As much as I resent the man purse, I resent just as much the author of the piece hijacking the term 'murse'. A 'murse' is, and always has been, a male nurse -- a much more useful shorthand, as I would bet there are 150 male nurses for every man purse actually carried by an American man. —.
in an episode of friends the character joey played by matt leblanc, carries the european men's handbag, lovingly called the 'murse' or man's purse by some. —.