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TexasProgresive

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154. You can probably blame Hollywood for some of it.

Sun Sep 7, 2014, 01:51 PM

Sep 2014

As a child growing up we were all caught up it the cowboy mystic. Places like Texas, Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado; pretty much anywhere in the southwest still have working cowboys. I see them often at the local store buying breakfast tacos as the wait for the sun to rise. It is near universal that they are driving a well used pickup truck with a 20' trailer containing 1 to 2 tacked up horses and several dogs. The cowboys are dressed in well worn jeans accessorized with scarred up chaps and boots all covered in dust, tarnished spurs, no big belt buckle and usually a gimmy hat with the logo of a favorite sports team or beer.

When they are out on the town they tend to were nice boots with starched and ironed jeans and a white button down shirt. This might be topped off with a fine felt or straw cowboy style hat. These guys come in all flavors.

All this doesn't shine a light on what your OP is about. Texan can be arrogant and they can be friendly same as New Yorkers. Clothes don't make the person. Those who judge people by their appearance are not taken seriously by me.

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Why Texans Dress Like Cowboys [View all] True Blue Door Sep 2014 OP

I've seen very few people dressed like cowboys on the streets here. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #1

I don't necessarily mean full-getup, but the pieces are everywhere. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #2

Boots, Hats, oh my! JohLast Sep 2014 #12

Wear whatever you want, but if sneakers hurt your feet, boots are worse every time. nt DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 #46

My orthopaedist actually recommended cowboy boots for plantar fasciitis. DawgHouse Sep 2014 #300

I never would have guessed. I withdraw my comment in light of your doctor's advice. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 #306

while I agree with every word of this post, how does wearing a TIE or suit help with ANY occupation? yurbud Sep 2014 #349

I agree. nt DawgHouse Sep 2014 #362

Boots use more material... 4b5f940728b232b034e4 Sep 2014 #183

Ever shoe has a purpose. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #314

I spend FAR more on shoes than the delete_bush Sep 2014 #284

So you dont like texas... GummyBearz Sep 2014 #60

lol Go Vols Sep 2014 #163

So I live in Washington...... Kilgore Sep 2014 #62

Nope. No one in the rainy side carries an umbrella. Haven't you figured that out yet? pnwmom Sep 2014 #196

Neither do I, Kilgore Sep 2014 #220

And sunglasses. We buy a lot of sunglasses. pnwmom Sep 2014 #221

Shhhh!, Don't mess with the myth!! Kilgore Sep 2014 #223

Here, too! pnwmom Sep 2014 #227

Wimps and tourists have been known to carry umbrellas n/t eridani Sep 2014 #237

And newbies till they realize that carrying one is a total waste of effort pnwmom Sep 2014 #239

And 4/5 of the time AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #319

I live in Washington Boudica the Lyoness Sep 2014 #211

The hats you can see all over the West. Been to Montana lately? hobbit709 Sep 2014 #80

No. Where I live in CA, I see the occasional bolo tie, plenty of cowboy boots Cleita Sep 2014 #128

DUDE! Ab-so-lute-ly! 'Course, we switch between surfing U.S.A. and Skater looks.... Moonwalk Sep 2014 #276

Hats? Lol! I'm a native Californian and own a Stetson. And you probably DO dress like a gold miner. Xithras Sep 2014 #323

There you go injecting facts into a good rant! ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #341

You gotta love the equality for all in this OP yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #137

you never saw alaska posts then :D roguevalley Sep 2014 #143

Lol. No I haven't and I guess thankful I havent yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #179

Umm, since 2001... ms liberty Sep 2014 #259

It just goes to show Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #213

Agreed Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #269

Correct. Been to 840high Sep 2014 #274

Excellent essay, TBD! BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #3

Ah, yes. More knowledge-deficient criticism of Texas from California. Paladin Sep 2014 #39

I know. WTF? NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #54

California Is More Disliked Than Texas otohara Sep 2014 #218

I actually like California pretty well, particularly the northern part. Paladin Sep 2014 #231

