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"The states in dark red compose the Deep South today. Adjoining areas of East Texas, East Arkansas, West Tennessee, Eastern North Carolina, and North Florida are also generally considered part of this subregion. Historically, each of these states were in the Confederate States of America and were largely reliant on slave labor at the time of the Civil War. (In Texas, East Texas was the prime region for slavery.)"
Y'all, Texas is not in the American South. It is its own thing--with strong Southern cultural elements/influences.
I cannot believe people are still even discussing/debating this--that is so C-D circa 2012.
Umm, sweetheart, you do know Texas borders one of the most southern states in America, which is Louisiana. Houston, East Texas, Northeast Texas, and Southeast Texas are extensions of Louisiana and the Deep South. We’re about talking about DC here.
It's just pretty weird using the term "supermajority" in a non-political context. I'm not even sure to what extent you can determine how much land the coastal plain and non-coastal plain portions of those states comprise to even use the term with a fair amount of certainty. And of course, it's another thing altogether if you want to talk about the portion of the state's population that lives in the Deep South/non-Deep South parts. We already know that metro Atlanta by itself is a little over half of GA's population.
Y'all, Texas is not in the American South. It is its own thing--with strong Southern cultural elements/influences.
I cannot believe people are still even discussing/debating this--that is so C-D circa 2012.
Certainly Texas is where a few regions of the U.S. converge, but to not at least include East Texas in the South--you know, the part that borders LA and AR--doesn't seem reasonable. And you've never actually made a case for not including that part of the state in the South. Simply being dogmatic about how right you are and how wrong everyone else is, including people who live(d) there, just isn't a good look--especially considering the fact that you're pretty well-reasoned when it comes to other subjects but for some reason, you get all "fake news-y" on this particular subject when people disagree with you.
Haha...alright then. Azalea Coast, Cape Fear Region, Southeast NC, Greater Wilmington, the Kinston Kingdom, whatever...the point is that Southeast/Southeastern NC is part of the Deep South. Let's go with Southeastern North Carolina then--probably better. Whatever works. In this case, a new moniker may be appropriate.
As for the Azalea Coast--to me it sounds cool and appealing. In my opinion, people should use it, I guess, beyond the evidence I have posted. A missed opportunity, perhaps.
The Azalea Coast moniker sounds like it's more of a marketing term, similar to the Grand Strand (Myrtle Beach) or the First Coast (Jacksonville/St. Augustine). Not many people use them outside of the CVB and some local businesses.
It's just pretty weird using the term "supermajority" in a non-political context. I'm not even sure to what extent you can determine how much land the coastal plain and non-coastal plain portions of those states comprise to even use the term with a fair amount of certainty. And of course, it's another thing altogether if you want to talk about the portion of the state's population that lives in the deep south/non-deep south parts. We already know that metro atlanta by itself is a little over half of ga's population.
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