Dictionary Moment
ux·o·ri·al [uhk-sawr-ee-uhl]
Origin:
1790–1800; < Latin ūxōri> of or pertaining to a wife; typical of or befitting a wife.
1930 -1970
There’s so much I could critically analyze here beyond the obvious. I’ll let you do that for yourself.
We’ve come a long way, don’t you think? I myself like being a wife. Maybe that has a lot to do with my husband...and the generation in which I live.
I thought it was interesting, and you might as well, that I can’t find any ads directed specifically to wives after 1970. There are tons clearly meant for women and mothers in general, but nothing directed toward wives – or to husbands about their wives as the case may be.
Not that I think that’s good or bad – just made me think, hmmmm? Is there an uxorial influence today beyond the general woman-hood or mother-hood influences? Are they inner-connected more today than they were in decades past?
What thoughts does this conjure up for you?
P.S. Going to Young Women Camp and will be off the grid for a bit. See you when I get back.
Gonna have a hard time finding a time/place to use my new word in a sentence. :-)
ReplyDeleteNo parallels implied here, but you got me thinking it might be interesting to see how male stereotypes in ads have changed as well.
Interesting... I'm glad I live in my generation! :)
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