Exactly! Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2014 #309

It will shock many to learn that Texas generally doesn't self identify as Southern Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #116

interesting this tiredtoo Sep 2014 #155

I'm from Dallas ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2014 #310

I agree Go Vols Sep 2014 #164

Deep East Texas is an exception Gothmog Sep 2014 #325

That's probably true...some parts think there isn't a TX/LA border Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #330

Under Boyd Ritchie, the Texas Democratic Party wasted a great deal of money trying win in East Texas Gothmog Sep 2014 #334

Doesn't a cowboy hat provide good sun protection? Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #4

Yes, it does provide good sun protection. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #9

I think this post has some of the features of well, regional bigotry, frankly. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #10

You're missing the point by miles. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #23

No shit?? Lurker Deluxe Sep 2014 #43

You're wrong. It's not just Texas. Lots of boots and cowboy hats in ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #70

I wear a cowboy hat when I lose my sunglasses. Neoma Sep 2014 #298

You've never actually been to Houston, have you? LTX Sep 2014 #71

Thank you. DamnYankeeInHouston Sep 2014 #136

And L.A.? KamaAina Sep 2014 #357

New York was second. DamnYankeeInHouston Sep 2014 #363

My entire life FlaGranny Sep 2014 #86

And again I ask: Where do you come by this knowledge? Paladin Sep 2014 #113

You really should get outside of SoCal.... S_B_Jackson Sep 2014 #258

Yeah the outfit is pretty damn functional in a sunny hot place. The OP is absurd. Exultant Democracy Sep 2014 #64

+1 treestar Sep 2014 #91

If you're suggesting that everyone throughout the country should look and dress alike... NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #5

I think he gets to the main point in the last three paragraphs Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #19

And Mexicans and Mexican Americans also still dress in "cowboy" attire. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #22

Yeah but when Mexicans wear it they are not making a political statement. MindPilot Sep 2014 #185

Do you think that this impression your describing might involve a bit of projection??? NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #188

Kaboys kicked my ass plenty of times in my teens and 20s for just having long hair MindPilot Sep 2014 #193

Sorry about your individual experience. You use a very broad brush, however. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #195

I probably should have never clicked on this thread. MindPilot Sep 2014 #202

Couldn't agree with you more. (nt) Paladin Sep 2014 #208

Willie Nelson would like to have a word with MindPilot. n/t Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2014 #312

Willie Nelson would like to have a word with you. n/t Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2014 #311

That is indeed a big part of it. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #58

Aren't suits and ties also anachronistic classist cultural appropriations that try to give pnwmom Sep 2014 #198

You get no argument from me there. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #200

You've read the exact opposite of what I wrote. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #32

And there is no Texan costume. You find the same wear in Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, etc NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #55

I don't have any statistics to offer, but let's do a little anecdotal exploring. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #103

The Republic of Texas has a rich history, to be sure. The Lone Star State. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #118

I agree with most of what you said but one minor quibble. A Little Weird Sep 2014 #134

bwawhaha! we are 2 and a half times bigger! go alaska! roguevalley Sep 2014 #145

Maybe your reading skills are as bad as the observation skills of the OP writer. rickyhall Sep 2014 #275

That's all you've got, isn't it? "...a little anecdotal exploring"? Suspicions confirmed. Paladin Sep 2014 #175

What possessed you to even run a search like that yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #182

+1. Even by DU Texas-bashing standards, this is a feeble thread. (nt) Paladin Sep 2014 #194

Not only do you have no statistics to offer, you haven't said you've even been to Texas. argyl Sep 2014 #266

There absolutely IS a Minnesota costume Scootaloo Sep 2014 #178

In much of rural Minnesota it is not uncommon Jenoch Sep 2014 #230

I had a friend move to Texas and it wasn't a week later Thor_MN Sep 2014 #6

In his defense, he probably had a gun to his head ;) Schema Thing Sep 2014 #30

No, he was always one to jump headfirst with enthusiasm Thor_MN Sep 2014 #75

Did he actually wear it as a regular thing after that Mariana Sep 2014 #78

A far as I can tell, it's now part of his identity. Thor_MN Sep 2014 #98

Might be a superiority complex. Orsino Sep 2014 #7

Same difference. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #50

Ironic A Little Weird Sep 2014 #141

there is a video of ted cruz telling a bunch of white people that it was good to be back in texas roguevalley Sep 2014 #150

