People Are Sharing Examples Of Pointless Gendering, And Here Are The 50 Most Confusing Ones (New Pics)
If you have ever wandered into the deodorant section of a store, you might end up confused as to why half the items represent things like flowers and fresh fruits, while the other half seems to focus on jungle predators and abstract concepts like “the captain” and “raw steel.” This is but a taste of how bad it can get with gendered things one can find in stores.
We’ve gathered some of the worst examples of companies needlessly gendering items and products. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the most egregious examples, and share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.
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Now I Can Finally Wash My Dishes
It was a "joke" to push men to do more house chores ( https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/dear-men-it-was-a-joke-vim-clarifies-after-backlash-over-dishwashing-liquid-for-men-3597317 )
Do they have the formulation for a single over 50 but young at heart men?
For The Extra Charge, They Should At Least Throw In Some Menstrual Products
Why the heck are products "for girls" always more expensive? No fair!
It is called the pink tax, and is a fine example of capitalism at its finest, solving the problems of our society, and making sure the price is set right (as if... It is a nasty example of how things are worth whatever you can make somebody pay by manipulating the marked)
Load More Replies...Why can't I have blue? This must be orchestrated by my step-mom. This was her way to organize what was for my brother and me, too. But he liked pink and I liked blue. We often switched. Then she was make us switch back. It was just easter eggs.
There are some items on this list that may cost slightly more due to smaller economies of scale, but I suspect this isn't one of them
Load More Replies...My Asian mom: “choose blue coz in cheaper. Wait just get a free hotel one”
Pay More, Get Less
Correction... only the women who don't know how to read ingredients will pay more. The rest of us know they are the same thing and buy the green one. It's pretty insulting to our intelligence so I avoid brands like this.
Load More Replies...As a man I object. I don’t want girly, “gentle, dependable” relief. I DEMAND something manly, forceful, 200% stronger, effective, violent, earthy.
Having to clean up your own s**t because you didn't get to the toilet on time is the most masculine thing possible. Or needing to call the plumber because you destroyed the pipes. My BFF (male) caught Montezuma's revenge at the end of a cruise once. I pumped him full of Immodium for the flight home. We landed late at night at the airport. and crashed at a hotel. Right before checking out, the Immodium quit. He used the lobby bathroom as I checked out. He came running out of there and just about dragged me out of the hotel. We had to take our suitcases to a nearby restaurant to wait for our ride. And before we got picked up, we saw the plumber's van arrive at the hotel. I think it would have been more polite to tell them a plumber needed to be called rather than a poor housekeeper walk in on that disaster, but I guess he didn't think of that.
Load More Replies...thats is crazy i am quite sure women poop the same as men and as far as the packaging its exactly the same product but in pink in fact there are actually less tablets in there and they are charging more
No, women aren't allowed to poop or fart. We fix our noses a lot, though.
Load More Replies...It's called the pink tax, it's very real. As depicted in the picture above.
I Was Going Through Stuff And Stumbled Upon My Dad's Old School Books
I can't accept that, it needs to be pink and blue coloured! Maybe i accidentally became doctor as a girl unacceptable!!!/s
A girl doctor? Did you not understand the assignment? Or did you arrive late and all the 'Mother' positions were taken?
Load More Replies...*deep inhale. deep exhale.* FUUUUUCKKKK YOOOOUUUUU
And how a girl is supposed to become a mother if no boy wants to be a father...?
At that age I would have ticked something off the boys' list, just to be awkward.
Since when is mother a paid profession?! Why can‘t boy become a „Father“? 😏
Since parents get tax credits, paid maternity leave, child support, spousal allowance, sometimes social assistance if they're waiting on childcare space and looking for work.
Load More Replies...Kids' Globes, Because For Girls, The Entire World Is Pink, And Only Pink, Right?
I never knew the oceans are pink and everything else, too! Girls don't need to know why its called blue planet. I mean everything on this list is... unnecessary gendered, but this spreads also false information... at least it's not flat?
girls don't need to know anything. well except maybe hoovering, cooking, looking pretty etc
Load More Replies...Again can't like blue as a female or like pink as boy because that would be a tragedy 😂
Boys, the earth is a blue planet. Girls, it's a blue planet, but in pink.
Apparently, Men Don’t Deserve Bright-Colored Macaroons
Hi, your friendly neighborhood pedant here... aren't those macarons not macaroons?
Yes they are macarons not macaroons. However so many people call them macaroons now that there are two types of macaroons: these (aka macaron) and the coconut deliciousness that is an actual macaroon.
Load More Replies...Speaking of unnecessarily gendered, 'real' men don't eat macaroons. /s
Some **alpha** males are highly insulted if you give them *anything* pastel, as it may turn them, ya know, um, ::whispers:: gay.
Pretty sure that any guy who only buys grey and navy blue macarons to be manly is probably not going to eat a macaron in the first place.
Once again guess I just can't like blue or grey anymore cuz then I'd be a him 🤷🏽♀️
The manly macarons look so sad. What are the flavours? navy sea breeze, grey storm? Give me the mango, strawberry, guava and vanilla ones please!
What are the flavours of the manly macarons? Rugged pine barrens blast?
Even Dogs Aren’t Safe
I love those bowls on the far left though, so sweet!
The 'Boss' bowl cost $2.22 more than the 'Queen bowl... The 'Boss' bowl looks to be about 50% bigger than the 'Queen' bowl so I would expect that the larger bowl would cost more that the smaller one...
And I completely missed the colour gendering of the bowls... Doh...!!
Load More Replies...If You Get Your Boy Dog The Girl Dog Shampoo, He Will Turn Into A Flower
Apparently girl dogs get dry skin and boy dogs smell bad. So if I meet a smelly dog I will now know it is a boy dog. (Been sarcastic in case people cannot tell)
I have a boy and girl dog. The girl dog has dry skin AND smells bad 🤣
Load More Replies...I do not think my dog wants to smell like flowers. Now, if they made trash scent... :p
Cats here like to roll in scents they find outdoor. Probably some wild anilan that peep there, one time one comes in smelling like a whole sheep!
Load More Replies...If you use Girl Dog shampoo on your Boy Dog will that turn your dog gay?........ /s/ - because some people can't tell
i love the smell of citrus far more than floral scents (for the most part, in shampoos etc they just end up smelling fake and overpowering, unlike real flowers which are beautiful). so if I had a dog, male or female, it'd get the citrus one. >.>
Because how else would we know it's a girl? (I was being sarcastic to the designers not you by the way, I've seen it on a lot of things. I'm surprised they didn't add nail polished claws) 😅
Load More Replies...If I bath my girl dog in the blue shampoo, she may *Gasp* want to have a career and choose her own lifestyle!!
I Have A Feeling There's Going To Be A Lot Of These Kinds Of Posts This Season, But Wow, This Is Bad
But what if a woman dressed up and she didn't look sexy to a heterosexual man? Did you think of that??? Do you know how difficult that is for men to cope with?
