Nate King

I’m Sorry Mamma, I’m A Cowboy is a compilation of animations created in response to King’s return to Appalachia as an out queer individual. The work takes its name from the country song, “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys”, and King coming out to his mother as gay. The song gives a warning to mothers about a wayward lifestyle, much like pastors preaching to mothers about the evils of homosexuality. King uses paper and pencil hand-drawn animation to explore themes of queerness within cowboy culture.