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Texas as a state most definitely has done its share of "whoring" itself out to the world, but that's mostly been the work of the backwards good ol' boys and bubbas. That's still no excuse for the media stereotyping and marginalizing the state the way they do. Unless you're suggesting that it's perfectly fine for someone to make sweeping generalizations about a place of more than 20 million based off of the actions of a few characters that have "represented" us in the past.
They highlight people like George Dubya and Rick Perry, and say "This is Texas", because that's the entertaining, stereotype-laced Texas that the world likes to see. Beyonce is another powerful figure who's from here, but you won't see many people associating her with the state, because she's not a "believable" Texan.
Would you be fine with everyone in the world assuming that all Louisianans looked and acted like Lil' Wayne?
People like Beyonce and Lil' Wayne are not the same as W and Rick Perry. Entertainers make it or break it on their own merits and their success is based on appeal that extends beyond any given state. Governors, however, are elected (and in this case RE-elected) by the people of a state and therefore do offer a good reflection on the values held by the majority of residents of their state. New Yorkers would not elect Rick Perry and Texans would not elect Andrew Cuomo.
States that are Southeastern--better known as The American South:
Georgia Alabama Mississippi South Carolina Louisiana North Florida (north of Orlando) Tennessee North Carolina Arkansas Kentucky (minus the Cincinnati suburbs) South Virginia (from just north of Richmond southward, including parts West Virginia close to the border of current Virginia proper)
States that are Southeastern--better known as The American South:
Why are these southeastern states better known as the American South as in the sense of excluding certain others who have the full credentials as well? By whose and what's definition?
Why are these southeastern states better known as the American South as in the sense of excluding certain others who have the full credentials as well? By whose and what's definition?
No other areas are a part of the The American South.
Texas is Texas--an amalgation of Southern, Mexican, Tejano, Southwestern, Western, and Midwestern/Great Plains.
People like Beyonce and Lil' Wayne are not the same as W and Rick Perry. Entertainers make it or break it on their own merits and their success is based on appeal that extends beyond any given state. Governors, however, are elected (and in this case RE-elected) by the people of a state and therefore do offer a good reflection on the values held by the majority of residents of their state. New Yorkers would not elect Rick Perry and Texans would not elect Andrew Cuomo.
I'm a big fan of Weezy, but Texas can keep Beyonce.
No other areas are a part of the The American South.
Texas is Texas--an amalgation of Southern, Mexican, Tejano, Southwestern, Western, and Midwestern/Great Plains.
I will give you this...which no Texan would disagree with (generally speaking) in that Texas is Texas. But the traits that make it so are really only the Southeast moved into a frontier western environment and make us unique.
However, with all due respect, this is nothing more than a superficial answer. So I am going to call you on it...to use poker parlance.
To start, what of Texas is "Western" in the sense it shares a common history and culture with the Rocky Mountain states of Colorado or Utah? I mean, any different than Alabama shares a common "eastern" history with Ohio?
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No other areas are a part of the The American South.
Texas is Texas--an amalgation of Southern, Mexican, Tejano, Southwestern, Western, and Midwestern/Great Plains.
The Great Plains are not all Midwestern. Texas and Oklahoma are overall culturally Southern states...even in the far western areas you can still hear Southern accents. There is absolutely nothing Midwestern about Texas.
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