No worries MrBig Sep 2014 #355

Well, aside from the fact there there are still legitimate cowboys MineralMan Sep 2014 #8

I live in the Hill Country of Texas. Often I see cowboy dress on men. snappyturtle Sep 2014 #11

I knew guys in the early 80's that went from "disco" attire to "Urban Cowboy" brewens Sep 2014 #13

What we called "Urpin Cowboy" hobbit709 Sep 2014 #85

My wife's family is from Texas. Octafish Sep 2014 #14

Actually, there is something subjective in your post. Oakenshield Sep 2014 #165

I lived east of Bakersfield in the lower Sierra Nevada mountains, upaloopa Sep 2014 #15

I agree for the most part and I am a born and raised Texan sawdust Sep 2014 #16

Yes, there's nothing wrong with the clothing style in itself. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #123

Yep, it is a costume much like the police riot gear MindPilot Sep 2014 #180

So much hatred and so many silly stereotypes...... S_B_Jackson Sep 2014 #17

Texans Love Being Hated otohara Sep 2014 #147

Revise that final sentence into something coherent, OK? Paladin Sep 2014 #151

I see by your outfit that you are not a cowboy tularetom Sep 2014 #18

Do you complain about all the folks wearing baseball caps but who have never set foot on a field? justabob Sep 2014 #20

I really generally can't get worked up over people's clothing choices. MadrasT Sep 2014 #21

You're scared of cowboy boots? They're not all for riding NightWatcher Sep 2014 #24

He should be sporting a striped jumpsuit sawdust Sep 2014 #88

The phrase "All hat, no cattle" kept running through my mind while reading the OP Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2014 #294

I don't agree with a lot of the reasoning behind dressing like a cowboy that you state TlalocW Sep 2014 #25

"This game doesn't work in Austin." Or in Houston. Or San Antonio, LTX Sep 2014 #95

I once saw one guy in Berkeley in a cowboy getup. That, I considered admirable. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #129

How is this different.. sendero Sep 2014 #26

Because someone in a tye-dye is not saying "My hobby is hippie-punching" n/t MindPilot Sep 2014 #181

"If I owned Texas and Hell... alterfurz Sep 2014 #27

The property line is a little blurry. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #130

As if I'd rely on you for boundaries, after a thread like this. (nt) Paladin Sep 2014 #197

It's just fashion. Fashion is silly and meaningless. alarimer Sep 2014 #28

Point Well Made Vogon_Glory Sep 2014 #38

I never thought of it as a big deal. alarimer Sep 2014 #271

I Liked Guayabera Shirts Myself Vogon_Glory Sep 2014 #361

And from your exalted perch in S. California, you know all this.....how? Paladin Sep 2014 #29

Well said. narnian60 Sep 2014 #63

Thanks. Not that it'll do any fucking good. (nt) Paladin Sep 2014 #101

LOL DashOneBravo Sep 2014 #109

+1 tammywammy Sep 2014 #168

Just trying to blend in RandiFan1290 Sep 2014 #31

whoops. linuxman Sep 2014 #53

This is silly and snarky dem in texas Sep 2014 #33

Always thought there was something a bit homoerotic about the uniform. MindPilot Sep 2014 #34

Just a ... TAD ... bit racist there eh? Lurker Deluxe Sep 2014 #52

It's an observation--nothing racist about it. MindPilot Sep 2014 #65

what qualifies as 'The Rapper Look' to you and what makes it dumb? JackInGreen Sep 2014 #149

I think cwydro Sep 2014 #332

I don't know about all that, but there's a lot of very dark permutations to the phenomenon. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #138

