History Main / AmericansAreCowboys

* In ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'', the Statesmen are the American equivalent of Kingsmen and are all cowboys named after liquor, favor revolvers and even use technologically-enhanced lassos as weapons.

* Truth in television for tens of millions of Americans, especially those who live in the West and South. Pick up trucks of all makes are sold with cowboy imagery, the Western dominated as a genre in books, television, and movies well into the latter half of the 20th century, and American children to this day play dress-up as cowboys complete with hat and cap six-shooter. Many Americans see themselves as such, and it helps that the image of a individual who does what's right and is still tough and rugged has near universal appear. In a recent poll of favorite actors Americans still but John Wayne at 5th, despite the handicap of having been dead since the 70s.

Americans who tend to [[WeAllLiveInAmerica forget that the rest of the world exists]] often, when they remember, stereotype everyone else by their headgear. They will indicate that a character is Mexican by simply slapping a sombrero on their head, giving a Russian character an ushanka, a French one a beret, a Brit a bowler hat, a Chinese a rice hat, an Irish a green top hat, an Indian a turban (though sometimes this headgear is mistakenly given to the Middle-Easterner instead), and a Native American either a feathered headband or full-on feathered headdress. So what, one might wonder, is the stereotypical hat that ''other'' countries associate with ''America''? Well as it turns out, a cowboy hat.

* Usually averted in ''Manga/DetectiveConan''. There are several types of Americans in that series, ranging from blondes to black-haired American or dark-skinned or black people. However, there was one time where Conan distinguishes the Brittish James Black from a similar looking Texas-native American (portrayed with a cowboy hat) through their different accents. Said American had a strong Southern accent.

Americans who tend to [[WeAllLiveInAmerica forget that the rest of the world exists]] often, when they remember, stereotype everyone else by their headgear. They will indicate that a character is Mexican by simply slapping a sombrero on their head, giving a Russian character an ushanka, a French one a beret, a Brit a bowler hat, a Chinese a rice hat, an Irish a green top hat, an Indian a turban, and a Native American either a feathered headband or full-on feathered headdress. So what, one might wonder, is the stereotypical hat that ''other'' countries associate with ''America''? Well as it turns out, a cowboy hat.

This is a case of SmallReferencePools, where America has become so synonymous with cowboy culture that people overseas use it to characterize the entire country. This is, of course, partially TruthInTelevision: TheWestern is a distinctly American genre, and a lot of stereotypical cowboy traits are also stereotypes of Americans as a whole. Plus, cowboy fashion and culture ''is'' still idealized in certain parts of America, particularly in rural areas (especially in western states), and in CountryMusic. In fact, Americans from these regions are frequently stereotyped this way by ''other'' Americans; what this trope categorizes as a "stereotypical American" would, for example, be recognized by most actual Americans as a "stereotypical Texan," or more broadly, a "Stereotypical southerner."

See {{Eagleland}} when talking about personality, and an UglyAmericanStereotype may combine both by wearing a cowboy hat abroad. WearingAFlagOnYourHead is another stereotypical American fashion. When talking about hair/eye colors, see PhenotypeStereotype. Sexy cowboy and cowgirl costumes may be a part of a GorgeousGaijin. If the character identifies more for being a ''Texan'' than an American, see EverythingIsBigInTexas.

This is a case of SmallReferencePools, where America has become so synonymous with cowboy culture that people overseas use it to characterize the entire country. This is, of course, partially TruthInTelevision: TheWestern is a distinctly American genre, and a lot of stereotypical cowboy traits are also stereotypes of Americans as a whole. Plus, cowboy fashion and culture ''is'' still idealized in certain parts of America, particularly in rural areas (especially in western states), and in CountryMusic. In fact, Americans from these regions are frequently stereotyped this way by ''other'' Americans. What this trope categorizes as a "stereotypical American" would, for example, be recognized by most actual Americans as a "stereotypical Texan," or more broadly, a "Stereotypical southerner."

* Hank from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'', due to him being built in the United States instead of England like all of the other locomotives, actually speaks in a Texas accent. The only other locomotive that is not British is Hiro, the Japanese locomotive.

This is a case of SmallReferencePools, where America has become so synonymous with cowboy culture that people overseas use it to characterize the entire country. This is, of course, partially TruthInTelevision: TheWestern is a distinctly American genre, and a lot of stereotypical cowboy traits are also stereotypes of Americans as a whole. Plus, cowboy fashion and culture ''is'' still idealized in certain parts of America, particularly in rural areas (especially in western states), and in CountryMusic. In fact, Americans from these regions are frequently stereotyped this way by ''other'' Americans. What this trope categorizes as a "stereotypical American" would, for example, be recognized by most actual Americans as a "stereotypical Texan."