Are you suggesting that some women do not dress just to look sexy for men?/s Le gasp... you really need to wake up to reality mate its not the 1920s Edit: i just processed that roxy was being sarcastic... whoops lol
Load More Replies...Slutty Tinky Winky is first thing I thought of… that’s how I met your mother, kids.
Load More Replies...OK... In fairness, ain't no woman gonna buy an outfit that makes her thighs look that huge. (But then what man is gonna buy a "Tinky Winky" outfit? Then again, what woman is gonna buy a "Tinky Winky" outfit.)
The male outfit actually looks like a Teletubby, the female one is sexualised. Implying that women are obliged to look sexy even when dressed as a children's TV character. Will no one think of the poor blokes that want to be a sexy Teletubby?/s
Load More Replies...According to right-wing pundits, Tinky Winky was the gay one. These do look queer but not in that sense.
A Local Restaurant Offers A Woman's Meal That Is Half The Food Of A Man's Meal But For Only A Dollar Less
$1 less and you get HALF the food? Look at the numbers! Half as much should COST HALF as much.
If the food was the only cost restaurants have you'd be correct, but it's not. I will agree the difference should be more than $1.00.
Load More Replies...Having a smaller version of the "some of everything" special is a pretty good idea; just call it...pretty much anything else. Jumbo platter and regular platter. Full Breakfast and Half Breakfast. Everything Breakfast and "Just a little bit of everything" Breakfast. Big Breakfast Sampler and Petite Breakfast Sampler, even, if you want to make sure all the fragile masculinity guys go for the more expensive one.
That is an abomination, breakfast is sausage eggs bacon beans mushrooms grilled toms fried slice toast cup of rosey and if you must black pudding
Sounds good but too much for me to tackle, especially for breakfast.
Load More Replies...It’s Water
That it's a product of Austria, so I wondered if there was some weird translation thing going on. Nope. They have water for Lady, for Children, for Babies, and even water that was bottled during a full moon (not kidding). Each is a different size bottle but same contents. They advertise the "Lady" one as perfect size for a handbag.
You heard it here folks even though we're all humans but men drink more water obviously 🤷🏽♀️
from other texts on the label one can see the product is sold in some german-speaking country, so one wonders why it is not marked as männliche Größe.. also, in my country most drinking liquid filled handy-sized beverage containers go by 0.5 litre, they can be smaller or larger, one can get a container most suitable for one's thirst or fancy, and there's no such nonsense labelling..
I can't call any water male water if it doesn't evaporate at 120 degrees C.
My Dad's Tape Measure
Your dad probably ended up paying more than if he had got the men's one tho
Bet you it's lasted years longer due to not being nicked
Load More Replies...Cos it’s serious not feminine and delicate 😂 hard yakka girls are teal aparently
Load More Replies...I deliberately carry a pink tape measure. I always get it back when a male has to borrow it.
Damn, That’s Crazy
Don't assume women don't want to throw a grenade shaped bath bomb into the bath. Maybe some of us like to play navy seal in the tub.
All they had to do was not put the word "man" in there and no one would have been mad. Heck, I'd buy like 3 of them.
I love the description for the man grenade. I grew chest hair just reading it "Drop in and enjoy a bath of heroes with its explosive rush of Black pepper and rosemary pure essential oils help to refresh and invigorate the soul."
I would bet that some women would really enjoy an aggressive grenade bath bomb.
I would love that! But tbh I know a lot of men who if they wanted a bath bomb would prefer to get a grenade than a pink ball
The Three Genders Of Gardening Gloves: Precision, Grip Extreme And Lady Garden
So do you use the lady garden gloves when you are pruning your lady garden.
I was wondering if they weren't aware of the euphemism
Load More Replies...I know men with slender fingers and I have thick fingers. I'll just take whatever gloves fit.
Men in general are bigger than women, so women's hands will be smaller than man's hands, so I really don't see a problem with this one,
I don't see a problem here, they are different products, different thicknesses and available in different sizes.
Having different sizes and thicknesses is great, but calling 1 a lady thing, is a bit unnecessary. And to call it lady garden is just very funny, although not all English speaking countries may use this term for women's pubic hair.
Load More Replies...God Forbid If Your Child Learned The Wrong Alphabet
but what if I like elephants and dolphins? 😥 does this mean I'm enby?
So what I can't be an astronaut or a clown just because I'm a girl? Ok guess I'll just go be a queen then! 🤷🏽♀️
I know it's not the point, but a peanut representing "N" is just wrong. Peanuts aren't even nuts. Might as well take a starfish for F.
Thank God, My Son Won’t Go Without Male Batteries
for the same quantity.. that's REVOLUTIONARY!!1!
Load More Replies...The price tag says for girls and the other for boys, and the pink one shows a pic of a girl. But at least the packaging doesn't outright say it.
Load More Replies...Great to tell those driving kids. You can tell them they will have a Tesla in their stocking.
eehhhh to be fair, this does say "for kids" and is only colored pink and blue. this is not "gendered" in the same way as the other items here.
This German BBQ Cookbook With Recipes "For Him" And "For Her"
At least they could have switched the names of the authors so it would fit better? Women only eat vegetables! Yes yes! 🙄
I always hated this one in hospitality in general, adverts where the man gets steak and the girl gets grilled chicken of some kind or vegetables etc 😂 but serving people all over aus, it’s never actually been a thing in real life, I tried to tally it before in a book, men and women equally order the same dishes, predominantly the steaks but more men order chicken burgers then women in my experience so I don’t get why chicken burgers are always advertised as a the ‘girl burger’.
Load More Replies...Das ist so stumpf dass ich richtig lachen musste gerade :D danke
Load More Replies...That porterhouse is lookin' pretty yummy! I'm upset that I'm not allowed to eat it because I'm female!
Well, at least everybody can use the same book, without having to risk death buying one for meat (girls) or vegetables (guys) 😂😂
But how will I know which pages I can touch if they're not also color coded?
Load More Replies...I Found This Terribly Gendered Bathroom Sign While Looking For A Local Restaurant
I prefer beer to wine so that'd probably be my door then
Load More Replies...fun fact: numerous studies have proven that men talk far more than women. However, those same studies also showed that men perceive women to be talking more than they do. One study used corporate meetings, recording that 5 out of every 6 sentences were said by men. At the conclusion of each meeting, male participants reported that women talked significantly more than the men did and were absolutely shocked when the data proved that to be untrue.
Idk if it's just me but I wouldn't have been able to tell that those were bathrooms without context
What about me I don't drink alcohol?! I guess I'll just have to hold it then...🙄
Nah, it's an attempt to be amusing. Didn't succeed very well but attempt was made.
Load More Replies...I think those are the restroom doors in a bar. Someone thought they were clever.
I would order me a pint and sit in silence just to confuse the bartenders.