Oooooo, look at all the big, fancy words! Paladin Sep 2014 #152

The other poster was right. This is racist. pnwmom Sep 2014 #174

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #189

What you said was racist. There are plenty of white ranchers who wear those clothes pnwmom Sep 2014 #191

I agree with you. If you look upthread... NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #249

Your post is full of horrid stereotypes yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #205

It is not a stereotype when it is a direct observation. MindPilot Sep 2014 #206

You were not reporting a direct observation, you were stating a racist opinion. pnwmom Sep 2014 #222

They do it all over, not just Texas TransitJohn Sep 2014 #35

Where I live a lot of men still dress like "cowboys". Arkansas Granny Sep 2014 #36

Excellent essay...yet too many here completely miss your point... pkdu Sep 2014 #37

Why don't you tell us poor dumb Texans what the point of the OP was? Paladin Sep 2014 #42

On The Other Hand... Vogon_Glory Sep 2014 #51

I think many here just disagree with the point. pnwmom Sep 2014 #176

'cause we is all backwards Lurker Deluxe Sep 2014 #40

Oh yes, a multicultural oases... PosterChild Sep 2014 #97

As you say, "I've been to Texas only a couple of times and only for short periods." LTX Sep 2014 #112

I mentioned the extent of my actual experience... PosterChild Sep 2014 #120

Oh come on, now. Fess up . . . LTX Sep 2014 #139

Been to Texas a couple of times. And you are an expert Ishoutandscream2 Sep 2014 #115

I mentioned the extent of my actual experience... PosterChild Sep 2014 #125

Just a link for your edification . . . LTX Sep 2014 #148

Thanks! I also consulted the Wiki page on Houston's politics! (nt) PosterChild Sep 2014 #171

Did you learn anything?? Lurker Deluxe Sep 2014 #328

Your link was very interesting... PosterChild Sep 2014 #346

cowboy hats indoors riverwalker Sep 2014 #41

that is true of all hats (and men) these days justabob Sep 2014 #48

Texas born and raised: have had the thoughts expressed Schema Thing Sep 2014 #44

In the mean time edhopper Sep 2014 #77

His mother in law is a Mexican American Mosaic Sep 2014 #212

Well I hope the polls are wrong that give him edhopper Sep 2014 #215

If you knew anything about Texas Lurker Deluxe Sep 2014 #331

So Perry edhopper Sep 2014 #335

What do you have on? panader0 Sep 2014 #45

No chat sex in GD! pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #57

"You'd do that for me? Really! Yeah, I'd like that!" NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #251

When one of my buddies is feeling down... pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #254

So, where does the conversation go if they answer: kentauros Sep 2014 #255

Or, "I'm wearing western boots and a BIG hat!" NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #257

reply: kentauros Sep 2014 #260

No need to be so formal. "Monotony"? NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #261

Good idea! kentauros Sep 2014 #262

LOL! So is "Randy"! NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #263

Thanks for another laugh out loud post! kentauros Sep 2014 #265

I did not know this ... and I'm a Tony. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2014 #324

It's probably an archaic term today, kentauros Sep 2014 #342

Ha! I'm an anarchist aristocrat! Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2014 #343

You'd probably look good in something like this: kentauros Sep 2014 #344

That's right up my alley! Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2014 #354

Well, I hope you don't die in order to grow it! kentauros Sep 2014 #359

I can only go two weeks before it's too itchy. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2014 #360

I love it! NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #256

Jesus Christ Ishoutandscream2 Sep 2014 #47

Whew! For a second there I thought you or someone you knew rpannier Sep 2014 #303

I live in Oklahoma and the only people dressing like Cowboys are from Mexico. CBGLuthier Sep 2014 #49

My dad who grew up during the depression albino65 Sep 2014 #56

I can't imagine having my ass that chapped over what another person chooses to wear. linuxman Sep 2014 #59

I love regional identification packman Sep 2014 #61

Heh. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #66

Not sure why, but your post made me think Kilgore Sep 2014 #84

You win the interwebs.... blackspade Sep 2014 #67

Costume represents Empire of Texas tooeyeten Sep 2014 #68

The very worst manifestation of this is the oil executives who wear Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #318

