Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 This is from an AP article on the movie "The Harder They Fall": "(The word “cowboy” originated as a racist term for a Black ranch worker. A white one was a “cowhand.”)" https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-movies-race-and-ethnicity-c8886f2624016af756ae5672af5fef89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Gator SASS #29736 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 What complete BS. Just manufacturing a fake origin of a racist term without backing up the claim at all. This is another example of having to make up racist things because they can't find enough real racism to suit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 I can just imagine those Arizona "Cowboys" using the term for their gang if that was true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Cowboy was a term used because the "cowboys" were just that BOYS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Did you really expect anything different from MSM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Cowboy was a term used because the "cowboys" were just that BOYS!!! This one. After the Civil War, with many able bodied men either dead or maimed, a large portion of all work forces were youngsters. It was meant as a slightly derogatory term because they indeed were so young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 From Wikipedia (sometimes believeable): Etymology and mainstream usage The English word cowboy has an origin from several earlier terms that referred to both age and to cattle or cattle-tending work. The English word cowboy was derived from vaquero, a Spanish word for an individual who managed cattle while mounted on horseback. Vaquero was derived from vaca, meaning "cow",[3] which came from the Latin word vacca. "Cowboy" was first used in print by Jonathan Swift in 1725, and was used in the British Isles from 1820 to 1850 to describe young boys who tended the family or community cows.[4][5] Originally though, the English word "cowherd" was used to describe a cattle herder (similar to "shepherd", a sheep herder), and often referred to a pre-adolescent or early adolescent boy, who usually worked on foot. This word is very old in the English language, originating prior to the year 1000.[6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 According to the leftists in the news media everything conservatives enjoy or have any remote interest in is racist. I honestly believe there is a movement to stamp out conservatism in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: According to the leftists in the news media everything conservatives enjoy or have any remote interest in is racist. I honestly believe there is a movement to stamp out conservatism in this country. You Think!?!! <rant mode on> The left/liberals/progressives/socialists/communists (feel free to pick a term that you choose) hate repeat hate anything that does not conform to their world view and end goal. Remember they are always most liberal with other peoples money and they firmly believe they are the only ones who can/should lead. If they understood economics they would embrace capitalism for lifting the oppressed up out of poverty. If they understood human nature they would know that any form of socialism is doomed to failure as there will always be some who want more for them selves, some work for it, some forcibly take it , some use governmental pressure to steal it and no amount of singing Kum by Yah is going to change that. If they understood that law and order is the bedrock of society that allows citizens to participate in their community they would be coming after criminals every day to keep them from harming those who cannot defend themselves. They would see that condoning and decriminalizing these behaviors leads eventually to an overall breakdown of societal norms between citizens. If they understood that addictions of many types divert productive people from accomplishing the goals they have in their life and producing a better society for all they would not be so gung ho on legalizing drugs, gambling, prostitution and pornography. Anything in excess has potential to derail a person and make them less than they could otherwise be. If they understood business they would not be attempting to create a "class envy" between income levels. Those differences come about for a lot of reasons but one commonality is that sitting on your hind end and expecting someone else to pay your way in life is not a long term viable strategy. It is simply jealousy and laziness. BUT and this is a very big but, they see themselves as a superior human and the great unwashed masses should simply follow their leadership. In their opinion this will provide wealth, power and control for them and peaceful existence for the masses as the masses are led by the superior man. The big question is this, if their viewpoint is so obvious why do they need to indoctrinate those without any real world experience to get the masses to see they are correct? Why do they need to lie, exaggerate, slant or simply ignore everyone else who doesn't agree? Why do they need to rewrite history rather than taking some time and learning from it? Pretty sure you know the answer. The only history we really need was written 2000 years ago and the only laws we need were written in 10 sentences on some rocks. <rant mode off> Regards Gateway Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Steak Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 I heard that the reason they started using the word "celebrity" when referring to hollywood and media types was also considered derogatory.... ....primarily because they knew everyone really just meant @$$#0le Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Good grief. Remember when it was not only socially acceptable, but commonplace and expected to collectively refer to males as "boys?" "Dear, I'm gonna go bowling with the boys after work!" Or, what about the old Civil War song "The Battle Cry of Freedom," advocating the Union and abolitionism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 I was told by a coworker the other day that me calling people “Communists” was offensive. There was some news blurb playing on the lunchroom TV. I responded with “Good. I sure don’t mean it as a compliment.” That shut him up. I hope he turns me in to HR. He probably won’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: According to the leftists in the news media everything conservatives enjoy or have any remote interest in is racist. I honestly believe there is a movement to stamp out conservatism in this country. You're just now figuring that out?! They've been working on it for years. They shifted into High gear when Reagan got elected, and have been pushing the throttle ever since. The only serious bump in the road they have had since was Trump. And they had to cheat to get rid of him. I only hope that enough people see it so that they can't do it again. Gateway Kid: I'm not going to quote your entire post because anybody that read it doesn't need to again. MANY fine points. But the bottom line is this: The Left DOESN'T want the economy to do well, they DON'T want criminals locked up, they don't want people to be productive and happy. They want as many as possible DEPENDANT on government, with them running it, as possible. THAT'S where their power comes from. That's why they EMBRACE Socialism. As The Wise Man said, they need to be defeated in the arena of ideas. When you discuss, for lack of a better term, politics, with your friend Joe Average, even if he votes democrat, and you bring up government control over HIS life, he will generally agree that government IS too big, that Taxes ARE too high, and that the MSM is trying to control the narrative, not just report it and let him make up his own mind. The reason that they have to namecall, lie, exaggerate, slant or simply ignore everyone else who doesn't agree, is BECAUSE they CAN'T win in the aforementioned arena of ideas. When brought into the light of day, their ideas fall apart to ANYBODY who's willing to look at them with half an open mind. They have to rewrite History so that those with an open mind DON'T learn from it. Encourage everybody you know, (and some that you don't) to have an open mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 So... to sum it up, I bet we could all guess (with confidence!) who this fella voted for in the last election.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shapiro Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 5 hours ago, Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life said: You Think!?!! <rant mode on> The left/liberals/progressives/socialists/communists (feel free to pick a term that you choose) hate repeat hate anything that does not conform to their world view and end goal. <snip for length> Regards Gateway Kid Do you really think that the vocal ones know what the end goal is? There's no way. They are the "useful idiots" needed to advance the agenda. If the true end goal was described to them, they wouldn't believe it. The ones that do understand are pulling the strings from the shadows. The indoctrination is strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Doc Shapiro said: Do you really think that the vocal ones know what the end goal is? There's no way. They are the "useful idiots" needed to advance the agenda. If the true end goal was described to them, they wouldn't believe it. The ones that do understand are pulling the strings from the shadows. The indoctrination is strong. Good point. By the same token the janitor at GM has no clue what the CEO will be doing next. But those on the board of directors certainly do know, in detail. That said without the "useful idiot", the janitor, the facility would be messy and somebody would eventually notice that something is wrong. I believe as a society that is where we are right now. Just beginning to notice because of the strong indoctrination of our youth. Hoping our response is not "too little too late" Regards Gateway Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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