10 Ways to Come Out as Liberal in the South

Most Americans view the South as a sea of Red: a virtual ocean of Conservative Christian voters who walk quickly into the voting booth, proudly check the "Straight-Ticket Republican" choice, and then strut out, high-fiving their red-neck Republican buddies who are wearing matching camouflage caps. While this scenario may be the truth for a majority of the population of the South, there are a few of us who find ourselves living down here, for one reason or another (in my case a husband who cannot fathom living north of Dallas), who remain staunch free-thinking, liberal Democrat Americans. If you are a liberal voter, as well, and life circumstances ever move you down South, I have to warn you do not immediately place a Green Peace sticker on your car and announce to the community that you are liberal! I cannot emphasize enough the grace and finesse it takes to slowly come out of the closet as a liberal Democrat down here! I'm non insinuating you will be physically harmed; but I am warning you that you will get some looks of disdain in Wal-Mart, and some looks of concern about your soul in the pews at church. Therefore, I have come up with a few suggestions about how to let your friends around town recognize your political opinions, while still retain your important relationships. If you are talented enough, and your friends are open-minded enough, they may even listen to what you have to say before the next Presidential election!

Step One: Make them Simply Wonder