Postcolonial theory: blog tasks
this W Magazine deep dive on the Yeehaw agenda 1) What are the visual cues the article lists as linked to the western genre? Cowboy hats, cow prints, rhinestones, and fringed suede jackets . 2) How did the Yeehaw agenda come about? In September 2018, the trend of black pop-culture figures wearing cowboy garb was dubbed the “Yeehaw Agenda” by Bri Malandro , a Texas-based pop-culture archivist. 3) Why has it been suggested that the black cowboy has been 'erased from American culture'? To prevent the black influence upon the cowboy aesthetic. 4) How has the black cowboy aesthetic been reflected by the fashion industry? The Compton cowboys gained over 25000 followers and started to sell merch. Pyer Moss then featured a runway with the Compton cowboys in 2018. 5) Read the section on Lil Nas X and Old Town Road. What does it suggest about race and the country music community? The erasure of the song from the country charts reveals a problem with race in the country music c