Thanks, FaceApp. Very Cool
I've turned my boyfriend in to a handsome bearded woman many times, never saw this lol
Gendered Garbage Cans
Sheryl! You must be ladylike when depositing rubbish! And for goodness' sake use the right bin! What am I going to do with you?
I think that it mat be the oposite of what we think. Like city wanted to put some signs that picture person in a skirt (they do this sometimes for trafic lights) but unfortunately had two bind next to each other and this is the result. I will give them benefit of a doubt becouse otherwise it’s jest too absurd.
Well there is a story in hear about a man who went crazy when he found a used tampon in the trashcan at in his bathroom... so it might be to protect the fragile and sensitive ego of the "stronger gender", from seeing such a horrific sight (Disclaimer: For those of you who might have missed it, that was strongly sarcastic. Gendered trash is stupid imho).
Maybe they just want you to use the left one if you're wearing a skirt..
How Would Anyone Know That This Is Masculine Deodorant For Men Unless We Present It With Nuts And Bolts
Reminds me of how they advertise tools for Father's Day gifts. Always thought that was really sexist. That's like overadvertising vacuum cleaners and sewing kits for Mother's Day.
You do NOT want to spray an alcohol based deodorant on your nuts.
Wouldn't Want To Look Ridiculous Now, Would We?
When my daughter was young it was enough hassle keeping ONE bag ready to go and filled with all of the essentials, we had no time for ‘Dad bag’ or ‘Mum bag’, we just had bag.
I'm sorry but does he have a bag that says God, guns and diapers?
Honestly, this is funny. And hell, if it means Dad will carry around the youngling and all the diapers and stuff, he can have the color he likes. Although I wouldn't want him to have a sticker htat says "god guns and diapers" because that#s just wrong
"Gods, guns, and diapers." I'm have a very strong feeling that this product is from the U.S.
The required U.S. flag should clear up any lingering doubt.
Load More Replies...It would make a good gift for a first time dad though, especially one who likes to go hunting or fishing etc. I know a couple of dads who are quite happy being seen with any changing bag but would still love these.
Can I Say that I like it? I don't like the "clouds and rainbows" vibe of most baby products
I Don’t Dare To Think About What Will Happen If I Accidentally Eat The "Wrong" Bratwurst
Left: women’s bratwurst with sea salt and Mediterranean spices.
Right: men’s bratwurst with fried onions and cheese.
Haven't you heard what happens if people of the female persuasion eat onions and cheese? OMG the horror! The horror!
The best is jet to come: in the background on the right and more expensive, there's "Fresh bratwurst"!
Nothing wrong with that. Bratwurst comes in two basic forms, fresh (Frisch) and boiled (gebrüht). Taste very different and most of the time the meat in the latter one is more smooth
Load More Replies...Röstzwiebeln in Bratwurst? Welcher Vollpfosten hat denn die Sauerei verzapft?
I'd rather not put some man or woman's sausage in my mouth
Load More Replies...Frankly bratwurst with sea salt and Mediterranean spices sounds more appetizing to me than bratwurst with fried onions and cheese
...honestly, the "womens bratwurst" sounds much tastier, but that's just my tastes. plenty of women like onion and cheese.
Fun knowledge for yall if u wanna learn German frau is woman in German Mann is well man so yeah! Also how come they look kinda different like what is the difference in them?
Cotton Swabs For Only The Manliest Of Ear Canals
Now i have images of men's ear canals being like the corridor in Temple of Doom.... full of traps and what-not.
If a woman tries to use these, a guy pops up and goes KALIIIMAAA and rips out your ear drum.
Load More Replies...Multipurpose cleaning TOOL! If this isn't manly, then I don't know what is
Well, to be fair men have such a difference in things like hair and earwax. That s**t can get gnarly. /s
Load More Replies...Chocolate-Flavored Cereals Of All Things
At least its the same amount... And why does the dragon spin a volleyball? Hmn.
'cause that's a rule for sports balls. If it's round (and sometimes even if it's not), you have to try to spin it on your finger when not in use.
Load More Replies...Why not just have both characters on one box? That’d also probably save production costs too.
I want the boy one to be added second, with "now with more balls!" on it.
Just Why?
You're supposed to color-coordinate your earplugs with your CPAP and your eyemask. I read it in Vogue
Load More Replies...To be fair, I buy smaller ear plugs for my wife as she can't wear mine because they are too big for her. If I wear hers they fall out during the night. At least it looks like the price is the same (and no, missing a few cubic mm of foam won't cost less). The different colors are to tell them apart. Trust me, I snore a bit, but my wife has a deviated septum and her snoring registers on the Richter scale. She even had surgery, but it helped for a couple of years and then it was back on. She wanted to do it again, but it's surgery and therefore intrinsically dangerous. I'd rather hear my wife snore than sleep alone, if you know what I mean.
Ear plugs need to fit properly to work right. Even foam ones come in different sizes. Women do typically have smaller ease canals than men, and the women's brand seem to be a little narrower. Thats backed up by the slightly lower NRR, less material to attenuate sound. It also doesn't explicitly call out women, just snoring, which men are about twice as likely to do so that probably influenced the color scheme
i'm a pretty boy✨✨✨ i need to sleep like a pretty boy...
I Found This At A Walmart, Because Girls Need Special Basketballs
Regulation WNBA basketballs are smaller than NBA...could be the same here?
Different sizes don't need to be different colors, or designated with "4HER," though. See the number 3 and number 6 at the bottom left? Nothing more needed than that.
Load More Replies...Now, I liked the pretty balls when going bowling.
I think all of us do, so we can look good when we get a strike
Load More Replies...Whenever I see the girly editions of anything I think it's really just for those who want extra feminine things.
If a boy Accidentally used the girls ball he could get cuties. Color coding is for safety.
Crab Is For Girls And Spicy Tuna Is For Boys
What’s the point?? Why not just say California vs spicy tuna?
Or have it as a single entry: "Happy meal: Choice of California or spicy tuna roll, with salad and miso soup."
Load More Replies...This must be Japan's Mcdonalds. McD's used to give out gender assigned toys for the happy meals. My daughter didn't want the doll. Argument ensued. Manager came along, told employee to give her the toy she wanted. XD. It doesn't happen often that you get instant gratification for having someone agree that you're right.
My mom would occasionally treat me to a certain fast food restaurant for a happy meal. She'd order the 'boys toy', because that's usually what I wanted. The number of times we drove off because they saw I was a girl, and straight up refused it was ridiculous. It's a frakking toy.
I feel like I need to know what currency this is because whilst I know some sushi places can be pricey, nearly 17 dollars or pounds or whatever is an insane price to pay for just 4 pieces of nigiri sushi. o.O
If You Are A Girl Who Is Interested In Science, Make Sure That Your Microscope Is Pink
hey at least they've accepted that girls might be interested in science! if it even works, that is
If you've got an interest in science, but your parents are sexist, this is a great thing.
