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Re:The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys by switchupcb on Sunday March 26, 2023 @05:52PM (#35320021)
The term refers to a black person. The word is "cowboy" due to slavery when all black men were called "boys" like they were on the plantations. For example, "n***** boy". So the history of "African-American Cowboys" cannot be "lesser known" unless the word's meaning has been rewritten.
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Re:The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys by giraffe_lady on Sunday March 26, 2023 @05:57PM (#35320045)
Well actuallyed so hard you missed the point entirely I think. If people don't know that original use then it is indeed less known.
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Re:The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys by switchupcb on Sunday March 26, 2023 @06:01PM (#35320093)
That's one way to interpret what I'm saying. Otherwise, the story is technically supposed to be titled, "The Lesser-Known History of Cowboys". It also doesn't discuss the origin of the word.
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Re:The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys by bbarnett on Sunday March 26, 2023 @05:58PM (#35320063)
It's made up gibberish. By no means did cowboy originate, as a term, referring to slaves.
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