A long time ago, in a nation far, far away, young white boys watched Disney’s Davy Crockett television program and dreamed of emulating this heroic white pioneer who helped tame the wild American frontier, making it safe for our civilization’s advance. The appeal of the show helped make his signature raccoon skin hat a ubiquitous item for boys to wear in the 1950s, with more than 5,000 sold per day at the height of the program’s fandom.
Unfortunately, the past is a different country. Coon skin caps have been retired. Today, young boys (and some adult men) have adopted the mantle of commercialized superheroes—Superman, Spiderman, Captain America, The Flash, Green Lantern, and Batman. ...
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