I concur NT tooeyeten Sep 2014 #336

This is a stupid OP, move to the desert and see how long it take you to figure out wide brimmed hats. Exultant Democracy Sep 2014 #69

Thank you for this! cheapdate Sep 2014 #72

Yeah... Of course, you've never actually been to Texas, so you don't have a clue LTX Sep 2014 #108

"you've never actually been to Texas" cheapdate Sep 2014 #158

Well, hell. You had yourself a steak dinner in Texarkana. LTX Sep 2014 #203

Beautiful slap-down, LTX. And such a deserving target. Paladin Sep 2014 #207

59 recs. What a shame, so many recommendations. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #253

I hear you. Seems like it's open season on Texas, 24/7/365. Really unfortunate. (nt) Paladin Sep 2014 #264

Yes, and it's not just the number that have rec'd the OP. kentauros Sep 2014 #267

Admitting you have a problem is the first step. cheapdate Sep 2014 #219

The point kind of went right by you there, didn't it? n/t LTX Sep 2014 #290

Not a bit. cheapdate Sep 2014 #296

+1!!! The bashing Texas crap does get tiring. I have my jeans, golf shirt, and Crocs on to Dustlawyer Sep 2014 #307

That's just not true. Schema Thing Sep 2014 #160

some might raise their eyebrows thinking about grapes in Tennessee, but my question is Kali Sep 2014 #232

Celebrity vineyards are the new celebrity horse-farms for the Nashville elite. cheapdate Sep 2014 #236

I'm from Texas ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2014 #326

Reading this thread you'd get the impression there's only one kind of hat with a wide brim. n/t kcr Sep 2014 #329

I've lived in Texas about 2/3 of my 50 years and I expect to see ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #73

Looks like you touched a nerve with this, but I think I know exactly what you are talking about... madmom Sep 2014 #74

op made the point that NO WHERE else does this justabob Sep 2014 #104

From the OP ... madmom Sep 2014 #119

I agree with most of this except I never once saw a cowboy hat in NJ or MA. pnwmom Sep 2014 #170

I was raised in rural Texas and I don't remember cowboy garb being this popular in social settings.. Rozlee Sep 2014 #280

As a Texan, you have pointed out another privilege we have. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #76

You are assuming edhopper Sep 2014 #79

Perhaps you did not read the entire post. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #93

You do realize Lithos Sep 2014 #81

pretty much ANYWHERE people work outside really justabob Sep 2014 #90

True Lithos Sep 2014 #99

it's the same reason people buy giant douchemobiles like $35K pickup trucks when they whereisjustice Sep 2014 #82

It's an American tradition . . . Strelnikov_ Sep 2014 #107

In spite of your state bashing which can be done to any state, I like your writing lunatica Sep 2014 #83

Out of curiosity, does Hawaii piss you off this much? N/T Chathamization Sep 2014 #87

I've seen people wearing cowboy boots here in SC. stage left Sep 2014 #89

Been through Texas MANY times... DontTreadOnMe Sep 2014 #92

How many centuries have we been wearing lounge/business suits? Gore1FL Sep 2014 #94

That's right, you're not from Texas... TM99 Sep 2014 #96

Ummmm, we have plenty of people who dress like cowboys up here in El Dorado County, CA. Throd Sep 2014 #100

What would you have us all wear, a utilitarian Orwellian jumpsuit uniform? What do you wear NightWatcher Sep 2014 #102

This is perhaps the silliest thing I've ever seen on DU. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #105

I saw a guy here early one morning walking in Kakaako mahina Sep 2014 #106

I don't have a strong opinion about it, but... Orrex Sep 2014 #110

Pretty darn common way up or over here in Michigan.... N_E_1 for Tennis Sep 2014 #111

You shore got a mighty funny way of lookin' at things partner. chrisstopher Sep 2014 #114