This is a case of SmallReferencePools, where America has become so synonymous with cowboy culture that people overseas use it to characterize the entire country. This is, of course, partially TruthInTelevision: TheWestern is a distinctly American genre, and a lot of stereotypical cowboy traits are also stereotypes of Americans as a whole. Plus, cowboy fashion and culture ''is'' still idealized in certain parts of America, particularly in rural areas (especially in western states), and in CountryMusic.

* UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan and UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush both maintained a cowboy image, having plenty of photo-ops in cowboy hats and acting like ranch guys. While neither one ever really worked with cattle, Reagan [[ButIPlayOneOnTV had acted in Westerns]], was quite fond of horseback riding, owned a horse named El-Alamein (likely after the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII battle), and later became something of an AscendedFanboy of the Western genre, buying and maintaining a working horse ranch where he cleared brush and chopped firewood himself. Bush, meanwhile, had been governor of Texas, the state most identified with cowboy imagery, and also owned a (non-working) ranch outside of Waco that, during his Presidency, almost acted as a second Camp David (it was nicknamed the "Western White House").

See {{Eagleland}} when talking about personality, and an UglyAmericanStereotype may combine both by wearing a cowboy hat abroad. WearingAFlagOnYourHead is another stereotypical American fashion. When talking about hair/eye colors, see PhenotypeStereotype. Sexy cowboy and cowgirl costumes may be a part of a GorgeousGaijin.

* Averted with America in ''WebComic/AxisPowersHetalia''. The one time he does dress up as a cowboy, it's justified as other characters dress up in national costumes as well.

See {{Eagleland}} when talking about personality. WearingAFlagOnYourHead is another stereotypical American fashion. When talking about hair/eye colors, see PhenotypeStereotype. Sexy cowboy and cowgirl costumes may be a part of a GorgeousGaijin.

* In the early Russian Film ''The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks,'' the titular American capitalist is (naturally) accompanied on his trip to Russia by his faithful manservant, Cowboy Jeddy. Jeddy's duties seem to consist mostly of trick shooting.

Americans who tend to [[WeAllLiveInAmerica forget that the rest of the world exists]] often, when they remember, stereotype everyone else by their headgear. They will indicate that a character is Mexican by simply slapping a sombrero on their head, giving a Russian character an ushanka, a french one a berret, a brit a bowler hat, a Chinese a rice hat, an Irish a green tophat, an Indian a turban, and a Native American either a feathered headband or full-on feathered headdress. So what, one might wonder, is the stereotypical hat that ''other'' countries associate with ''America''? Well as it turns out, a cowboy hat.

* UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis from the ''Characters/SegaHardGirls'' franchise provides the trope image. As the Sega Mega Drive was released in the U.S. as the [[MarketBasedTitle Sega Genesis]][[note]]since "Mega Drive" was already copyrighted in the U.S. from someone making hard disk drives,[[/note]] and both consoles are represented by separate characters in the series, "Genny" (pronounced "Jennie") is a transfer student who comes to Japan after having studied in the U.S. Being the American console, [[SarcasmMode naturally]] she wears cowboy attire from head-to-toe along with a bandana halter top with the design of the American flag on it, with shades of black from the console she's based off of. She also has a loud, rude but charismatic personality, based on the console's aggressive marketing campaign in the U.S.

Americans who tend to [[WeAllLiveInAmerica forget that the rest of the world exists]] often, when they remember, stereotype everyone else by their headgear. They will indicate that a character is Mexican by simply slapping a sombrero on their head, giving a Russian character an ushanka, a french one a berret, a brit a bolwer hat, a chinese a rice hat, an Irish a green tophat,an Indian a turban, an a Native American either a feathered heaband of full-on feathered headress. So what, one might wonder, is the stereotypical hat that ''other'' countries associate with ''America''? Well as it turns out, a cowboy hat.

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* After 9/11, Saddam mentioned that the "American Cowboys were getting what they deserved."

In foreign media, Americans are often portrayed either cowboys or dressed so similarly to an archtypical cowboy that it makes no difference. Expect a ten-gallon hat, button-up shirt, jeans, boots and maybe a vest, poncho or duster for good measure. Apparently in {{Eagleland}}, TheWildWest never quite ended. Might be a trigger-happy GunNut too.

* The German BigBad of the first ''Film/DieHard'' film mocks John [=McClane=] as being a "cowboy" several times thoughout the movie, hence [=McClane=]'s "Yippie ki yay, motherfucker" CatchPhrase.

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