Load More Replies...Boy's set has 50 pieces and the girl's has 25 pieces....cuz you don't wanna confuse the simply mind of a girl with too much science, nor do you want her getting too smart and getting a job cuz then how will the house get clean and who's gonna make dinner. 😡 /s
I once got a toy-like telescope. Couldn't see anything through it nor did any of the lens adjusters work. I'll save up a bit more just to get the real deal.
It also looks smaller and cheaper than the blue one on the right
Well, Damn. I Bought These, Not Realizing I Couldn't Use Them
one of the comments under the original post on reddit: I am a woman who is currently typing with my tongue after trying and failing to use men's nail clippers. Learn from my mistake.
If you keep doing that after the first finger, you have no sympathy from me.
Load More Replies...Trauma to nails/nail beds can cause nails to grow thicker, denser, or misshapened. The Men’s series are made for larger hands and stronger nails. Honestly, it's not a bad investment if you have large hands or work / hobby in hand heavy industries. Personally my hands are too small for them but they work great for my husband.
I've broken nail clippers trying to trim my thick big toe nails. Then I got nail clippers for thicker nails. Game changer. But you have to be so careful with them. These clippers don't care if that's your hyponychium, went past the white onto your nail bed. They will cut.
Load More Replies...Many nailclippers are not useable by me because my hands are big and they are dainty and small. I'd (possibly) buy this.
When You're An Insecure Man Who Thinks Skin Care Is Feminine
Nothing wrong with this one. The skin on a man's face is 25% thicker than that of a woman and the surface is tougher too.
Does that have anything to do with cleaning the surface of it though? We're talking more about oils and pores aren't we?
Load More Replies...Damn I’m a girl and I need this s**t for my blackheads idgaf if it gendered
Day Planner For The Boss And For Girl Boss (I've Checked, The Pages Are Identical)
How do boys grow up to become men but girls grow up to still be called a girl, regardless of age?
Sounds like they're playing on buzz words. Girl boss was a popular marketing term (mostly for MLM schemes and office clothes) and catch phrase a few years ago.
Just get both since obviously you're a girl boss and the boss
It is in this set of notebooks lol. But yeah good point, why can’t I, a lady, be “the boss?”
Load More Replies...1st things 1st... stop writing anything on any notepad... more often than not, you find a nice notebook that you don't buy because it has some writing on it.
I cover mine, I bought some really nice wrapping paper, so they all look the same.
Load More Replies...I mean to be fair most fancy planners are targeted at girls. They are like flower and they use female pronouns and weird affirmations. I bought one like that because of the Layout but it is too cringy and i never use it xd
Gendered Bow And Arrows
I was around twelve, and we'd done archery in school. I loved it, and I was decent for a beginner. I asked for an archery set for Christmas. I had expected something like this, even though I was too old for it. My dad got a real bow with real arrows, bunch of balls of hay, and a police target. Best Christmas ever!
well at least we have gotten to the point where girls can get a bow too, that is a good start.
Ah yes, because Katniss Everdeen took down a fascist and totalitarian government with a pretty, pink bow.
She could have, though. Just because my bow is pink doesn’t mean I can’t be deadly
Load More Replies...Gendered toys make me suspect that they are designed to force parents with both boys and girls to buy both versions. If they were neutral the kids could play with just one set, maybe
Even when I a kid of the right age for these, any one who knew me new better. I wouldn’t choose pink for my Barbie doll if I could avoid it. 60f, she/her/Hi? Lemme think again!
It's not really gendered imo, it's just a more feminine design. I don't see "for girls" or "for boys" or anything
Yeah, I have nieces and nephews who would have their preference on color. As long as it's not labeled boys or girls, I don't see much of an issue.
Load More Replies...Men Exercise And Women Bleed. The Ingredients Are Exactly The Same
TBF they are actually targeting different issues, and the left one doesn't actually specify it's for men only, so I'd let them off for this one.
Yeah, I’ve used regular heat pads and menstrual heat pads and usually the menstrual ones are shaped a little different, and they’re supposed to stick to your undies, not your skin.
Load More Replies...I got my daughter one of those heat pads for period pain. They were nearly burning her, so she had to stop using them. Just a hot cloth on the stomach does the trick.
They also imply that one needs to be *discreet when treating symptoms of menstruation...smh
Pointlessly Gendered Candy
Boys get a wolf whistle. (a whistle with a rising and falling pitch, directed towards someone to express ... attraction or admiration.)
I had to put together 3 gift baskets as kids’ colouring contest prizes for work recently. It’s honestly SO HARD because everything is so gendered. Every kids’ product I went to pick out was either pink and sparkly or blue/orange/black and very clearly meant for boys. All 3 gift baskets were a mix of toys & candy of both genders but I hope none of the kids or parents were disappointed with what they got. Idk why kids stuff is so heavily divided by gender stereotypes, it’s much easier when I have to make gender neutral adult gift baskets because there’s waaaay more options. Like imagine an adult’s coffee set gift basket, or a bbq gift basket, or a candy & movie night gift basket - so much easier to put together than a kids toy gift basket when you don’t know the gender of the kid or how their parents will react to little Timmy getting a set of sparkly fruit-scented gel pens.
How come the boys get more lollipops then the girls? You can take my candy necklace I'll have your lollipop instead 🍭 😜
Who wouldn't want the candy necklace?
Load More Replies...Well, it's all the garbage candy that mom throws away three months after Halloween, so ┐(‘~` )┌
Who Would Want This On A Cup Anyway?
Drink tea around people you only kinda know. If they giggle in the "omg! That's so true!" sort of way, you don't have to bother with making friends. Giggle in the "I feel awkward, and are you f*****g kidding?" way... You've probably got a buddy.
Load More Replies...Just had a line from "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" run through my mind:)
Of Course, The Pink One Will Be More Expensive
It's not a 'lady tax', it's an attempt to extort more money for the same product. If a consumer falls for it is no one's fault but their own.
Load More Replies...OK, as much as I hate this stupid "lady razor" bull, I think I have a (very poor) excuse for the price difference. Stay with me. Men shave more frequently, therefore the "blue" razor is made in larger quantities. Since the marketing people have to justify their salaries, they insist on a "pink" razor, made in smaller batches because they just sell fewer of them, hence the higher price. For the record, I once used a "for her" razor to shave. It wasn't pleasant, but when I bought the same brand for men, it also wasn't pleasant because it was a cheapass razor. I put them side by side (I think I still have them) and I couldn't see a difference. However, I am sure there is data showing that women are more likely to buy the "lady Razor" because they think there is a difference, when there isn't.
You might be right, but do we really shave you might be right, but girls really shave not much less? Just like a lot of boys have beards whereas others don't, lot of girls shave their legs, armpits, and another area everyday, when others don't. I think it might even out. I really just think it's marketing and companies wanting to make 🤑.
