# Texas bashing **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 22, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335 "2005-11-22T22:04:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/1 "2005-11-22T22:04:24Z")
[In this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346110) **Clothahump** said: > [@Clothahump](#): > > I’m really sick and tired of the suck-ass attitude toward Texas that people display simply because they don’t like the death penalty. Of course I had to say: > [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > Oh, it’s not simply because of _that_. 😃 > > I think people like to pick on Texans because of their stereotypical attitude. I didn’t start this thread to bash Texas and/or Texans, but I have a feeling it will get heated. What I wanted to do is make a suggestion or two (or three… or four…) as to why we poke fun at Texas, based on stereotypes. 😉 [ul][li]Texans are stereotypically loud and obnoxious. I know they all aren’t. I’m talking about stereotypes. While only a small percentage of Texans probably wear ten-gallon hats, they are often depicted in film and on televsion and in other media as wearing them with ‘cowboy-style’ suits. They talk loud and flash their money. That’s a stereotype, but here’s something I can think of that actually happened: There’s a photo of Lynden B. Johnson showing off a scar on his torso. This indicates a lack of decorum to me. (And I’ve heard he’d conduct parts of meetings from the toilet.)[/li][li]They seem full of themselves – even though Texas is only the _second_-biggest state, and if Alaska were divided into two equal-sized states Texas would be the _third_-largest. 😃 And yet, ‘Everything is begger in Texas’ is a well-known aphorism. Talking big makes them a target to be knocked down a couple of pegs.[/li][li]The Death Penalty.[/li][li]Conservatives.[/li][\*]Duhbya.[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boo_Boo_Foo)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/2 "2005-11-22T22:08:42Z")
I recall visiting Texas as a young man in 1976, and again every few years after that for about a decade. I can genuinely state that back in 1976 at least, I experienced greater hospitality and courtesy than pretty well anywhere else across the USA. Perhaps the 4 points are very valid, and if so, I don’t want to get in the way of a good Texas bashing, but I personally have very fond memories - particularly being poured a drink of Coca Cola at the Dallas Cowboys home stadium by the owner of the team himself. Long story that one, but it’s a good one. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/3 "2005-11-22T22:09:22Z")
Pretty much EVERY state deserving some bashing. I wish people would grow some fucking senses of humor and learn to live with that. I’m in Florida fer Christ’s sake, if I can somehow take it without whining about stereotypes and bringing up the proverbially trite “broad brush” then people in any other state should be able to. FLORIDA, for god’s sake. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/4 "2005-11-22T22:09:28Z")
Great. So it’s done out of prejudice. Wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/5 "2005-11-22T22:14:46Z")
[ul][li]Muslims are stereotypically terrorists I know they all aren’t. I’m talking about stereotypes. While only a small percentage of Muslims probably crash vehicles into buildings, they are often depicted in film and on televsion and in other media as doing so They talk funny and worship a false god. That’s a stereotype, but here’s something I can think of that actually happened: they flew a plane into a building. This indicates a lack of decorum to me. [/li][li]They seem full of themselves – even though the Middle East is a small part of the world, they act as if they’re the most important 😃 Talking like this makes them a target to be knocked down a couple of pegs.[/li][li]The Death Penalty.[/li][li]Conservatives.[/li][li]Osama.[/ul][/li] Fucking ragheads. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/6 "2005-11-22T22:17:15Z")
> [@Boo Boo Foo](#): > > I recall visiting Texas as a young man in 1976, and again every few years after that for about a decade. I can genuinely state that back in 1976 at least, I experienced greater hospitality and courtesy than pretty well anywhere else across the USA. Of that I have no doubt. In my experience, the South is full of very nice people. > [@UncleBeer](#): > > Great. So it’s done out of prejudice. Wonderful. Oh, lighten up! I’m from California – ‘The Land Of Fruits And Nuts’. I’ve been warned time and again up here in Washington that I shouldn’t let people know that. Being from California, I face the stereotype of being a coke-snorting, sex-crazed, ireesponsible flake. Hell, it’s been _years and years and years_ since I’ve done coke! New Yorkers have the stereotype of being rude. Arkansas is full of hillbillies. Alaskans hump polar bears. I think most people are proud of their home states. There’s nothing wrong with a little ribbing. Especially when it comes to Texas! :d 😛😉 ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/7 "2005-11-22T22:17:18Z")
