So, Texas.

[NiPah]

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Sure thing, soon as you quit letting those idiots speak for you and shut them up.

I love the irony of this post, maybe you're actually a Texan at heart Gun.

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Is it particularly hard to see that I was using him as an example? It's not like he's the only thing up with Texas.

Thank god Florida isn't judged like that, we elected a governor who used loopholes in the medical system to steal hundreds of thousands from Medicare then ran on the platform of crushing education and health care funding.

 

[Lionsfan]

It's pretty hard to believe it's just a vocal minority when your state does something like, say, elect a governor like Rick Perry. Sure I won't blame every individual in the state, but when your elected officials look bad I'm not going to believe it's just a vocal minority.

Because no other state in the US has elected a bad governor right? It's just Texas amirite?

Is it particularly hard to see that I was using him as an example? It's not like he's the only thing up with Texas.

This is a thread about how the perception of Texas isn't reality, and you're using one governorship to say that no, the perception=reality

 

[Lionsfan]

It's pretty hard to believe it's just a vocal minority when your state does something like, say, elect a governor like Rick Perry. Sure I won't blame every individual in the state, but when your elected officials look bad I'm not going to believe it's just a vocal minority.

Because no other state in the US has elected a bad governor right? It's just Texas amirite?

Is it particularly hard to see that I was using him as an example? It's not like he's the only thing up with Texas.

This is a thread about how the perception of Texas isn't reality, and you're using one governorship to say that no, the perception=reality

Is lying a Texan thing? Because I didn't do that. Maybe read both my posts again? Because I just told you that he was merely an example, and not only that I didn't say that it was a reality. I just said it made vocal minority seem unlikely. Are you ready to try reading it again?

Your original post was disqualifying his entire argument, simply for the reason that Rick Perry was elected Governor.

When his post was that, no these stereotypes aren't as widespread as everyone thinks, and your post is against his, and somewhat supporting of those stereotypes, then yeah, you kinda are saying that perception=reality

 

[RedTyger]

I'm from Houston. Lived there most of my life. Never met anyone who fits the sterotype. Though, one thing I've always wondered. Do other states carry the same state pride Texans do? Living in California, I haven't seen a single California flag displayed outside of someones house, but I have seen Texan flags. Which kind've made me smile.

On another note, Texas is pretty big, and from what I understand west Texas is completely different.

 

[Worgen]

In the cities tx tends to be ok, its when you get into the small towns that things can get weird. I'm from one of the cities but my friend came from kingsville and he says allot of the stereotypes aren't wrong back there.

 

[Tanis]

You know that whole 'stereotypes are based on truth' thing?

Yeah, it goes DOUBLE for Texas.

Born there, lived there, still have family there.

Outside of the 'liberal' major cities...it's pretty much all redneck all the time.

It gets worse and worse the closer you get to Oklahoma and/or Arkansas/Mississippi.

 

[Dangit2019]

I've bitched about my state so much that it's becoming unhealthy, but this time, it seems I'm defending it. And yes, this forum made me post this.

Yes, we have conservatives in office. Yes, we are a mainly Christian state. No, we are not all absolutely backwards-ass, discrimination-breeding, homophobic, racist, culturally-blind, pants-on-head retards.

I feel like we get a bad reputation due to every single portrayal of us either being:

1. A cowboy with a ten-gallon hat and a F-150.

or

2. An obese bigot with a Bud light in one hand and copy of UFC magazine in the other.

Let me tell you now that I've never met anyone in Texas even close to those representations in my life. The closest I've gotten to one of those stereotypes is the month I tried wearing cowboy boots (that got a bit uncomfortable).

Maybe it's just my area (Bryan/College Station), but my school of full of different cultures and walks of life. I'm talking Muslims, Indians, Koreans, you name it. Not to mention our openness to LGBT members. It just seems like it only takes a few retards in the public view ruining our image to make people point at us and get to feel better because they don't have to deal with this where they live. I'll admit, their is still a few of us acting like idiots and waving Bibles in front of everyone's face hoping that that'll solve their problems, but that's the dumb minority out of us. Yes, it really is a classic case of the vocal minority ruining everything.

So can we please, please stop acting like Texas is full of idiots with little to no exception?



Please?

Ok this has been driving me crazy for ages whats you avatar off also yes I am sorry for my generalaztions

It's from "Brian Firenzi Reviews Movies: Hereafter". And yes, you are forgiven.

 

[NiPah]

I love the irony of this post, maybe you're actually a Texan at heart Gun.

You take that back. Don't EVER lump someone from coal miner blood from the Blue Ridge Mountains to a...a...TEXAN...