Load More Replies...Are You A Girl Or A Dreamer?
well you see the only things we girls dream about are big strong men solving all our problems /s
Since as we learned from the alphabet if you're a girl you can't dream of being anything like an astronaut or clown so might as well not have dreams
Ok, so these names are quite sexist, but sidetrack, these perfumes are great! I always wear the little girl one and it's lovely.
I only dream about a manly man impregnating me and solving my problems!/s
This Product Strikes A Cord
When I was going to a day camp the girls were making these bracelets, and I think some boys were, too. There was a range of many different colours. I think it's cool that there's some marketing for boys so they can feel included. Neither is necessarily saying one is for girls and the other is for boys. They just chose to put on model for each pack.
Ah Yes, Because We Need To Split The Bible
The male version contains details on how to control women’s bodies, the female version has information on how to be subservient and a good wife. Simple really.
Yes, but the Man's Word is most likely missing a page, as God intended
Load More Replies...Our second round of gendered prayer books. I'm sensing a pattern.
I know right! It's almost like Christianity is (whispers.... misogynist). My nan and grandad have his and hers devotional bibles. My grandad says its because women don't need to concern themselves with many of the stresses of day to day life like finances and politics so their devotionals are 'simpler and closer to god'. Apparently our breakable little souls and minds have to be closer to god to protect us from repeating the folly of Eve.
Load More Replies...This reminds me of another gendered Bible product, that was a “boys’ Bible” for kids, and the tagline was “finally, a Bible just for boys!”. Pretty sure it was on the “Let Toys Be Toys” website (I highly recommend their Silliness Awards it if you want to laugh at more pointlessly gendered products).
I found out recently that some Bibles use the female gender for God. And some are gender neutral. When you look at the original Hebrew, the gender of God in the OT is not specified.
Remember that the Bible was written by old men at a time in history when women were the property of men.
It's actually the devotionals that are aimed at men or women. Not the actual scripture.
Neither of these are "The Bible", they are daily devotional readings, and space for you to write notes/thoughts/prayers.
Just Why?
It refers to the chafing a cyclist gets between the cheeks.
Load More Replies...I’m curious if there’s an actual ingredient difference in these - if no, it’s pointless. I ask as women need to careful with things like baby powder as if it gets in the vagina it can lead to health issues.
I have never tried the men's but the women's has a soft scent that I assume the men's may not. I really like this product and their whole product line.
Load More Replies...Wtf. I had no idea this even exists. Hahaaa... Why not just buy Gold Bond brand, a lot cheaper.
At least same price. I dint mind having Color options. I do tend to buy pink when it is available
J&J doesn't use talc anymore (at least in the US) because of the hundreds of millions they had to pay out for lawsuits. I think they use corn starch instead.
Load More Replies...I've seen this product. The men's is made with talcum powder and the women's is cornstarch.
Not quite. Men's has all the same ingredients as women's, plus kaolin and baking soda. Both are primarily corn starch. At this time anyway, none of their products use talcum powder.
Load More Replies...Actually monkeys show turgid red cheeks when they are ready to mate. Saw this for the first time in a zoo, I was about 6 yo and was shocked because it's quite a peculiar sight. Very different from the cute clean Disney-looking animals I had grown with in books and cartoons
As A Man, I'm Going To Exclusively Start Drinking This
Yeah, there is something kinda gross about the term "mom water"...like it came out of a placenta or something 😖
Load More Replies...Ok. This actually has a backstory. The lady that co-invented it with her husband had her child actually grab one of these by mistake. So, she started labeling them with "Mom". That's how it got the name. This isn't unnecessarily gendered.
I'll have a Karen, because that's the kind of mood this s#!t puts me in.
still a better name than "pussy" which is an actual energy drink that I have seen before.
I want to meet the people who these were named after and ask them WHY
As I recall, Linda and Sandy were real squirters. The other two, less so. All were equally tasty.
Because Phone Cases Have A Gender
You don't want a shìt brown phone case? You're crazy! /s
Load More Replies...Pointlessly Gendered Piggy Banks
Looks like they are attached to each other. So you put money in "his money" and it goes into "her money." Its not pointlessly gendered, just sexist. Why not say "her money for shoes." Don't half a*s your sexism.
It's not sexism, it's satire. There are couples who's relationships are like this and they like it that way. Why can't they have something to laugh at themselves with?
Load More Replies...I also have a hole in my pocket as the saying goes
Load More Replies...I wish there was a version of the other way round, for my sister whose husband is a lazy always unemployed piece of sh*t
Why is her money bigger than his money. Are you saying men don't know how to save money?
Her's is bigger to imply women spend more of the money than men do, is the impression I get
Load More Replies...Because Men Don’t Drink Wine And Women Don’t Drink Beer
It's worth noting that the champagne flutes are shallow and thus the ball is more likely to bounce out. Am I implying that this game is designed to make women drink more and get more drunk? Yes, yes I am because men are horrible.
No. This game would have the men throwing at the champagne glasses, thereby having the women drink from those glasses. The women throw at the beer cups, and the men drink from the beer cups. If the champagne saucers are more difficult, it would actually be the men's handicap. In this game, if I were actually trying to win, I would much rather be a woman shooting at conventional beer pong cups.
Load More Replies...They're both wrong. Everyone knows that you play beer pong with red Solo cups.
I once had a friend who scoffed when I said I wanted a beer, saying beer is for men. She's an ex friend.
OK I know that champagne is often called "bubbly" but beer does have bubbles, too.
Ah, yes, because women don't drink beer, and it's unmanly to drink champagne /s 🙄
I am just absolutely shocked by the devastatingly horrible photoshop. My god!
Saw At My Local Yarn Store
So, now men aren't supposed to wear red? Dang, there goes a quarter of my wardrobe.
Men wearing colors outside of gray, off gray, deep gray, or beige grey is illegal.
The "for Men" color is designed to blend with the forest when hunting saber tooth tigers, obviously.
Literally The Same
yeah once i frantically used my dads head and shoulders shampoo before going to school. i smelled of old spice and axe and MANHOOD. also it was very, very strong. it was so hard to hide the smell
Load More Replies...It's for men!!!! And if you use it without being a man, who knows what will happen! /s
Reminds me of deodorant commercials in the '80s. Can't remember the brand but the slogan was "Strong enough for a man but pH balanced for a woman". This grift goes way back.
Secret, in the powder blue container.
Load More Replies...Why are "classic clean" and "for men" in English while the rest of the label isn't?
I usually buy the "Ball Sack Sweat" fragrance to feel more secure in my masculinity. I tried the "Asscrack" fragance once. Not my style.
At least this one isn't in a pink bottle... and clearly the one on the right would have a scent more appealing to men. This is a getting closer to how it should be done. It would be better if they removed "for men" and replaced it with "woodsy scent" (or whatever it's meant to smell like).
