If you look at history and not the Hollywood portrayal of the "Ole West" you will learn that blacks and other minorities were over represented in the ranks that were actual Cowboys.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lesser-known-history-african-american-cowboys-180962144/
Makes sense when you think about it. During that time, unfortunately, a Cowboy was one of the better jobs available to relatively recently freed slaves. Many appreciated the freedom and camaraderie that being a Cowboy provided along with a wage. As the Smithsonian notes: "
African-American cowboys faced discrimination in the towns they passed through—they were barred from eating at certain restaurants or staying in certain hotels, for example—but within their crews, they found respect and a level of equality unknown to other African-Americans of the era."
So the fact that UW is using a slogan and an Icon that history indicates represents respect and equality for minorities in percentages overrepresented in the general population, is somehow a bad thing?
BS...the world does need more COWBOYS!
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lesser-known-history-african-american-cowboys-180962144/
Makes sense when you think about it. During that time, unfortunately, a Cowboy was one of the better jobs available to relatively recently freed slaves. Many appreciated the freedom and camaraderie that being a Cowboy provided along with a wage. As the Smithsonian notes: "
African-American cowboys faced discrimination in the towns they passed through—they were barred from eating at certain restaurants or staying in certain hotels, for example—but within their crews, they found respect and a level of equality unknown to other African-Americans of the era."
So the fact that UW is using a slogan and an Icon that history indicates represents respect and equality for minorities in percentages overrepresented in the general population, is somehow a bad thing?
BS...the world does need more COWBOYS!
