It’s Cowboy Week at MEL, because, well, could there be a more iconic symbol of American masculinity? Just be glad we’re not forcing more holiday shit down your throats, because I know you’re getting plenty of that from every Starbucks, Nordstrom and Rubio’s Fish Tacos from sea to shining sea.
But seriously, folks, let’s talk cowboys — and not just the traditional ones either. Like what about the drugstore cowboys who rob pharmacies for prescription drugs? Or the cowgirls who take on bucking mechanical bulls at the local watering hole? Or those in the Patriot Movement who have bastardized the outlaw legend for their own, xenophobic purposes?
In other words, these aren’t your run-of-the-mill, John Wayne-variety cowboys.
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Want more garbage? We’ve got a lot more limited-edition merch in the new MEL SHOP
✔️ Holographic stickers
✔️ Posters
✔️ Zineshttps://t.co/6FBEXUYYDo pic.twitter.com/GJwrYPHkRi— MEL Magazine (@WeAreMel) December 2, 2019
So buy our shit, dammit!
Jeff Gross
Jeff Gross is MEL’s senior editor for social media and content marketing. His daily ICYMI column, which chronicles all things meta on the site, is the quickest way to catch up on MEL, and the funniest thing you’ll read all day. Follow him on Twitter.
