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Gender has been a hotly debated topic for some time now. For some people this is great, in-depth discussions about the injustices and societal imbalances caused by outdated gender norms are long overdue. For others it is unnecessary, virtue-signaling nonsense that gets in the way of more pressing issues. If you have any doubts about gender, just look inside your pants and carry on with your life.
Of course this is overly simplistic. But no matter where you stand on the myriad opinions and debates swirling around on the subject of gender, you can have a laugh at this list compiled by Bored Panda. Because companies and their marketing departments have been manipulating us for years, playing on our insecurities and ill-conceived notions of gender stereotypes to make a quick buck, we compiled a list of the most transparent, ridiculous examples for your viewing pleasure.
From man-pickles, to examples of identical products, except for one being pink and more expensive just… because, this list will leave you wondering why all this is necessary in this day and age. Scroll down to check it out for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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#1
Knitting Is Only Manly If It's Done On Horseback. What?
Jef Bateman 6 years ago
He really needs a mountain lion draped over the back of the horse. I hope he is knitting a rifle cozy for his shotgun.
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#2
My Superhero Loving 7-Year-Old Daughter Not Impressed When She Spotted This Sign In Tesco Today
#3
Books In Harrods Children's Section
#4
I Forgot That Men And Women Didn't Have The Same Kind Of Teeth
#5
When Your Masculinity Is Too Fragile But You Want A Bath Bomb
#6
Can’t Believe That I Could Hold This Chip Bag With My Little Woman Hands
#7
Ah, The Classic Gender Binary: Men And Shoes
#8
Are You A Boy Or An Apricot
Bored Savage 6 years ago
Ok.... men don't like to shop. They don't want to smell 5million shampoo bottles, before they decide to go with the first one, like most of us girls do. They want to go into the store, grab a shampoo, any shampoo, and get the eff out. So actually this just shows you how easy men are (no offense gentlemen :) )And if we think about it... is it really fair that only women are pictured on anti wrinkle cream? What if a man wants to be wrinkle free? And what if a man wants to smell like strawberry shortcake? How fair is it to them that they only have one tiny section at Walgreens?
#9
Bronut - Because Snacks Are Such A Girly Thing Usually
Oscar Paolantoni 6 years ago
Producers must rely a lot on some consumers' stupidity. Can't see any other explanation
#10
Whoever Approved This Needs To Sit Down And Look At Their Life Choices
#11
Gift Guide For Who Exactly?
#12
Is Your Gender Girly Girl Or North American
#13
What?
#14
As seen at NYU Bookstore
#15
Alright, We Really Need To Draw The Line At Gendering Poop
#16
Man Size Kleenex For My Male Tears
#17
This Week In Unnecessarily Gendered Products
#18
Tiny And Breakable, Like Men's Ego
#19
Because Women Can't Handle A Full Box Of 100?
Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 6 years ago
Not a fair comparison without showing the ingredients and prices. Women and men have different levels of various hormones that genuinely can affect how their blockages needs to be treated.
Georg Bau 6 years ago
both tablets are exactly the same - containing 5mg of Bisacodyl USP - Calling 10% less content a "special value size" sounds pretty ridiculous
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Brandi McClure 6 years ago
the lady tablets are actually coated so they don't trigger nausea. the regular one's aren't coated.
Magpie 6 years ago
On the bottom right -hard to see- BOTH packs say " comfort coated".
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Kimberly Robinson 6 years ago
It's doubly wrong if the two boxes are the same price -- and I bet they are.
Sheena Leversedge Wood 6 years ago
the same active ingredient in the same quantity, the same coating.
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Nici Davis 6 years ago
This actually makes a touch . . . a TOUCH more sense as some women have such delicate internal "ecosystems" that they're susceptible to yeast infections if ANYTHING changes. Some laxatives may have a chemical that might throw their Ph balance off.
Susan Gardner 6 years ago
And apparently we have sensitive stomachs too lol
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JessyJoy 6 years ago
They're not the same tablets though. The women's ones are more sensitive (possibly because women tend to have more sensitive stomachs?)
Greta Toločkaitė 6 years ago
yeah, well, the same amount of 5 mg do not become less aggressive when in pink..
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Meaningless Thomas Sanders and Broadway Fangirl 5 years ago (edited)
Oooh, my stomach is too sensitive, what shall I DOOOOOOO? HERE’S A SOLUTION! WALK INTO A STORE, SEE THIS, AND THEN WALK OUT, DIG A HOLE AND DIE! SIMPLE AS THAT!
Catherine Rose 6 years ago
Why do people assume gender has anything at all to do with stomach sensitives? Literally everyone I know who is lactose intolerant is male.
Sheena Leversedge Wood 6 years ago
literally the exact same thing in a smaller pack, that probably cost more. also, who wants their laxatives to work while they sleep?
Rachel Rosky 6 years ago
So as I woman I get the perks of pink packaging and 10 less pills AKA "value size". Perfect.
Ellie Ragsdale 6 years ago
Aren't women brainwashed to take laxatives to lose all weight as fast as possible? Even though that leads to more weight long term? I guess this isn't about weight loss.
Celental Midnight 6 years ago
F*ck that sh*t. Somewhere funny but this one is not. If I can survive my pancreas rupturing and thinking it was a cramp than I can handle a man pill.Gods above.
Beaver-Moose 6 years ago
You don't know the price. And maybe the previous version had 50 tablets and it increased 80%
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#20
Good Thing There Are Man Candles. I Couldn't Illuminate My House Without Crushing My Fragile Masculinity Otherwise
#21
I Have Absolutely No Idea What This Means
#22
Today In The Unnecessarily Gendered Products: The Earth
Chris Pitch 6 years ago
My son likes pink. My fave milkshake is strawberry! But alas I can't afford boobs
#23
I Tried Women's Earplugs From Walgreens, But I Could Still Hear My Own Sobbing. One Star
#24
Today In "Infuriatingly Gendered"
#25
O Rly?
#26
Really? Gendered Coat Hangers? Totally Unnecessary
#27
Even On The Pink Plane The Pilot Was A Boy
#28
Finally
#29
Q-Tips (Not A Gendered Product At All) Made To Look Masculine & Even Calls It A Tool To Make It Not Feminine
#30
They're Exactly The Same
Rachael JC 6 years ago
Gendered sleeping bags often have several small differences. Some features of high quility womens specifc sleeping bags are; being slightly shorter (extra space=lost heat), being slightly wider in the hip and having extra insulation at the foot (women's circulation isn't as good in their extremiticies). Admittedly sometimes they are just gendered for mechandizing reaons by being made smaller and changing the color, it's called "pinking and shrinking."
#31
I Guess Gendered Batteries Are A Thing Now?
#32
Is It Safe To Feed This To My Male Dog?
#33
These Gendered Pickles Though
Lena Sterling 6 years ago
As a girl, your pickled have to taste lieblich (lovely) and as a boy it has to taste "kräftig" (strong), gosh, so wrong in so many ways.
#34
Dude Wipes For Dudes
#35
Mom, Why Does It Say For Girls?
Olivia Roqueni [STUDENT] 6 years ago
I know. When I was little, I wanted a red bike. (I am a tomboy) They did not have red bikes for girls so my mom bought me a boys bike in red. The bike was the same style, the only difference was color. About a week later, my mom is approached by one of our neighbors. "Why is your girl riding a boy's bike?" My mom did not know what to say.
#36
I Heard If You Use The "Wrong One" Your Body Switches Sex Of Its Own Accord
#37
Make Sure You Don't Accidentally Have A Woman-Birthday
#38
Pointlessly Gendered Products Are Never Even Semi Decent Quality
Aahzmandus Pervect 6 years ago
This is so wrong. If a man wants a pink hammer, a man should get a pink hammer!
#39
Man, Do You Need To Get That Excess Pet Hair And Fluff Off You? Then You Need The Man's Lint Roller. The Only Difference? The Color Of The First Sheet To Stop It Sticking
#40
Little Girl's Beautician Outfit, Little Boy's Doctor's Outfit
#41
My 5-Year-Old Boy Really Wants A Secret Diary But All Of Them Are Pink And Full Of Princesses And Puppies. Letting Boys And Girls Down Again. Why Can’t It Just Be A Diary?
Jiří Schindler 6 years ago
Is it really that hard? So buy a paper notebook, for boy or girl, some pen and if you wont it to be secret, teach him about ciphers and codes, therefore more fun.
#42
No Pink Champions Allowed
#43
Wine In A Can, For Men
Jiří Schindler 6 years ago
If you are ashamed to drink wine openly, do not drink it at all, you are not worth it. There is nothing girly or feminine in drinking wine. You can still get hammered by drinking it. And drinking wine from a can? Prepare yourself to be purged.
#44
Girly Tape
#45
Girl Wipes And Boy Wipes With Bonus Pointless Gendering - Same Baby In Both Pics
Bradley Johnson 6 years ago
I doubt these are gendered, it is much more likely they're actually different. My local shop has blue unscented wipes that can be used on newborns and pink scented wipes that cannot be used on newborns. It is a way to tell the difference between two different types at a glance.
#46
Tweeze Like A Man
Kristin Connon 6 years ago
Because my plain, metal tweezers are way too feminine. *rolls eyes*
#47
Gender-Specific Eggs For Children
Nadine Ducca 6 years ago
I was wondering: are these real eggs from chickens, or Kinder Surprise type eggs with toys aimed at boys or girls? I checked and Prior is a Norwegian poultry company and this gendered campaign was to encourage children to eat more eggs... http://www.medicaldaily.com/packaging-eggs-boys-and-girls-norwegian-egg-company-markets-gender-specific-products-children-256390
#48
Men Can Get In Cast Iron Cooking Too!
#49
Hope The Manly, Cheaper Red Ones Will Fit My Little Lady Ears
#50
Nope, Not Prophylactics, But Gendered Chewing Gum. Sent By My Friend In Turkey
Analyn Lahr 6 years ago
Let's talk about the name combined with the gendering. First sensations? Didn't know gum (or mints) could be that pleasurable.
#51
Man Yoghurt
Sill Marien 6 years ago
I remember they were good, better than regular ones and bigger and I used to buy them before I eliminated lactose from my diet. Still hasn't grown a beard though so I think they are not working too well ;)
#52
Careful Now. Don't Want To Hurt Your Delicate Lady-Teeth On This Manly Brush
#53
Nail Clippers For Men
#54
I Thought Stocks & Bonds Were Unisex. I've Been Doing It Wrong All This Time
Bradley Johnson 6 years ago
This is a "girl power!" type post, to try and get more women into taking risks in investments.
#55
Did Someone Say "Pointlessly Gendered"?
Olivia Roqueni [STUDENT] 6 years ago
When I learned to play guitar I did not have butterflies flying around me. Must have done it wrong.
#56
If Your ABC's Weren't Gendered, You Learned Them Wrong
#57
I'm Trail Mixed Up About What The Difference Is
Stephanie Dison 6 years ago
This actually makes sense. Men and women have small differences in dietary needs and often eat more carbs and calories. Our bodies are different.
#58
Beautifully Smooth Pen For Her
#59
Literally Can't Find A Gender-Neutral B-Day Card
#60
Thank Goodness Coles Stock Pink Ladies Work Gloves! Imagine What Would Happen If Ladies Had To Wear Blue Like Men
#61
I've Been Trying To Cut With A Man Knife
#62
Girls Refuse To Be Safe Unless Glitter Is Involved
Mad Haberdasheress 6 years ago
Maybe I'm missing something but where on this display does it say any of this is for girls? It just says "super sparkly". I know guys who would buy this stuff for themselves, lol.