I feel oddly compelled to do what ever you say when I see your Germi avatar...

So I take that back.

 

[Paradoxrifts]

So can we please, please stop acting like Texas is full of idiots with little to no exception? Please?

Definitely not a Texan, but I reckon they're just jealous because Texas is one of the few states where the value of the dollar would rise if they succeeded from the union, rather than drop. And then there is the people who come from itty, bitty tiny states who resent your home state because it actually matters as part of the Electoral College system as a state in upon itself, instead of being counted as just another state amongst a collective of like-minded states in a general region of the country.

So cheer up, and don't take the internet so seriously.

 

[Pebkio]

Little known fact: I live somewhere in Colorado. Do you know how we, in Colorado, find Texas while road-tripping? We head south until we smell it and then east until we step in it.

Now, I'm not going to be a stereotypical interwebber and say that nearly everyone in Texas sniffs glue while watching Hee Haw, but I am going to point out the obvious:

Nowhere ever is completely the stereotype that describes that place. BUT! BUTTER! Those stereotypes are usually well earned.

Rooster Teeth is hiding somewhere in Texas, true enough, but you also have a creepy Texaco cowboy as your mascot at the World Fair. We're not saying all Texans have a tendency towards cow loving, drinking, leaving automatic weapons with toddlers, repressing the poor, repressing women, and bible-thumping... we're just saying that the odds favor finding someone like that in Texas.

 

[Vidiot]

"...An obese bigot with a Bud light in one hand and copy of UFC magazine in the other..."
I feel your pain, we have those as far north as Minnesota.
Idiots, bigots, and the otherwise willfully closed-minded exist everywhere.

 

[Furbyz]

You know that whole 'stereotypes are based on truth' thing?

Yeah, it goes DOUBLE for Texas.

Born there, lived there, still have family there.

Outside of the 'liberal' major cities...it's pretty much all redneck all the time.

It gets worse and worse the closer you get to Oklahoma and/or Arkansas/Mississippi.

Mississippi? Check your geography. You mean Louisiana. But yes, the rural areas around there are the source of most of the problems. I mean...Vidor...just...fuckin...Vidor.

 

[Fluffythepoo]

Theres a texan in my German class, he wears a cowboy hat and boots every day and theres a little nerdy kid whos texan in my programming class... im in canada so all i got to go on are texans are nerds or cowboys, the rest is just good television

 

[Dragon Zero]

2. ...Bud light...

*Shudders*

Why would ANYBODY from here drink that? Especially when we have much better alternatives like St Arnolds, Rahr and Son, (My personal favorite) Shiner. etc.

Anyways, it always strikes a nerve with me when someone says things like "I'd expect (insert horrible act of discrimination and/or stupidity) from Texas..." I really hate it because it seems like we're just okay to pick on and stereotype, which I see as incredibly ignorant.

Hell, here in Houston we elected an openly gay mayor, one of the first ones to be elected in a major U.S city. Also, Anybody pointing to Rick Perry as a reason to constantly bash Texas, obviously knows absolutely jack shit about Texas. Governors in Texas really have very little actual power, most of the Executive power is with the Lieutenant Governor. Yes, I know how stupid that is.

Anyway, I should stop because I'm actually getting REALLY pissed off from reading the comments from that other thread.

 

[Kpt._Rob]

Let me tell you now that I've never met anyone in Texas even close to those representations in my life. The closest I've gotten to one of those stereotypes is the month I tried wearing cowboy boots (that got a bit uncomfortable).

Can I ask if you've ever worked as a cashier? I realize it seems like a weird question, but I promise I am going somewhere with this.

See, I'm one of your neighbors to the north, from Oklahoma, and we've got pretty much the exact same reputation. For the longest time I felt the same way you do. I grew up in a college town, and knew lots of intelligent people. I just kind of felt like everyone was wrong about Oklahoma, or at least Stillwater (the town of my residence).

And then something happened. I took up employment as a cashier at a large grocery store (whose name I hesitate to mention because they'll hunt me down and fire me, but it's probably your first guess). I had culture shock in the town I had lived in my entire life. 75% of the people I deal with in my job are so mind numbingly stupid it's not even funny. I'm talking people so trashy that when they leave my register I sneak a bit of the hand sanitizer I keep near by because I touched something that they touched. Sometimes just because they were inhabiting the same air I was. When they look at you, there's this dull look in their eyes that says "I like watching cars go fast." There is no spark of real curiosity about or interest in the world. They just want a beer and a girl who's still got at least half her teeth left despite the meth addiction. They don't understand that there's something weird going on... that they should pay attention....