Because Girls Will Melt If They Don't Use A Sparkly Pink T-Ball Bat
Just have a variety of color options for all products and don't label a color as being only for one gender. Problem solved. There is nothing wrong with pink sporting equipment, or toy trucks, or tools, but there is no need package it as exclusively for girls. Let the toy isles be a gender neutral rainbow, and all the kids can pick whatever color they like.
Why do manufacturers think women and girls even like the color pink? I know I dislike it. I like darker jewel tones.
Probably from doing research with focus groups and then observing their sales figures. You know, actual facts instead of gender politics.
Load More Replies...Hm, yes, but also ... girls tend to like pink. I know for a fact that sometimes, they do so even when the parents pay special attention to not give them pink stuff to play with and both parents wear mostly green. Girls still wanted glitter and pink and pretty stuff. So ... At least this is for a sport that is traditionally male, and if we get more girls to play baseball when the gloves are pink - *shrugs* At least they play it!
Eh my daughter wanted a pink bat, book bag and glove. 💁🏾♀️ The girl loves her pink.
My Poor, Poor Mother Bought This, Not Realizing It’s Illegal For Her To Eat It
Yeah, I love a good sloppy joe as much as the next guy but that looks kinda nasty.
Load More Replies...How is this "gendered"? Manwich is just the name of the product. Being "bold" just means the flavor, not anything gendered.
Shouldn't even be on the list. There's no gendered comparison either side by side or implied. Yes, the brand is Manwich. Yes, the name dates back to a less egalitarian time. No, it is not trying to capitalize on charging more for women or needlessly making a duplicate "for girls"
Agreed. Pretty sure the “man” just meant in the general “human + sandwich” sense. It’s marketed as a quick, easy meal for families. Nothing specific to men.
Load More Replies...This doesn't count? Manwich is just another name for this sandwich? It's unisex
How could she ever? Doesn't she know eating that would make her a man? 😂
Their slogan is "I don't have a sandwich appetite I have a Manwich appetite"
The one I remember is "a sandwich is just a sandwich but a Manwich is a meal".
Load More Replies...Party Queen And King Crowns, But They're Exactly The Same
Similar to the cereal one? Why not just one box type? It’s literally the same product! Maybe call it “Party Royalty”?
Party Royal. One package, both models. Problem solved. Unless these are designed for different head sizes, the different labels are just a waste of money.
I guess the girl wears it tilted because it's too large, therefore same size
Load More Replies...this doesn't seem that bad. i mean queen and king are normal words used everyday.
Does Men’s Hair Grow Differently?
I measured and can confirm that the size is no different from any other tweezers. Yes, I did buy them (Great sale!). I hope they work on my woman's hair!
I Was At The Pharmacy, And I Found These Snack Bars. I Love Pointlessly Gendered Products
I Saw These In A Christian Bookstore Near Me. Why Are Children's Bibles Gendered?
Jesus: It doesn't matter whether you are gentile or Jew, slave or free, woman or man. Companies: no no no no no
Jesus is just alright with me, Jesus is just alright... But Timothy says, "But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence."
Load More Replies...My Nana bought me a girls prayer book when I was little. Not this one exactly but you know, same same. It was full of prayers about finding a good husband, blessing me with fertility and joy and the desire to serve others.
I find it more disturbing that these books claim to know what a fictional figure thinks and wants ...
Why does children's bible exist at all. Can't we at least wait with the brainwashing until their minds has had a chance to develop such important things like critical thinking skills?
No, because then they might decide against. Better to instill it early so it becomes a part of who they are and ensure compliance early.
Load More Replies..."Do Not Disturb" Signs From My New York City Hotel. This Seems Unnecessary
What is that saying? Hey look! There is a woman in this hotel room! WOMAN! Probably alone. She is here, in this room!
Oh look, there's man and he don't want to be disturbed, so we leave him alone. Oh look, there's woman and she does not want to be disturbed, so we will bother her.
Load More Replies...This hotel chain also has gendered paper cups, so the male ones have a moustache, and the female ones have oversized lips and a beauty mark. I kind of hate it.
Well the activity that goes on in the room that warrant such a sign usually include exactly one man and one woman, and then how do you determine which "do not disturb" sign to use then?
The Viking Yogurt For Manly Man Only
I like these yogurts, you can buy them even as a woman, they don't check it! :D 'men' is a name of this product line, it also has protein shakes and bars etc. There was a 'women' line too, mostly advertised as sugar-free low-fat weight loss products, didn't taste half as good and I think it was discontinued.
Load More Replies...I Love My Manly Tissues
I buy "mens'" tissues because they are generally bigger and often thicker.
Are you referring to men being bigger and thicker or the tissues? 🤭
Load More Replies...This might be because of what some men (particularly adolescent men) do with them. They need to be stronger to handle the **cough** LOAD.
Reminds me of a line from "Clue". Mrs. White said, "Men are like tissues...strong, soft and disposable." Yes, I chuckled when I heard it, doesn't mean it has aged well tho.
Why Is A Lighter Gendered?
hold on. I don't see the way it's gendered? it just looks like a bigger button so that it's easier to light it cause the small buttons are hard/can hurt fingers
Cause it's a candle lighter; note flex tip for getting into a jar. Separate discussion for candles being gendered. But, not for nothing, some of these posts are unfortunately well proven marketing. There's nothing wrong with most girls liking pink things and most boys liking blue things. There's everything wrong with judging/forced-behavior-altering if they don't conform. I think that's the more important discussion.
It is made to light the stove ( evil laugh gnagnagna) The BBQ lighter is black with flames!
Make Sure You Are Using Your Gender's Hand Sanitizer
My aunt got pink and blue hand sanitizer for her gender reveal?
I Would Hate To Hang My Coat On The Wrong Hook
Found This At Lidl In Austria. Finally, A Soup For Boys And A Soup For Girls. I Can Now Eat My Princess Soup And Enjoy A Nice Warm Meal Just For Women
To be fair, it does NOT say that the soup is only for either gender. It's heavily implied but one could argue that it never states anywhere that boys can'T eat princess-soup. (also.... Am I going to hell by mentioning that they could learn how to... no, I think I'm not ready for hell yet. )
Please, please, don't eat this!!!! It is developed especially for the taste of children. Could be lethal for adults, even if you choose correct version.
Can't Have Girls Wearing Blue
A reference to the early ores, when they had ruby's? After all dyed leather arm wouldn't be shiny!
Just Drink The Damn Gin
Walkie-Talkies I Found At Tractor Supply Company
if a girl tries to use the green ones they automatically spontaeneously combust. it's a new feature.
WTF do you do if a girl and a boy want to communicate via walkie talkie?
Load More Replies...Yah, drop your camouflage walkie talkie in the woods and spend an hour trying to find it. I'll take the pink one, thanks.
Ok, But Why? Hair Ties Are Hair Ties
25% longer, so it goes around larger wrists more comfortably. This is actually a possibly reasonable idea.
So instead of calling it "men's" why not just say "extra large"?
