A buddy sent me a link to a posting found on the “Art of Manliness” blog titled, “A Man’s Guide to Western Boots: A Cowboy Boot Primer.” This post started off well with some encouraging statements:
Most men, though, will go through life without ever having tried a cowboy boot on. My advice? Don’t be that guy. Give it a shot. You don’t have to be a cowboy to wear and appreciate Western boots.
…a man can enjoy a touch of Western style in his outfits now and again….
…well-dressed men can be comfortable taking the cowboy boot out of the Southwest and into America’s most fashionable cities.
Further, the blog described the different styles of western boots.
Unfortunately, after it began encouragingly, the post spiraled into total stereotyping, clichés, and ridicule from there. It turned out to be a badly-written piece because…
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