Arizona is only “the South” geographically, culturally it is part of the Western US

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I think az would be fine. If it was like the south east that could be diff

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as someone from the southeast (the south) our rules are generally to yes, dress down. i get barked at at bus stops (college town, ymmv) bc people perceive me as a girl, and my friend got the gay slur yelled at him. it's generally a heightened scrutiny environment, although it's more social pressure than direct confrontation, at least where i am. so yeah, i'd probably dress down. emo teen whose parents don't let them wear a lot of makeup is the farthest i'd go in expression.

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arizona should be fine. the south that you need to worry about is south of dc and east of san antonio

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i live in az. it kinda depends on where you're going in az, there are definitely some places you might wanna tone it down just a bit but if you're gonna be in any of the bigger towns most people dgaf

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I went to az in 2022 when I was 15 and had split dyed purple and green hair and no one said anything to me about it. Idk if it’s changed tho

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