Jim Royle

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Wife Beater series, part 3: Before I begin, I do not condone violence to women in any way. In fact, to quote comedian Louis C.K. "There's a piece of clothing in our culture affectionately nicknamed after beating the crap out of your wife. And for some reason this is offensive to nobody." I am merely intrigued by how a name of such little intelligence and lack of concern still gets used today. Looking at it's working class history, a symbol of proposed "masculinity" and in and throughout gay culture. Here is Jim Royle, portrayed by Ricky Tomlinson in British sitcom The Royle Family, 1998. "Put the kettle on Lurcio." #research #jimroyle #northern