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66. Cowboy hats in Texas usually may be worn

Reply to Dukkha (Reply #59)

Thu Jun 2, 2022, 12:40 PM

Jun 2022

as part of the uniform with officers.
They are not sending signals.
We need to focus on behavior, not hats.

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I've come to hate cowboy hats [View all] Cyrano Jun 2022 OP

I've come to hate baseball caps... that aren't of Cubbie Blue with a big red "C". Model35mech Jun 2022 #1

Me, any baseball cap worn backwards. Sneederbunk Jun 2022 #13

So sideways is ok? ret5hd Jun 2022 #19

The baseball cap worn backwards simply lookds stupid. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #30

LOL 😁 Yeah, them's my pet peeves riiiiiiight there... dixiechiken1 Jun 2022 #37

I don't wear cowboy hats...and they don't bother me. brooklynite Jun 2022 #2

Yeah, sometimes they're just hats. Other times, they're a statement. Cyrano Jun 2022 #4

A statement implies intent. I don't see any. brooklynite Jun 2022 #5

And sometimes they are tools. Chainfire Jun 2022 #7

I am 75 and female, and recently started wearing a ball cap outside. brer cat Jun 2022 #26

You have a bonifide reason to wear a hat. True Blue American Jun 2022 #61

I am not a Texas native but was transferred here in '74 so almost 50 years. I own a place walkingman Jun 2022 #3

In my youth I worked as a cross country surveyor for Western Geophysical. jaxexpat Jun 2022 #43

I was gonna guess Schulenburg or Luling LeftInTX Jun 2022 #47

Some of these cowboys are all hat and no cattle. sop Jun 2022 #6

LOL, nailed it! I just watched the TV series "Justified" with Tim Olyphant, 2Gingersnaps Jun 2022 #28

Seeing them with their White cowboy hats on while the True Blue American Jun 2022 #8

Yeah, that was just poor etiquette not taking the hat off to show respect. 2Gingersnaps Jun 2022 #35

I remember one of those set up right in front of True Blue American Jun 2022 #48

I now associate cowboy hats with depraved cowards. Irish_Dem Jun 2022 #9

You should find yourself a field of migrant workers wearing them TheProle Jun 2022 #17

Sorry it will not change my mind one iota. Irish_Dem Jun 2022 #21

So do I True Blue American Jun 2022 #49

I agree, and it's a shame, because Brad Pitt in Thelma and Louise Croney Jun 2022 #10

If you work outdoors I certainly can understand the cowboy hat. kacekwl Jun 2022 #11

LOL. Gilley's in Houston closed in 1989. Cyrano Jun 2022 #18

They wear them well in Yellowstone. N/T Patton French Jun 2022 #12

Yes, they do. My rule of thumb, if you can't ride and ride WELL then don't wear the hat hlthe2b Jun 2022 #23

I have family photos with hats going back to the 1800's. BrightKnight Jun 2022 #68

Can you ride? hlthe2b Jun 2022 #70

Yes, but I don't keep a horse in my Dallas condo. BrightKnight Jun 2022 #71

I don't look for things to hate RaDaR63 Jun 2022 #14

Exactly!! WarGamer Jun 2022 #22

Very well said. Paladin Jun 2022 #34

Totally agree nt Raine Jun 2022 #52

A couple of days ago I wrote a post about mourning cowboy hats as I grew up in the 50s and 60s. Biophilic Jun 2022 #15

I don't really care about the hats. Kind of like fast, loud cars. P-substitutes. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #16

As a Texas guy, I pretty much agree. I think they look silly. Torchlight Jun 2022 #20

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I'm pretty much with you on this Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #24

Every country music entertainer has to have his doc03 Jun 2022 #25

Johnny Cash didn't wear one. And Willie Nelson wore sweat bands Cyrano Jun 2022 #53

They were true country music entertainers, didn't need to play dress up. doc03 Jun 2022 #55

I hear ya. If they are not riding a horse at the time, I think to myself, look at this asshole. OverBurn Jun 2022 #27

As far as fashion goes, I can't stand them. BigmanPigman Jun 2022 #29

The only people who should wear them are actual cowboys BannonsLiver Jun 2022 #31

In that particular case... 2naSalit Jun 2022 #32

Some of Texas police uniforms allow cowboy hats as part imavoter Jun 2022 #33

Don't expect everyone to be in awe of redneck culture. BannonsLiver Jun 2022 #36

Wearing a hat makes one a redneck? imavoter Jun 2022 #39

You could probably True Blue American Jun 2022 #50

Welcome to my 1980. Iggo Jun 2022 #38

How is making fun of people wearing cowboy hats ok? imavoter Jun 2022 #40

No one is making fun True Blue American Jun 2022 #51

Funny, I don't see very much of the discernment you're talking about in this thread. Paladin Jun 2022 #56

Most Texas police departments, DPS, and Rangers imavoter Jun 2022 #63

I really like hats/caps and have since my teens. TomSlick Jun 2022 #41

Perfect, thanks for the inventory of my hats. UTUSN Jun 2022 #46

... Celerity Jun 2022 #42

All hat. No brain. Cyrano Jun 2022 #58

I've come to hate pants with leg stripes - they were wearing those too! harumph Jun 2022 #44

I've luvd ya 4ever but hats are for sun. I hate "cowboy" movies tho. UTUSN Jun 2022 #45

Meanwhile... brooklynite Jun 2022 #54

They're politicians. And those hats are props for getting votes Cyrano Jun 2022 #57

I only take issue with the police wearing them Dukkha Jun 2022 #59

Cowboy hats in Texas usually may be worn imavoter Jun 2022 #66

then change the uniform code Dukkha Jun 2022 #73

I'm wondering if I should have put up this OP Cyrano Jun 2022 #60

Thank you for clarification imavoter Jun 2022 #64

It's part of the uniform and a badge of "honor" Pyryck Jun 2022 #62

It's all edhopper Jun 2022 #65

My family has been in Texas for generations and it is part of the culture. BrightKnight Jun 2022 #67

Agree kiranon Jun 2022 #69

I worked in SE Az as a bricklayer for forty years. panader0 Jun 2022 #72

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You might want to read up on your history, son. Ya dumbass. Bye! Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #76