Wife Lovers
I propose an official moratorium on the phrase "wife beater," and suggest we revert back to the traditional "A-Shirt". Its a much more appropriate and pleasing option, don't you think?
posted by MC at 12:51 PM
Documenting the trials and musings of a young man wholly invested in the decorum of the world, the dress of its people, and why any of it matters in the first place. As fashions come and go, we hope the driving pulse stays the same. Realities change and confuse, while the soul holds the truth.
posted by MC at 12:51 PM
4 Comments:
I said "a-shirt" to someone yesterday and they had no idea what I was talking about. That's unfortunate, so I'm with this plan.
I am a wife beater sayer. I can't (read: won't) help it. However, I ONLY call the white ribbed thin Hanes-like tanks WBers. I think it emphasizes the idea that, alone, these type of shirts shouldn't be worn in public, unless you're Kevin Federline. Of course, this is a harsh judgement - I shouldn't talk.
John Mariano, theatre prof, said that he took offense to wife beater, because of the racist connotation the phrase had...
coming from Northern California and Georgia - I think it's more classist than anything. I actually think of white trailer-trash and ranch dressing when I think wife beater. That may come from years of waiting tables at a dennys in Tracy CA.
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