Why Republicans LOVE Cowboy hats | TMT 160
Too Many Tabs with Pearlmania500
Alex Pearlman
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🗓️ 18 January 2026
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Mrs. P dives into the history of the Stetson Hat and how it was co-opted to became the preferred fashion accessory of the fascist performative male. From pro socialist, immigration and women's rights beginnings in Mexican culture to being brought back east to Philadelphia and mass produced using a business model closely resembling tech companies of today.
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0:00 Intro - Right Wing Performative Men
0:51 Why do All the Worst People Wear Cowboy Hats?
2:30 Cowboy Hats are from Philadelphia?
4:10 John B Stetson and his Hats
18:33 Boss of the Plaines Hat
23:08 Co-opting Mexican Culture
32:40 Mad as a Hatter from Mercury Poisoning
37:17 Different Styles of Hats
46:42 How the Cowboy Hat became preferred by Fascist
52:18 Why the Cowboy Hat is Gay
55:15 The Decline of the Hat
59:16 John Stetson Philanthropy
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