Load More Replies...Yeah, the "25% longer" was a bit of a giveaway, wasn't it? I don't have thick wrists but quite large hands, so yeah, I totally get this. Would buy.
Load More Replies...Exact Same Product, Gendered Packaging
I actually bought a pair of these for my dogs, whose birthdays are only 3 weeks apart. They cost the same amount, so I'd consider this pretty harmless.
I Guess The Other Pronouns Can't Use These Pots
In German, plant is "die Pflanze", grammatically feminine. It's hard for some people to get that a plant's pronoun in English is "its". My benevolent guess ;)
Yes. We in English-speaking countries thoughtfully design all of our displays around the needs of native German speakers with an A1/A2 grasp of English.
Load More Replies...Store Near Me Has Gendered Trail Mix
All the women’s ones seem to have chocolate in them. I’m gonna temporarily identify as a man. I don’t like chocolate
His And Her Hand Cream
Women don't work hard enough to get cracked hands...just dry and irritated? Probably from all the washing dishes.
This Girl And Apparent Boy Cow That Came In A Noah's Ark Play Set
But how would you tell the female cow from the male if she isn't pink? That's how farmers discern between their cattle, right?! /s
Load More Replies...Now you are creating the problem: Nobody said the pink cow is the girl.
This is an intellectually disingenuous argument conservatives hide behind.
Load More Replies...This Shampoo Is For Male Cats And Dogs
I didn't know that the concept of a fragile ego has been extended to dogs too.
The Two Genders: Gamer And Gamer Babe
These Children’s Books At The Mall Only Have Stories About Wizards For The Boy Names, And Stories About Unicorns For The Girl Names
and what do you know they don't have my name :'( it's fine I'm used to it by now
I am so sorry, and I have to say that sadly, I have never found either Lesbian nor Thespian on those books or mugs or keychains. Sorry :-(
Load More Replies...Apparently, Girls Can't Like Guns If They Aren't Pink
THE PINK ONE IS CHEAPER REPEAT THE PINK ONE IS CHEAPER THIS IS NOT A DRILL ALL HANDS ON DECK THE APOCOLYPSE IS HERE THE FEMENISTS ARE TAKING OVER
Well the entire concept of selling guns to kids is just of... boy or girl. Guns are made with the sole purpose of killing, and hence they should not be treated as toys. Yes I know that this are toy guns, which cannot kill, but I still don't like any attempt at sparking someones love for tools for killing, especially not when we are talking about innoscent/inexperienced minds being targeted for filthy lucra.
Why Are The Cups In Our Hotel Room Gendered? What's The Point?
I know they are gendered, but I still like the aesthetic. Pls don't downvote
they're not gendered per se. one is a mustache, the other is lips with that little mole thing. you're looking wayyyyyyy to deep into this.
Perhaps if you plan on resuing them, it is nice to know whice one is yours and which one is your spouse's? however this is build on the fundamental assumption that the inhabitants of that rooms is hetrosexual couple, and though it might be true in the majority of the cases it won't always be so.
Just What I Needed: Gendered Dog Beer
hahahahahahaha they're so dam funny they changed liquor to licker! get it? because it's a dog? hahahahahahaha
It's usually just some sort of bone broth. I think it's a cute idea.
Load More Replies...Seems like lots of these pet products are actually designed for the humans. I mean, does a dog care that its drinking "beer"?
I Almost Got My Dog The Wrong Treats
LOL!! I've been buying the pink ones for our office dog for ages. He loves them. I never even noticed that, but maybe because the local shop only has the pink ones, I've never seen the blue packages there.
Thankfully, There Is No Pink Tax. Heaven Forbid, A Guy Wants Bright Colors
Realistically though having the light colour means you can see if it starts to mold or has a bug...I had one and picked it up and an earwig fell off. Won't even touch them if they aren't pale anymore.
honestly I like dark colors and finding a bath puff I liked was hard until they rolled out their 'mens' colors.
I like that the dark colors are two-tone... that said just to be a devil I would probably mix them up a bit if I was at the store... LOL.
Load More Replies...I Thought You'd Get A Kick Out Of This. Just In Case, Man Golf Balls Are Too Hard Or Something?
Women’s swing speeds tend to be slower than men’s, so the best women’s golf balls accommodate this noticeable difference by boasting compression ratings between 45 and 70.
Beat me to it. There are also "ladies" flex golf shafts. Again, slower swing speeds. Not malice.
Load More Replies...difference in compression rating does not NEED to be marketed as "mens" and "women's" golf balls. It just needs to be clearly communicated on the packaging. The right ball for a woman may just as well be the right ball for a man, and vice versa- depending on their proficiency and even style. My wife uses a professional standard Titleist ball and easily can out-drive about 90percent of the men at the club. If anyone should be playing with "ladies" golf balls, it's the fat old men of 80 years of age who can't swing for toffee. The gendering of golf products in the UK isn't anywhere near as bad as it is in the US (although it is certainly uncessarily bad), but products like that pictured are a very good example of how a product is sold on the basic assumption that a female participant in the sport can expect to be automatically be inferior to a male one.
Kinda Torn About This One. It Appears To Just Be Monopoly, But With Mr. Monopoly's "Self-Made Girl-Boss" Niece On The Cover
I'm not sure about the 'women make more than men' bit. are they going to let women make more money to make the family turn on itself? or what? because it's not as if girls playing monopoly always lose on the normal version
"Money bonuses are provided to feminine players in Ms. Monopoly. Women get $1,900 at the start of the game and receive $240 salary when passing “Go,” whereas men start with $1,500 and receive a $200 salary."
Load More Replies...Might not seem like it, but monopoly is actually satire. That's why there's a "millenials" edition where no one except the bank can ever afford to buy property, for another example.
Shocking Evidence Of The Gender Pay Gap
Hetty and Henry are the same price, Henry Extra has a 50% bigger capacity.
Then there is James he's normally a carpet cleaner as well
Load More Replies...Honestly I'd buy Herty Hoover, or if I could afford it I'd buy both and keep them as a couple
and they come in a lot of colors. I want a pink one too, i now have a grey one, and at work blue.
I actually really love this line. There are other characters too. I don't know why, but seeing cute faces on the vacuum cleaners just makes me happy. My last job had the Henry, and it made me smile whenever I saw him.
Ah Yes, The Gender Juice. The Product We Need. I Went Grocery Shopping, And Our Local Shop Started To Sell It
Ha :D it is not as useless as other products here: For her contains iron and folate for menstruation and pregnancy.
Load More Replies...I Found Some Gendered Tea In The Wild
The Women's tea sounds better. Then again I really love hibiscus.
I hate hibiscus. Sadly it seems to be a flavouring used in almost all of the herbal teas in the supermarket. Can't stand the stuff.
Load More Replies...I once accidentally drank men's tea. I didn't grow a penis, so I suposse it's all right.
