Yay Drew!
I tend to not like "wife beater" because I have to say it a lot, in semi-serious contexts, and wish there was a universal word for it that was not at least potentially offensive. Whenever I say "A-shirt" I have to explain what I mean. I used to call it a "Marlon Brando in Streetcar Named Desire" shirt, but that is unweildy.
the ones that look like they're made out of string
When I hear that description, I think of the mesh shirts that are apparently a fashion choice of men who want their bodies admired. Are they actually an openwork shirt, as opposed to solid cloth?
t squishes Teppy and Sean for being reasonable people who can stand up for what they think and all that squishy stuff
Drew is no longer a series of tubes! Hooray!
I don't love the terms tramp stamp or wife beater, but then the outrage fatigue kicks in and I just can't bring myself to care that much how people refer to their tats and tank tops.
I'm going to call them a shirts from now on and tank undershirts for clarification.
Thank you, Steph.
I appreciate that wife beating is a serious and sensitive subject, and I take it seriously. I apologize that my defense of myself was insensitive.
How about "wife eaters?"
(Yes, I'm deliberately being a lightning rod)
Why aren't they just undershirts?
Oh, I know! Isn't that what Luke wore to do his Jedi training on Dagobah? How about a "dago-tee."
Wait....