Are you talking about the dressed down farm labor look or the dressed up fancy cowboy bar look? LeftyMom Sep 2014 #117

Cowboy attire is common throughout much of the western U.S. A Little Weird Sep 2014 #121

PS You're wearing prospector-inspired fashion every time you put jeans on. nt LeftyMom Sep 2014 #122

I have seen a lot of people sabbat hunter Sep 2014 #124

Well, maybe, but almost any given Friday hootinholler Sep 2014 #126

This is going to sound strange, but people around these parts dress like cowboys Rex Sep 2014 #127

This message was self-deleted by its author ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #199

I'm going to say it: you're completely full of shit. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #131

Well, look at you. blogslut Sep 2014 #132

Reply win. nt NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #144

you win Kali Sep 2014 #233

Arrested development? calimary Sep 2014 #133

There's a bit o truth in your statements about Texas "cowboy" dress...... northoftheborder Sep 2014 #135

"douchebaggy, facepunch-worthy hat" Revanchist Sep 2014 #140

Good Post... elzenmahn Sep 2014 #142

And yet ANOTHER California expert on what a shit-hole Texas is! Paladin Sep 2014 #146

I think if the DU intelligentsia knew how many other people dress in Western attire Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #156

Ranchers wear this all the time. They wouldn't be caught dead in a NYC suit and preppie tie. pnwmom Sep 2014 #247

Here's a song for you tularetom Sep 2014 #153

You can probably blame Hollywood for some of it. TexasProgresive Sep 2014 #154

This is a very interesting OP malaise Sep 2014 #157

With the density of its shit content, I agree. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #159

texans don't dress like cowboys fishwax Sep 2014 #161

It's a kind of state pride. I care not for Texas, but can't get torqued up over the attire there. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #162

Fashion and a desire to reject all things sheep herder. JEB Sep 2014 #166

Ranchers who run sheep also wear cowboy hats and boots because pnwmom Sep 2014 #172

Yeah but sheep require much more foot work JEB Sep 2014 #234

At my husband's family's ranch they run both, and they're not changing boots between them. pnwmom Sep 2014 #235

Well that's probably because your inlaws are not JEB Sep 2014 #238

Actual working people who pnwmom Sep 2014 #243

I grew up on a ranch and we didn't have indoor plumbing until I was 7 or 8. JEB Sep 2014 #250

Do you feel that way about ranchers and hands who still dress like that? pnwmom Sep 2014 #167

The writing of the OP itself is excellent... catnhatnh Sep 2014 #169

Blatantly idiotic blather. X_Digger Sep 2014 #173

Don't be hatin' ... pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #177

"Do millions of Californians walk around dressed like 1840s gold miners? " lol Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #184

Awwww, someone's butthurt that Texans have a little something called CULTURE derby378 Sep 2014 #186

I see people dressed like cowboys every day. LWolf Sep 2014 #187

There are lots and lots of real cowboys MuseRider Sep 2014 #190

Why do New York men wear suits and ties? They're old-fashioned and send an elitist message, pnwmom Sep 2014 #192

Plus One Mosaic Sep 2014 #214

I understand your point. Living in Florida, I dress like this >> BlueJazz Sep 2014 #201

Well dayamn! I never knew I dressed like a cowboy and had a massive inferiority complex DFW Sep 2014 #204

Incredibly ugly and just plain hate-filled. Disgusting. MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #209

Even as a little boy, I preferred Indian drag to cowboy drag Tom Ripley Sep 2014 #210

I live in South Texas, okasha Sep 2014 #278

I've seen some truly asinine Texas-bashing threads in my time on DU. kentauros Sep 2014 #216

Thank you. (nt) Paladin Sep 2014 #217

It's culture wheniwasincongress Sep 2014 #224

Here in North Dakota, you can tell who the real cowboys are.... blockhead Sep 2014 #225

Houston is very diverse. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #226

Crap like this bmbmd Sep 2014 #228

It has been alerted on more than once AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #242