Chapstick For Men
I bought a "men's" lip balm recently by accident and now Im afraid my lips will grow a manly 'stache
But at least, men can buy this without losing their...masculinity at checkout :)
The funny thing is that nobody can look "macho" while applying lip balm.
These Both Have The Exact Same Ingredients
Skin is skin. It isn't different. People may treat it differently according to gender, but if you have kids you can see it all starts out the same.
Load More Replies...The ones for men are probably bigger, and it looks like the women's box actually contains more product.
It's just to encourage men to buy the product. They could save on packaging costs by just putting a photo of a man & a woman using it on the box.
They Are The Same Thing
Men and women do not have the same needs regarding nutrition so maybe, in this case, the gendered products are necessary. We need to read the details on the label to tell if it’s just marketing.
While the concept of genering a shake might be wrong, how about we talk about the idea that a shake should constitude a meal in the first place? Your body needs more than just powder and fluid to work properly, not to mention how eating can be a culinary experience of its own as well as serve an important role as a social event.
These are milkshakes that are used for weight loss. They are designed to replace one of your usual daily meals. They contain all of the necessary nutrients that your body needs but with far less calories, they also contain bulk fillers that make you feel full and not hungry after drinking one. I often prescribe these to my patients who are trying to lose weight as part of their physiotherapy treatments. When used correctly they can be extremely beneficial. The reason that they are gendered is because women's nutritional requirements are often rather different to men's
Load More Replies...Garage Sale In My Hometown
I would buy all of them just to spite whoever did this. I would wear a bright pink dress while doing it too (well I would if I had a bright pink dress). Like one time my brother got a book called stories for boys and I made a point of reading it before he did. somehow my brain didn't explode
like a women wouldn't ever even need/use a simple pair scissors. This looks like it was made by a person who was so clueless that they didn't even reconise what most of it was for and how useful they are to have.
Are Boy Babies And Girl Babies Wildly Different? Why Specify That Both Can Use This?
My first guess would be, that this is the company's logo
Load More Replies...Maybe it means that it can be used for two babies at a times (just joking)
they could have just used the baby with no bow and that could symbolise male and female
Why would anyone think this is supposed to represent a boy and a girl?
Load More Replies...Healthy Appearance vs. Muscle Strength
These are supposed to be different if I remember correctly, womens version contains folic acid or something like that, I dont know if we do need different multivitamins tho
Believe it or not there are biological differences between men and women. Due to these biological differences women and men need different amounts of different vitamins.
my mom takes these gummies! i think there are different vitamins for each gender that would possibly benefit each body better? idk correct me if im wrong but when it comes to medicine, gender might HAVE to come into play.
"healthy appearance" for the women's vs "muscle strength" for the men? talk about some sexist BS
BMW Is A Man's Car. Mercedes Is For Women
For me it´s more like "BMW´s are for reckless street racers, Mercedes are for old men driving 10 under the speed limit."
Okay, a lot of these are just plain stupid. But let's not get carried away with forcing the gender neutral c**p, shall we? Sometimes it's just fun to have different versions of things. And speaking for myself (a not-very-girly-at-all woman), especially when I was little, I loved pink, girly stuff and things in "boy colours" just didn't catch my attention. And no, I wasn't raised to think like that, quite on the contrary. That being said, if you're a girl and you like "boy stuff" or the other way around, just pick the variant you actually like.
Unfortunately kids can be particularly cruel about teasing their classmates who buy the wrong colours or a girl toy for a boy. And adults do not help that attitude. So while we definitely need products in a wide variety of colours (and sometimes also different sizes for different sized hands) and a wide variety of scents we do need to move away from gendering everything and make it more acceptable in society to get stuff in the colour, style and scent you like rather than in what your biological gender says you should get according to society.
Load More Replies...The saddest part is that there are so many people, men and women, who like this and will happily buy needlessly gendered products.
I don't care if one thing is one colour and the other another, and if one is labeled 'male' and the other 'female'. Seriously, does it matter? What I DO find appauling is that two IDENTICAL products are priced differently - this is purely cynical marketing ploy to extract money from the gulible. Does it REALLY matter if it says 'Male'? I don't like musk smells and like citrus so would probably pick the female one anyway if given the choice.
Actually I'm surprised that so many are horrified to learn of the pink tax. Probably I'm being cynical, but I always thought it was a well known issue. In some countries there are even different taxes on women's products and men's products. In Italy for example razors are taxed as necessary items (4%) instead period products are luxury items (22%).
Load More Replies...I once accidentally ate a Luna Bar, and I could immediately feel my manhood shrinking, and I even started to feel some emotions, but after eating a dozen Slim Jims and shooting a baby deer with an AR-15, I’m happy to say I’m back to my manly self.
Temindz me of the “boys axe” my dad got me from rural king so that I could learn to chop wood. Apparently only little boys can yes an axe…
Easy solution against stupid stuff gendering: don’t buy, full stop. Like many problems in the world, the solution is individuals using their brain.
Okay, a lot of these are just plain stupid. But let's not get carried away with forcing the gender neutral c**p, shall we? Sometimes it's just fun to have different versions of things. And speaking for myself (a not-very-girly-at-all woman), especially when I was little, I loved pink, girly stuff and things in "boy colours" just didn't catch my attention. And no, I wasn't raised to think like that, quite on the contrary. That being said, if you're a girl and you like "boy stuff" or the other way around, just pick the variant you actually like.
Unfortunately kids can be particularly cruel about teasing their classmates who buy the wrong colours or a girl toy for a boy. And adults do not help that attitude. So while we definitely need products in a wide variety of colours (and sometimes also different sizes for different sized hands) and a wide variety of scents we do need to move away from gendering everything and make it more acceptable in society to get stuff in the colour, style and scent you like rather than in what your biological gender says you should get according to society.
Load More Replies...The saddest part is that there are so many people, men and women, who like this and will happily buy needlessly gendered products.
I don't care if one thing is one colour and the other another, and if one is labeled 'male' and the other 'female'. Seriously, does it matter? What I DO find appauling is that two IDENTICAL products are priced differently - this is purely cynical marketing ploy to extract money from the gulible. Does it REALLY matter if it says 'Male'? I don't like musk smells and like citrus so would probably pick the female one anyway if given the choice.
Actually I'm surprised that so many are horrified to learn of the pink tax. Probably I'm being cynical, but I always thought it was a well known issue. In some countries there are even different taxes on women's products and men's products. In Italy for example razors are taxed as necessary items (4%) instead period products are luxury items (22%).
Load More Replies...I once accidentally ate a Luna Bar, and I could immediately feel my manhood shrinking, and I even started to feel some emotions, but after eating a dozen Slim Jims and shooting a baby deer with an AR-15, I’m happy to say I’m back to my manly self.
Temindz me of the “boys axe” my dad got me from rural king so that I could learn to chop wood. Apparently only little boys can yes an axe…
Easy solution against stupid stuff gendering: don’t buy, full stop. Like many problems in the world, the solution is individuals using their brain.
