In a LA Times article discussing his new mega stadium, Jerry Jones manages to offend both Cowboy and Texan fans in three sentences:
The Cowboys have never been about checkered tablecloths and boots and hats. They've been about glitz and glitter. Leave the other stuff to the Houston Texans.
Jerrah. Let me splain something to you. I'm guessing that most Cowboy fans don't want to have their franchise described as "glitz and glitter." Perhaps it's less of a pejorative than "cocaine, mugshots and whores" so I suppose Dallas fans have that going for them.
Even so, you might as well have added "unicorns, rainbows and fairy dust" in your description. Even a fellow from Arkansas should figure out that most football-watching menfolk don't want their team described as glittery.
And well, it isn't terribly accurate. Check out the picture of Cowboy mascot Rowdy and his cheerleader friend. Looks like boots and hat to me. They'd probably also have a checkered tablecloth too if they were dining alfresco.
Texans owner Bob McNair refused to take the bait and laughed about it:
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I'm not offended by what Jerry said. I'm glad he knows we're the Texans. I'm proud to be a Texan and a Houstonian....I don't think it's always about glitz and glitter. Houston's a hardworking city, and the Texans are a hardworking team. I don't see anything wrong with checkered tablecloths, hats and boots.
Most people in Texans don't wander about daily in western hats and boots, but some of them do. And when the rest of us have the occasion put on our western finery, we have no shame in representing that we are Texans, and that hats and boots are a part of our heritage. I believe that is true for most folks living in Texas, whether you are a Cowboy fan, a Texan fan, or a fan of both franchises.
Maybe Jerry Jones is implying that his team is glitzy, glittery Cowboys as portrayed in this YouTube:
