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<p>For at least three decades, the controversial term has been used to describe the ribbed tank top made famous by violent movie stereotypes and the Fox show <i>Cops</i>. Men who beat their wives, the thinking goes, like to spend their spare time drinking beer in thin white undershirts. </p>

<p>The shirt has traveled far beyond its blue-collar roots; celebs have made it sexy. Paris Hilton wears hers with itty-bitty skirts. It's hard to spot Eminem or K