Bumper Sticker Term Paper

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Bumper stickers display a wide range of humorous quips, political opinions, and statements of personal identity. One humorous quip on a bumper sticker reads, "Driver carries no cash: he's married!" The warrant or message underlying this statement implies that wives spend most of their husband's money. In fact, the sticker makes a broader social commentary on gender stereotypes. The warrant on which this sticker is based might be valid on certain occasions but its implication is inherently biased and essentially invalid. Most American families today probably consist of two working parents; the days of the stay-at-home housewife are pretty much over. Most women either choose to work or have to work to help pay the household bills.
Moreover, men are just as responsible for spending and squandering money as women are: many men in fact spend more money than their wives. Therefore, "Driver carries no cash: he's married!" deserves a chuckle but the sticker rests on shadowy presumptions.

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