Crap like this should get deleted FreakinDJ Sep 2014 #244

I think it's more tongue in cheek than anything. I mean, I live in Florida and hear tons.. BlueJazz Sep 2014 #277

Actually I voted to "Hide the Thread" FreakinDJ Sep 2014 #347

I can certainly understand your vote. As for me..over the past 10 years on DU, I've read these.. BlueJazz Sep 2014 #348

Geez Louise NV Whino Sep 2014 #229

Yes, Texas HAS .... MicaelS Sep 2014 #240

I went to school in south Texas. The boys (and handful of girls) Ilsa Sep 2014 #241

Thanks, Ilsa. pnwmom Sep 2014 #245

You're welcome. And there really is a toughness Ilsa Sep 2014 #246

I know. I see it in my husband pnwmom Sep 2014 #248

Fookin' BRILLIANT! Atman Sep 2014 #252

Ranchers here favor jeans and t-shirts in summer Warpy Sep 2014 #268

Texas: Land of the Freak and home of the Fake Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #270

All MA bloggers indicted Rove DisgustedTX Sep 2014 #272

Great Post Perseus Sep 2014 #273

You probably wouldn't be happy with New Mexico, either... n/t TygrBright Sep 2014 #279

This message was self-deleted by its author TrollBuster9090 Sep 2014 #281

Sometimes these assholes come from Colorado and emigrate to Canada where they pollute Monk06 Sep 2014 #282

I live in NM and rusty fender Sep 2014 #283

Good point... JohnnyRingo Sep 2014 #285

while "cowboy drag" might indeed be a real issue in TX MisterP Sep 2014 #286

This thread is useless without this. longship Sep 2014 #287

The OP reads Unknown Beatle Sep 2014 #288

former texan here redruddyred Sep 2014 #289

Being an Asian American, I wonder if you would laugh at me for wearing the western look ? yuiyoshida Sep 2014 #291

Troll bait Android3.14 Sep 2014 #292

You are overthinking this a bit. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #293

Looks like you touched a few nerves. But hey, I'm with ya. enki23 Sep 2014 #295

So your excuse is... Android3.14 Sep 2014 #299

Yeah, shit. Not hating my "origins" means I must identify with the locally dominant tropes. enki23 Sep 2014 #302

I've seen it written that in another twenty years . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #297

Many of us wear jeans. cvoogt Sep 2014 #301

This may be the dumbest thread/OP in the history of DU snooper2 Sep 2014 #304

Why people on discussion boards post broadbrush, insulting threads kiva Sep 2014 #305

I'm from Texas ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2014 #308

Please, oh wise one, now tell us why clowns dress so funny? NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #313

I think there were more fur traders in MN, WI, and MI geardaddy Sep 2014 #315

Fantastic essay. You are an excellent writer. You put your finger on Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #316

One final thought for you, California person: Paladin Sep 2014 #317

Thank you! TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #322

I love your hat! NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #339

Thanks! TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #350

Welcome. Join us in the Texas group. (nt) Paladin Sep 2014 #340

I have seen more folks dressed as cowboys AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #320

Yup... almost as silly as sandals in the office, or t-shirts at a funeral. LanternWaste Sep 2014 #321

From the subject line I thought you meant the NFL's Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys... joeybee12 Sep 2014 #327

We had a General Engineering Manager who wore cowboy attire and didn't live in Texas liberal N proud Sep 2014 #333

All true... plus every modern day Texas rancher/cowboy that I'm aware of... VScott Sep 2014 #337

You from Europe? tazkcmo Sep 2014 #338

Do you flip out over Scottish Kilts or Japanese Kimonos? dilby Sep 2014 #345

Ummm...ermmm...I've lived here in Houston now for going on 6 years...no, people aren't walking ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #351

This is one of the dumber topics I've seen on DU. nt ladjf Sep 2014 #352

What a painfully ignorant post. Daemonaquila Sep 2014 #353

What a snobby, little dickhead post.... kiawah Sep 2014 #356

Texans do not dress like Cowboys so stop saying that! KamaAina Sep 2014 #358