Does Not Illustrate: Southern Gentleman

He's definitely a gentleman but I see nothing to indicate that he's southern. The description lists plenty of possibilities, most obvious would be a white suit. (His might be southern but one wouldn't know unless one is very familiar with suits.) He could be drinking mint julep (Do they drink coconut juice in the south?), smoking a pipe, gambling, or look like he's on a plantation. I found this◊ as an alternative.

Well, he's got the suit, even if it isn't white, and the vest, and the tie... Although calling him a "gentleman" is disputable, since he's such a despicable bastard.

edited 11th May '13 12:51:16 AM by Rethkir

Dead perfect.

The suggestion is an improvement.

Also, that trope description is beautiful.

Echo.

Switch the images.

The suggestion looks better than the current.

+1 for the suggestion. One or two more votes for the OP and we can run with it.

edited 11th May '13 4:56:07 AM by Willbyr

How about this one? Don Johnson as Big Daddy Spencer Bennett (Django Unchained):

That one screams "US Southener" to me much more to me than the other suggestion.

Honestly, how could we have gotten this far into the thread without mention ofColonel Sanders; perhaps the quintessential Southern Gentleman in my book. [1]◊

In the pic, we've got the white suit, the ribbon bow tie, the cane, the goatee, and even the Bible for good measure. Plus, the added benefit that he's an ACTUAL Southern Gentleman, as opposed to an actor playing one.

edited 11th May '13 7:27:29 AM by peasant

I much prefer #9. I think it's the hat.

The hat and the facial hair make it. +1 for Maddy's suggestion.

9 is great. I like that it's from something.

I switch my vote to Maddy's. I also consider it nicer than 11 because there isn't such potential overlap with Fat, Sweaty Southerner in a White Suit and because of the hat.

for @9.

@1 and current would be great for ImageLinks.Southern Gentleman.

edited 11th May '13 10:04:54 AM by XFllo

I also switch my vote to number nine.

Changing my vote to Maddy's suggestion. That's enough of a consensus for it; I'll put it up in a sec.

EDIT: Done, potholed, and tagged. I culled the old caption; do we want to keep it, come up with something new, or go without?

edited 11th May '13 4:53:57 PM by Willbyr

Three things to say: It works without a caption. I don't like the old one. I'm open for a good one.

For reference, since I have no idea what anyone's talking about:

The old one may have fit the character of the old picture, but it adds nothing, and could be confusing, since it implies that villainy is necessary to the trope.

X Fllo said that 1 and current (now previous) would be great for ImageLinks.Southern Gentleman. Does anyone else agree?

yes.

, Done.