What is the most liberal city in the South (live, state, largest)
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Blacks as a whole are socially conservative, but Blacks in Atlanta are liberal AF compared to other Black communities in not just the south but even some up north. I don't even see how this is even up for debate in 2016. Everyone knows Atlanta has a high gay population, but the attitude of straight people towards gay people is very open in Atlanta. It's not even an issue really or something that is given a second thought. No one cares. That's my mindset. And it wasn't until I was in my mid 20s and had lived in and visited Black communities in other cities did I realize that decent number of us don't think like that. A lot more Black people in Atlanta are into alternative religions and just alternative lifestyles overall than alot of those other cities you mentioned too. Lot of normal round the way AA brothers in Atlanta into stuff like Ifa, Wicca, even Satanic workship. You see stuff that is similar to Ifa in NYC and Miami but that's because of the large West Indian influence, in Atlanta it's mostly AA's into it. Also you got stuff like the sovereign citizen movement which is everywhere really but it's definitely a thing in Atlanta. Every hood in the A got that crazy family in it that home schools and births all their children at home because they don't want them to have SSNs and all that other crazy stuff. As wild as it sounds running across people like this in Atlanta while no where near the majority, is not uncommon either. And I thought that was normal until I left the city and starting exploring Black communities in places like Chicago and Charlotte.
You forgot about the guy with long dreads rubbing cocoa butter all over his kid on MARTA
*(Every other man in Atlanta with dreads thinks he's a guru)
If you had included Raleigh-Cary-Durham in your selection, that is probably the most liberal major city in the south. Your options in order go Miami, Atlanta, and then um Dallas and Houston meteos are not liberal at all. Id agree here with the consensus that Dallas is the furthest though. Also assumed you meant metros and not city proper. Gradually all four are becoming more liberal as time goes by.
By official metro areas I don't think anywhere in the South can beat the Durham-Chapel Hill metro. I know it isn't an option, but I think it would be the actual answer to this question.
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If you had included Raleigh-Cary-Durham in your selection, that is probably the most liberal major city in the south.
While Raleigh-Cary half of the triangle CSA is blue of course, it isn't overwhelming so. The western half of the triangle is significantly more progressive than the eastern half.
Austin doesn't seem as wild or unique as New Orleans. Not saying that it's not unique because it is but I think everything about New Orleans is more unique when compared to Austin. Accents, food, religion, history, architecture are all stark differences. Austin generally has the same food, accents, religious patterns, architecture, as other parts of Texas. Nothing in Louisiana really looks, sounds, or eats like NO.
I agree, New Orleans is far different from Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport. Than say Austin is to Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth since most Texas cities are diverse. Austin really isn't no different. I would argue San Antonio being more different from the rest of Texas cities.
You forgot about the guy with long dreads rubbing cocoa butter all over his kid on MARTA
*(Every other man in Atlanta with dreads thinks he's a guru)
Lmao. I missed that dude bro. Back when I rode the train everyday I used to always see the brother with the huge bugged out eyes who would do a dead on singing impression of Marvin Gaye or the short lady that didn't have a tongue who would yell at you but then get mad when you couldn't understand what she was saying. Lol
I agree, New Orleans is far different from Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport. Than say Austin is to Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth since most Texas cities are diverse. Austin really isn't no different. I would argue San Antonio being more different from the rest of Texas cities.
San Antonio would be the New Orleans of Texas.
All of the Texas cities have their unique aspects, but San Antonio arguably feels the most different out of the group.
HERO's failure, followed by Trump's election, two shocking conservative wins a year apart. The HERO failure may very well have represented the beginning of the "white lash" responsible for such results:
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