We all know the stereotypes of red-staters (Gods, guns, NFL footall, NASCAR) and blue-staters (arugala, soy lattes, atheism). Let’s leave aside all the really negative ones (racists, traitors, etc.) and focus on just the cultural ones.
So, what things are there that should appeal to both types? In particular, I’m looking for things that appeal to some of the stereotypical traits of each, as opposed to something like chocolate or sex, which appeal to everyone just because.
One that occurs to me is Mythbusters. For your blue-staters, you’ve got enormous respect for the scientific method and rationality, plus it’s filmed in godless San Francisco. Plus explosions. For the red-staters, you’ve got guns, guns, fast cars, and Kari Byron firing guns in slow motion. Plus explosions.
Bacon. The red-state stereotype is bacon dipped in chocolate on a stick at a state fair. The blue-state stereotype is bacon dipped in chocolate on a stick as part of a swanky restaurant tasting menu.
Ke$ha. She often dresses like white trash, drives a '78 Trans Am, enjoys Jack Daniel’s & cheap beer, and likes guys with scruffy beards. On the other hand, she’s into animal welfare, and she even officiated at a lesbian couple’s wedding a couple of months ago.
This is the first thing I thought of, especially now that guns are allowed. Imagine it, red-staters get target practice while blue-staters get the exercise of running for their lives.
I would suggest baseball is the most geographically universal sport within the US. The Northeast loves it, the South loves it, the Midwest loves it and the Pacific Coast loves it.