Friday, June 8, 2012
Wife Beater
This essay's thesis is reflecting about the name used for the tank top undershirt which is wife-beater. According to Smith, the three problems associated with using the term wife-beater are: the term wife-beater is a man that physically abuses his wife, a fashion statement that the return to male dominance where physical abuse is acceptable as a means of control, and the youth today would rather ignore the overtones of the term wife-beater. Smith includes the definition of wife beater to use credibility to the argument. The only argument that she uses to refute her essay is that the term was created by pop culture in the 90's.The name in itself is what it is and I believe that the name was created from the stereotypical man that beats his wife.
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I thought that Smith’s essay made a compelling point on the subject of “wife beater”, being an unusual and distasteful name, to label one of the most popular undershirts of our society. But, I also feel that it is only what one read into a given term that can pose controversy. Although the T-shirt may have its beginning linked to an abusive spouse, because it was being worn at the time of the act, I don’t feel that young males are choosing to adorn these T-shirts for that reason, more so than it is for the style and fit, the name is just the marketable identity.
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