Split off Cowgirl?: Cowboy

I was just noticing that of the "subtypes" listed on the Cowboy page, "Cowgirl" is a poor fit.

She's actually referred to as a Distaff Counterpart, but she doesn't have her own trope. And the other subtypes are actually good about not using "Cowboy" as a generic "Western Guy" term; they actually all do work with cows to some extent, while the Cowgirl more often than not doesn't directly work with cattle.

A good point—we just need enough examples to get the page going.

I agree with splitting off cowgirl. I think the trope description gives that type of character only a brief description and that most of the description actually does not apply to that type at all.

I do think that what the trope most needs is probably examples though.

Let's see if we can get this going again.

I say split.

Wow, I think all of those should be split off, actually.

Feel free to YKTTW any of the subtypes. This page could use more examples in general. Do we need to keep this thread open, or can people YKTTW them on their own?

Yes, YKTTW'ing those subtropes sounds like a good plan. All we need are some tropers who care about Westerns.

Yes, that seems wisest. YKTTW the parts you think will stand on their own, and we'll move them off the main page once they get their own.

In the meantime, please do add examples to the main Cowboy page, with notes as to which subcategory they might be switched to when that happens. Thanks!

Yep, send to YKTTW.

Send to YKKTW, close the thread.