posted August 11, 2014 #
Lately I've been familiarizing myself with the available reads from
The Bitter Southerner - an online publication aimed at exposing the South for what it truly is, a more complicated place than most give it credit for. I love this mission summary:
The Bitter Southerner exists to support anyone who yearns to claim their Southern identity proudly and without shame - regardless of their age, race, gender, ethnic background, place of origin, politics, sexual orientation, creed, religion, or lack of religion.
To do our part, we will focus our work on the two things we do best: telling stories and convening discussions, 24/7 in the online world and every chance we get in the real world - for the sake of the story and for the love of the South.
And in the process, we’ll have a drink or two.
If you need an introduction to the kinds of works they're doing, check out this
interview with Lee Bains III, a writeup on
Clermont Lounge or this beautiful
photo essay.
