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From Bruce Dickson May 2019

The page as is is astonishingly good. What's missing is a clarification. While an Old Boys Blub is real and tangivle to anyone who got a job thru one or a hot stock tip, the phase and the idea are also an ARCHETYPE, a meme, an idea, equally or more valuable as a pattern of male behavior divorced from some or all of the civilizing forces healthy women would bring to a Mafia.

That this topic is closely related to Mafia mentality, would also be a useful clarification.

Always white?

In each and all contexts, is an "old boy" always white (cuacasina)? This needs to be addressed. Acwilson9 (talk) 07:47, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Good ol' boy"

Good ol' boy redirect to here, but I am not sure if is a good redirect - I think "Good ol' boy" means more "rural/provincial male who likes to hunt/fish/beer/moonshine/muscle cars/etc./etc.", independently of the thing "network of established and privileged people who protect each other". MiguelMadeira (talk) 11:54, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect Good ol' boy has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 24 § Good ol' boy until a consensus is reached. Jay 💬 17:36, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]