Ok cunters, indulge me on this one. I know I’m being idiosyncratic, but I find American-style country dancing, or country hip hop, or whatever it’s called, to be inexplicably but incredibly irritating. I know that it’s harmless and gives fun to a lot of people, but just watching them gives me a bad case of the twitch and makes me go ‘aaaaarrgh!’. It’s the American equivalent of morris dancing.
Normally I avoid any display of it like the plague, but lately it’s been really in your face on soshull meeja, which I put down to the release of a song called ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ by Beyoncé. For some reason, this release has led to a really bad outbreak of Letitgoitis (as in ‘let it go, let it go’, from ‘Frozen’) with umpteen thousands of women (it’s usually women) feeling compelled to perform for our edification.
This involves a two stage process. Firstly you acquire a cod cowgirl (or boy) outfit; some combination of tight denim jeans, stetson, studded shirt, leather boots and belt with a big buckle. Secondly you gyrate about as though you’ve got a bad case of knock knees and pigeon toes, while in turn whirling your arms about, touching the rim of your hat, patting your arse, sticking your thumbs in your belt, and slapping your thighs and ankles. Thus;
Having filmed yourself in action, you then deluge Youtube with your effort, along with millions of others with more enthusiasm than talent.
I really find it quite hard to articulate why this form of dance (I’ll be generous and call it that) sets my teeth on edge so much. The wife says that I’m actually an old perv who likes the sight of peachy little ass in tight jeans. To an extent she’s not wrong, but it goes beyond that. I just find it so twee, hick and corny; in a word, cringeworthy. It’s like fingers down a blackboard. I know that I should simply stop watching these videos, but it’s like a scab that you can’t stop picking.
As I said, it’s an idiosyncratic loathing, but for me it’s a real one. Just as some people have a phobia about clowns or string, perhaps I’m countrychorophobic or something. Anyways, I reckon it’s a cunt, and I’m sticking by that. Am I on my own?
Nominated by: Ron Knee
And supported – sort of – by General Cuntster
I’m not sure if I’m seconding this nomination or counter-cunting it.
This type of dancing evolved from country line dancing and it has been around for decades.
Here’s the great Dwight Yoakum with his interpretation (1999) of Queen’s (1979) “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.”
It was never really my thing but I do understand it. Rowdy music, Lone Star beer, Marlboro cigarettes, cowgirls and honky tonk heroes.



