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I think the point being made is that it seems plausible that a term used in Britain to refer to literal boys was repurposed later in a different context to be a
by tcskeptic 2y ago
I think the point being made is that it seems plausible that a term used in Britain to refer to literal boys was repurposed later in a different context to be a demeaning way to refer to an adult man working with cattle in the US.
- theultdev 2y agoIt might be plausible if any evidence was presented, otherwise it's very loose speculation. Many of the cowhands working side by side vaqueros were literal boys (15-17) and very young men. In Texas it's very common to call a young man a boy. Currently it's a baseless accusation that it was a derogatory term, even moreso that it's racial. It's never been mentioned as such until now, well past the high days of cowboys.