(somewhat) Interesting sidenote: "Women in refrigerators" has been a big meme in the world of comic books the last several years. Begat by writer Gail Simone (the name of her old and long-running blog) to comment on the excessive examples of brutal to the point of blatant misogyny that exists in mainstream comics. Females, whether romantic interests or heroines themselves, have the curious tendency to meet with extremely violent ends, with the case that prompted Simone being a superhero's girlfriend found murdered and packed away in a fridge.
Just thought the terminology, while in a different context, was notable for yet sharing a derogatory inclination.