Is "wife" demeaning?

marite
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:44:06 +0000

^^^Yeah, Fawlty Towers reinforces all those stereotypes about bumbling males who think they’re Army colonels, but whose wives are the real generallissimae.

What about the husband, as female shopper dithers in front of expensive dresses, while salesperson hovers: “Hmmm… I don’t think my husband would care for that…” (meaning, I don’t really want to spend that much money, but I don’t want to appear so cheese-paring…)