'You have all of these young white women with thick, heavy Alabama accents telling you what they wear.'
, the cheer team that was in Texas. And we were so obsessed with those young college kids and them trying to fit in and find a way. And they were all aiming for this one goal of winning the national championship. I just think there's something really special about watching young people try to find their place in the world. And then on top of it, Alabama for us is just so insane — you have all of these young white women with thick, heavy Alabama accents telling you what they wear.
BuzzFeed Daily: What's so interesting is that people aren't just following the hashtag, you know, overall, but they're also following specific girls who are rushing. They're following their entire journey from start to finish. What is that like? Who are we looking at?Well, I think kind of the face of it was this young woman named Makayla, whose handle is @whatwouldjimmybuffettdo. And she kind of started the whole thing.
BuzzFeed Daily: Have you seen conversations happening on social media about diversity and the pledge system?Yeah, definitely. I know a lot of people on TikTok were saying,"Oh, it's so interesting to watch Rush TikTok on Alabama, knowing that I'm a Black woman and I wouldn't have been allowed in the sororities before 2013." And it's definitely bringing up conversations about the whole system. I mean, sororities were founded on white supremacy.
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