“Texas has this sort-of macho heat thing, that we’re ‘Texas tough’ and we’re not going to let a little heat stop us. Heat builds character and sweat is how you get tough,” Jeff Goodell said, adding that such attitudes are “really dangerous.”
Back in my day, coaches didn’t let you have water, because it was a sign of weakness that you needed “a break”, and it was the water filling your stomach that actually caused the cramps…
Toxic climate change and toxic masculinity-- don’t mess with Toxas.
Luckily, Spanish already has the perfect word: Toxicos. Which just means toxic men. I think I may just sub that in whenever referring to the state :)
Is it? I could have sworn high school football players were still ending up in the hospitals with heat related illnesses.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/when-is-too-hot-for-teen-football/
Messing with texas keeps getting less and less appealing.