... I think I'm ranting here.

The point is it's not like they magically showed up the day I took up employment. These people were always there, the thing was that I never had to interact with them, and thusly did not notice them. So my question here is, is it possible that the stereotypically horrible people actually are there, but you've just never had to run in the same circles as them and as a result do not notice them?

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

I'm currently at college in Texas, right outside of Ft. Worth and it's actually really moderate here. I see more hatemongering and racism in Los Angeles than I do around here. I've actually been here for a little over a month and a half now and the first time I saw a person over 300 pounds was today. Frankly, I'd have thought that people on the escapist would like Rick Perry considering how he's basically giving away education to illegal immigrants.

EDIT:

The point is it's not like they magically showed up the day I took up employment. These people were always there, the thing was that I never had to interact with them, and thusly did not notice them. So my question here is, is it possible that the stereotypically horrible people actually are there, but you've just never had to run in the same circles as them and as a result do not notice them?

2 things.

Kroger? And those stereotypical people exist everywhere. I saw the same things working at a Ralphs in Glendale, only the air was full of Axe instead of stink.

 

[Dragon Zero]

Also, Anybody pointing to Rick Perry as a reason to constantly bash Texas, obviously knows absolutely jack shit about Texas.

Anyone who doesn't understand that fact he is an elected official to point out that he probably doesn't represent only a vocal minority is different from saying he's all powerful need to reconsider what others are saying.

Fine, I said something stupid. It's late, I worked hard today and I'm not in a particularly good mood, so I'm going to refrain from posting. Goodnight Folks, sleep well!

 

[Kolby Jack]

I dislike Texan stereotypes as much as any other Texan, but some things I will begrudgingly admit to having some truth to them.

- There are a LOT of trucks in Texas. Granted, there's a lot of trucks in America in general, but Texas beats it out. This is the one thing I truly resent about other Texans is how many of them own trucks but have absolutely NOTHING to haul, or at least nothing more than what can fit in a standard car trunk. Hell, my own sister (who wasn't born in Texas like me) got a truck as her very first car, and all I said when I saw it was "Why?" She said "Because I'm a Texan, duh!" And I just shook my head and walked away.

- There are a lot of hunters in Texas. Plenty of deer and hogs to hunt, and plenty of open space to go hunting in. Hunters own guns as well, so yea, a lot of Texans are gun owners and/or hunters (most of my Texas-based family, along with my Dad who considers himself a "naturalized Texan" do a lot of hunting trips). But it doesn't say anything about them as people, and hunting is popular in many areas of the country.

- There IS a Texas accent, but it actually isn't as common as other local accents are in other parts of the country. My grandmother and some other family members and some friends have one, but myself and my immediate family don't.

- Square dancing is far more popular in Texas than it is in other places. People wear cowboy hats and boots to them. So yea.

- Texas not only has barbecue, but it's the best barbecue you'll ever find in the entire country. North Carolina? Fuck that slop. Prove me wrong, bitches!

However, all the negative stereotypes about racism, bigotry, and intolerance are patently untrue. There are SOME people like that, but then, there are people like that EVERYWHERE, not just Texas. They also get elected to public office EVERYWHERE, and not just in Texas.

Oh, and one more thing:

NEVER.

EVER.

EVER.

Put beans in chili! If I'm eating your chili and I find so much as half a legume in there, a foul curse on your pathetic souls to be damned to the most severe levels of hell for all time! NO BEANS IN CHILI!!!! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

 

[Andrewtheeviscerator]

I've heard of Alberta (where I live) referred to as "Canadian Texas".

If that's accurate, then I have no trouble believing that the stereotypical Texan is incredibly rare.

Eh by Canadian standards we are, there are a far share of right wing nuts around here. Doesn't help that we've sent the Conservatives to office for 40 years in a row now, and the closest party to ousting them has been the fucking Wild Rose party. Had they won I would of packed my bags and walked to another Province if I had to.

 

[lacktheknack]

I've heard of Alberta (where I live) referred to as "Canadian Texas".

If that's accurate, then I have no trouble believing that the stereotypical Texan is incredibly rare.

Eh by Canadian standards we are, there are a far share of right wing nuts around here. Doesn't help that we've sent the Conservatives to office for 40 years in a row now, and the closest party to ousting them has been the fucking Wild Rose party. Had they won I would of packed my bags and walked to another Province if I had to.

You can blame Trudeau for that. If it makes you feel better, I wouldn't describe the current Progressive Conservative party as "conservative".