Alright…sooo…
I know I just moved to North Carolina and I’m not planning on staying here very long, but until this week, I really really loved it here. Everything is beautiful, everyone is super nice all the time even when stuff is going wrong, and I feel safe going outside by myself, even at night.
But this week just makes me hate it here. When we first moved here, I was trying to convince my boyfriend that North Carolina is above the line that’s considered “the South.” When you think of “the South”, you don’t usually include North Carolina, right? I didn’t, at least. Now I think I might have to change my mind.
I just cannot believe that the majority of people thought same-sex marriage should be illegal. I know that not everyone votes, probably less than half of eligible voters actually voted on this issue, but still. Why is it so unimportant that you can’t vote on it?? I would’ve voted but I’m not allowed to, since I haven’t lived here long enough. At least the county I live in seems to be somewhat intelligent. Yay for Cary?!
Now, at work, how many of my customers are going to be people who voted for the “marriage amendment”? I can’t look at anyone the same anymore. I feel like more of an outsider here than ever before, as if my accent and personality don’t give it away enough already.
Ugh.
jephjacques
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