Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 12, 1972
September 11, 1972
September 13, 1972
Transcript:
Mark: Ms. Caucus - if you don't mind a personal question, when did you first start having difficulties with your husband Clinton? Joanie: Well, Mike, it's difficult to pinpoint it, but I guess it might have been one night last summer, when his bowling buddies came to dinner...at the end of the meal, one of his friends complimented me on my french fries. Clinton leaned back in his chair, and said with a big, stupid grin, "My wife, I think I'll keep her!" I broke his nose.
It would have a different implication given the relative power & status, of the genders in our society, and the roles “assigned” to each — especially 40 years ago. Context matters.