Simply put, "people are afraid of being seen as racist" and that adopting a uniquely northern identity will be seen as them saying "good riddance" to the south, says Malik.

她说。简单说，“人们担心会被认为是种族主义者”；并且，承认北方各民族平等可能会被看作是北方对南方的一种摆脱，马里克说。