Why Is It Called Wife Beater?

There are several theories as to how it surfaced—one is that it originated in the wake of a horrific crime that went viral. The crime was committed by a man named James Hartford Jr., who beat his wife to death. A picture of Hartford wearing a sleeveless white undershirt swept the nation, captioned “The Wife–Beater.”

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History of the “Wife Beater”

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Bill Burr ( wife beaters )

Bill Burr.