The Duggar's Cowboy Obsession

Jedidiah and Jeremiah Duggar

We've all seen the cowboy boots, the stetsons, the toy guns with holsters. Jackson and Hannie were even known as The Lone Ranger and Tonto for awhile. The boys' room is decorated with western paraphernalia and don't even get me started on the Bates' house or their grown sons dressed in fancy western wear that only a flaming gay cowboy could have worn in the old west, if they survived the noose.

What makes these conservative Christians glorify in an old west that never really existed? The Duggars are living the cowboy myth, not the reality. They admire the 20th century movie version of a cowboy.  Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Brokeback Mountain as much as anyone but movies are movies, not reality. The historical cowboys of the old west spent most of their time shuffling cattle around the country and then partying hard when getting to the nearest saloon. They were hard drinking, quick shooting, whore house visiting men who rarely stepped inside a church.  What makes a conservative Christian admire that?! Well, I guess this is one of the things that a silly ole Liberal may never figure out.

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Lawson Bates

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