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The Wife - Beater: Gayle Rosenwald Smith

 THE WIFE BEATER

Gayle Rosenwald Smith

 

Definition:

Accentuated- to make more noticeable or prominent.

Wife-Beater 

1.            A man who physically abuses his wife

2.           A tank-style underwear shirt


Gayle Rosenwald Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She's currently a lawyer practicing in family law. She's a part of the American Bar Association and Philadelphia Bar association. She mostly published articles for newspapers like Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer etc. She is also co-author of What Every Woman Should Know About Divorce and Custody.


This essay basically explains how the "Wife Beater" undershirt is misnamed and how she feels it glorifies men beating their wives. She hates that it only disturbs her and that people under 25 do not mind the name of the shirt and what she feels it represents. She states that only men that wear these undershirts beat their wives and that this undershirt equates to violence.


The essay has a very important message that was spoken out to all kinds of people, which is the undershirt known as the “wife beater” is not meant to be abusive to women or even men when women wear them, it is just supposed to be a shirt. Gayle explains how everyone uses them nowadays. Even professionals wear them. She thinks that the name for sleeveless undershirt is odd and the ugly stereotype behind the name is obvious and toxic, especially who have gone through domestic abuse. 




 

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