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301. Many of us wear jeans.

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 08:59 AM

Sep 2014

You probably wear jeans sometimes too, but you should consider avoiding them since it ties you to this nation's cowboy / miner past. Jeans were invented for the gold rush and for cowboys.

I wear a leather cowboy hat sometimes, when working out in the sun. It provides shade not just for my face but my neck. It helps keep me from becoming a redneck. The hat's actually from Madagascar (bought it there recently) and is meant for use by their local cowboys, but it was such a good, practical hat that I had to take it home with me. I wear it around town sometimes when running errands (like going to Home Depot) and if people think "look at that poser trying to look like a cowboy' that is their right. Little do they know it is a just perfectly practical choice and has nothing to do with this nation's cowboy history.

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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