Give Him a Ticket Lady: Unpacking the Humor, Gender, and Authority Behind the Plea
A Playful Plea in a Pressure Cooker Situation The flashing red and blue lights in the rearview mirror. A collective groan escapes the lips of passengers as the officer approaches. Then, inevitably, someone blurts it out, often with a nervous giggle: “Give him a ticket, lady!” The phrase hangs in the air, a mix of…
