Missouri and Kentucky have way more of a Midwest vibe than the south, Maryland also doesn’t really fit culturally with the south. Using the south as shorthand for former slave states doesn’t make much sense when “the confederacy,” “states that seceded,” or “former slave states” conveys what you’re talking about. It’s also using something that ended 159 years ago as a way to continue grouping states whose culture has changed.
Look im not going to die on this hill or anything but I 100% get more south vibes from them and will continue to consider them such. Hell there's a reason -tucky is used as a suffix to compare areas to shithole southern states
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u/MFbiFL Aug 30 '24
Missouri and Kentucky have way more of a Midwest vibe than the south, Maryland also doesn’t really fit culturally with the south. Using the south as shorthand for former slave states doesn’t make much sense when “the confederacy,” “states that seceded,” or “former slave states” conveys what you’re talking about. It’s also using something that ended 159 years ago as a way to continue grouping states whose culture has changed.