**Didn’t Texas kill JFK?** 😃 Seriously, I pick on Texas a lot, but I pick on the stereotypes. Some of my favorite people, both friends, or public figures are Texans. I figure any state Kinky has a shot to be governor of can;t be all that bad. I will of course, hold out final judgment until after the election on that particular point. And yes I did say _“Fuck texas and their execution happy courts”_ in that thread, I’d hope that anyone reading it read it less as a general condemnation of the state, than as a reaction to what happened. But aside from that, yeah Texas to me is harmless, more a source of humor than anything else. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/8 "2005-11-22T22:30:04Z")
We only tease ya if we like ya. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/9 "2005-11-22T22:32:44Z")
We’re an easy target, though. It’s like picking on the slow kid. Now you want a challenge, try Delaware. “Hey, fuck you, Delaware! We hate your punch!” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/10 "2005-11-22T22:34:40Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > “Hey, fuck you, Delaware! We hate your punch!” Now _that_ made me laugh out loud! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/11 "2005-11-22T22:36:38Z")
I was born and raised in the Northeast, but I spent a month in Texas in 1971. Not quite the worst of times for a snot-nosed liberal long haired kid to be there (in terms of the bitter arguments over Vietnam), but not far from it. I was consistently treated with courtesy, respect and hospitality.\* If common courtesy has declined since then, then perhaps it is because folks from the North have taken residence there. (I joke, because I love…) \*Of course, it was many years later that I found out “Bless your heart” was a genteel way of saying “Screw you”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Corii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Corii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corii)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/12 "2005-11-22T22:38:16Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > “Hey, fuck you, Delaware! We hate your punch!” Hey Maryland! Your crabcakes SUCK!! ---
**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/13 "2005-11-22T22:40:48Z")
Alright already. I’m swearing off Texas-bashing. How 'bout those idiots in Maine. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/14 "2005-11-22T22:41:19Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > I’ve been warned time and again up here in Washington that I shouldn’t let people know that. Being from California, I face the stereotype of being a coke-snorting, sex-crazed, ireesponsible flake. What? No surf board . . . dude. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/15 "2005-11-22T22:42:43Z")
Good ol’ **Johnny Hates the USA so much he takes unprovoked assmonkey swipes at people who happen to be from one of the states in the Union** and his MGB helicopter, hovoring over our threads. Give the stereotyping, _of all types_, a fucking rest already. Yeah, you say it’s a joke, but it’s old, man. So, go have yourself a nice spot of tea, old boy, and elect a new queen. Shall I put the fucking smilies in this post? I think I’ll have to, otherwise people will take it serious. 😃 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/16 "2005-11-22T22:43:46Z")
> [@UncleBeer](#): > > What? No surf board . . . dude. Dude. I _so_ wanted a surfboard when I was a kid! Never got one. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/17 "2005-11-22T22:45:01Z")
I used to surf Deer Park. Awesome, dude. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/18 "2005-11-22T22:45:50Z")
[Cue the Austin Lounge Lizards: Another Stupid Texas Song.](http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/stupidte.htm) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/19 "2005-11-22T22:46:20Z")
> [@Plynck](#): > > \*Of course, it was many years later that I found out “Bless your heart” was a genteel way of saying “Screw you”. 😃 Aw, fuck. You weren’t 'sposed to find out. Damn internets… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335/20 "2005-11-22T22:48:04Z")
Fuck the Cowboys. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-bashing/332335.md?page=2)