AKSnoopy All American 833 Posts user info edit post |
Why do men wear them and where does the term come from? 9/30/2007 6:40:32 PM |
pilgrimshoes Suspended 63151 Posts user info edit post |
are you serious 9/30/2007 6:40:55 PM |
cyrion All American 27139 Posts user info edit post |
i wear them to let people know im hard (tough-wise...not sexually). 9/30/2007 6:41:04 PM |
FykalJpn All American 17209 Posts user info edit post |
never watched cops have you? 9/30/2007 6:41:36 PM |
fjjackso All American 14538 Posts user info edit post |
funny how well google works
Quote : | "Wifebeater
Also known as A-shirts, they are usually worn by men, although sometimes worn by women (in which case they may be known as boy beaters). They are generally made for use as underwear, and generally have large sleeve holes and a large neck, down to near the chest. The term originates from frequent depictions in popular culture of aggressive American men, usually living in poor conditions (such as living in a trailer) and having low income, beating their wives and/or children while clad in this shirt. See Also Stella Artois." |
9/30/2007 6:41:52 PM |
ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
watch COPS sometime 9/30/2007 6:41:53 PM |
AKSnoopy All American 833 Posts user info edit post |
^^thanks, i happened to have googled and found that same exact article. it does not say really why men wear. it also states that men are often depicted wearing them but not WHERE the term originally came from.
I hate cops.. 9/30/2007 6:55:59 PM |
EMCE balls deep 89753 Posts user info edit post |
they're comfortable
don't know 9/30/2007 6:57:11 PM |
hershculez All American 8483 Posts user info edit post |
is this a question about wifebeaters specifically or undershirts in general. it seems pretty obvious why a person wears an undershirt. a)prevents sweat from reaching your outer shirt b)if you get your outer shirt dirty, still have an extra underneath c)a little extra warmth in winter d)comfort, etc. 9/30/2007 7:00:41 PM |
cyrion All American 27139 Posts user info edit post |
lighter than a regular undershirt, but you still are wearing something underneath. 9/30/2007 7:00:56 PM |
AKSnoopy All American 833 Posts user info edit post |
The reason I'm asking was that I asked a guy why he wore a wifebeater when he had on a wifebeater, a white tshirt/undershirt, and a polo and he said he had no idea but the wifebeater made him look muscular. I thought that was a strange reason. But I get the undershirt concept. So where does the term come from and what does cops have to do with it? 9/30/2007 7:05:02 PM |
tromboner950 All American 9667 Posts user info edit post |
^Your question was answered 5 or 6 posts ago. 9/30/2007 7:06:02 PM |
fjjackso All American 14538 Posts user info edit post |
HELLO
did you even read my post 9/30/2007 7:06:08 PM |
joe17669 All American 22728 Posts user info edit post |
I like wearing wifebeaters... they're comfortable 9/30/2007 7:44:43 PM |
ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
I wear wifebeaters because well.... I beat my wife. lol 9/30/2007 7:46:08 PM |
iphotou All American 13047 Posts user info edit post |
9/30/2007 9:26:42 PM |
joe17669 All American 22728 Posts user info edit post |
THUMBNAIL NOT CLICKABLE. IS THAT A GOOD THING? 9/30/2007 9:30:45 PM |
iphotou All American 13047 Posts user info edit post |
^ http://www.supermodelme.com/charliesimages 9/30/2007 9:36:05 PM |
spro All American 4329 Posts user info edit post |
ladies wearing wifebeaters FTW 9/30/2007 9:40:02 PM |
joe_schmoe All American 18758 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "originates from frequent depictions in popular culture of aggressive American men, usually living in poor conditions (such as living in a trailer) and having low income, beating their wives and/or children while clad in this shirt. See Also Stella Artois." |
that made me lol...
but im not sure why.
trailer trash white folks dont drink stella. it's overpriced yuppie pisswater.9/30/2007 10:38:43 PM |
FykalJpn All American 17209 Posts user info edit post |
i like stella--i think it's a lot like heineken actually 9/30/2007 10:45:41 PM |
ShawnaC123 2019 Egg Champ 46681 Posts user info edit post |
I'm a chick, and I rock the wifebeaters. 9/30/2007 10:58:25 PM |
cyrion All American 27139 Posts user info edit post |
if you read the google/wiki it is aparently an english slang for stella. 9/30/2007 11:03:17 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ which are both terrible
chicks look hot in beaters.
[Edited on September 30, 2007 at 11:08 PM. Reason : .] 9/30/2007 11:07:46 PM |
FykalJpn All American 17209 Posts user info edit post |
as opposed to what?
you might not like them, but i don't really see how you could hate them either 9/30/2007 11:11:03 PM |
spro All American 4329 Posts user info edit post |
no, i definitely hate them both as well 10/1/2007 8:29:51 AM |
sparky Garage Mod 12301 Posts user info edit post |
i rock the wife beaters all summer long. they are super comfortable. it;s key to have them in white, gray and black. 10/1/2007 10:47:18 AM |
GraniteBalls Aging fast 12262 Posts user info edit post |
10/1/2007 10:52:30 AM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148327 Posts user info edit post |
girls in tight wifebeaters and no bras ftw 10/1/2007 11:03:55 AM |
slowblack96 All American 4999 Posts user info edit post |
they are under shirts... after a hard long day at work. a man takes off his uniform or what he wore to work that dayhe still has his undershirt on with some pluming stains and sweat stains all over it. on then does a bitch give him some lip about whats for dinner becase every day he comes home and asks about it at 6 oclock. they have an arguement about dinner and she sys take a hike and go get it your self asshole. that puts him over the edge as he lifts a hand and starts beating up her face. at this piont in time one of the kids has called the cops cause they are scared of daddy. before you know it the cops come. well after both parents talking to the cops he doesnt go to jail because she says that earlier she was in the garden and had steped on the rake and the handle came up and hit her in the face. the cops leave and he proceeds to smack a hoe once more.
(wifebeater)-a uniform to beat ones spouse and have it be okay 10/1/2007 1:04:45 PM |