top | item 40086508 (no title) tcskeptic | 1 year ago I think the point being made is that it seems plausible that a term used in Britain to refer to literal boys was repurposed later in a different context to be a demeaning way to refer to an adult man working with cattle in the US. discuss order hn newest theultdev|1 year ago It might be plausible if any evidence was presented, otherwise it's very loose speculation.Many of the cowhands working side by side vaqueros were literal boys (15-17) and very young men.In Texas it's very common to call a young man a boy.Currently it's a baseless accusation that it was a derogatory term, even moreso that it's racial.It's never been mentioned as such until now, well past the high days of cowboys.
theultdev|1 year ago It might be plausible if any evidence was presented, otherwise it's very loose speculation.Many of the cowhands working side by side vaqueros were literal boys (15-17) and very young men.In Texas it's very common to call a young man a boy.Currently it's a baseless accusation that it was a derogatory term, even moreso that it's racial.It's never been mentioned as such until now, well past the high days of cowboys.
theultdev|1 year ago
Many of the cowhands working side by side vaqueros were literal boys (15-17) and very young men.
In Texas it's very common to call a young man a boy.
Currently it's a baseless accusation that it was a derogatory term, even moreso that it's racial.
It's never been mentioned as such until now, well past the high days of cowboys.