#63
Because Manly Men Deserve Clean Hands Too
#64
Boys Get Monsters And Girls Get Flowers. They're The Same Damn Beads
#65
'Ladies Only' Credit Card. I Don't Get It, But It Does Come In Rose Gold
#66
Hero Laundry Detergent At Target. Built For Men
#67
What Could Possibly Be In One Of Those That Couldn't Be Played With By Any Child?
Claire Cover 6 years ago
So somebody gave me a “boy” one once and I got an awesome little basketball game. I bought another one, that just so happened to be “for girls” and I got a fj&$#ng Barbie necklace!
#68
My Sponge Didn't Feel Motherly Enough
#69
Can't Have A Woman Testing And Approving My Dip!
#70
Origami Needs A Gender
#71
Your Anti-Chafing Stuff Needs To Be Gendered Why?
#72
Thanks, Lipton. I Didn’t Know I Needed Gender Specific Tea In A Pink Wrapper!
#73
Cause Apparently You Gotta Start When They're Young
#74
Gendered Sprinkles, From A Supermarket In New Zealand
Jessica Stohr 6 years ago
Not very consistent with their gender labels..the "boy" colors appeal more to me personally
#75
Another Submission For "Infuriatingly Gendered"
Aahzmandus Pervect 6 years ago
Some of the example really are utterly stupid, but are we now going to pretend that there are no differences between sexes?
#76
Starting The Gendered Socialization Early Is Clever - It Makes Future Relationships Easier And Gender Inequality More Palatable
Andrew Duncan 6 years ago
As before, this isn't labelled for a gender, its a colour choice. My boys would be happy with a pink cleaning set, they love helping around the house with that stuff.
#77
I’m In Bolivia At The Moment, Where They Sell Water Geared Specifically Towards Women - It’s Not Flavoured Or Altered In Any Way, Just Plain Old Water In A Pink Bottle
marcelo D. 6 years ago
its one of those products that makes the package pink when doing a breast cancer promotion (they donate part of the profits). Its really common here in south america
#78
Muesli (Granola) Bar For The Ladies
#79
These Coca-Cola Products Seem Oddly Gendered
marcelo D. 6 years ago
this one is kinda dubious. coke zero and coke light are almost the same product. However, market research does show that coke zero is usually bought more by men, whereas coke light bought more by women, so the logical marketing assumption would be, market it towards your demographic. The regular coke, however... thats kinda cringy (though you can see friend at the bottom, and technically, a woman can be a grillmaster, but we all know that its totally there to appeal to men)
#80
Manwasher
#81
A Real Man's Dish Soap
#82
I Wonder If The Demons It Summons Are Also Pink
#83
I Always Thought The Holy Word Of God Needed To Be More Pink And Frilly
#84
No Strawberry For Men!
#85
Sudoku Is Just Too Manly
Bradley Johnson 6 years ago
I've seen similar. There is one for men and one for women, and they are identical. Marketing, yay!
#86
Today In "Unnecessarily Gendered Items"
#87
Not Only Are These Unnecessarily Gendered, The Pink One Costs More
Bradley Johnson 6 years ago
The more expensive one is more expensive because it comes with extra drill bits while the other doesn't! Dear god!
#88
At CVS, I Didn’t See Any Women’s Handkerchiefs
#89
Gendered Baby Rattles
Nadine Ducca 6 years ago
What really irks me is that girls' products are always "sweet" and "pretty" whereas boys' are always "busy" and "smart." Basically, girls have to be passive ornaments and boys are meant to be proactive and ambitious. Disgusting! It makes me so MAD!!!
#90
Wait, Girls Can Use Tools Also?
Daniela Estrada 6 years ago
It looks like it has a breast cancer ribbon on the corner. Maybe they donate part of the profit to the cause, which would be nice.
#91
"Train Driver" And "Cupcake" Child Harnesses
Olivia Roqueni [STUDENT] 6 years ago
This makes me so mad. Why are girls supposed to be smiley and happy all the time. One day I was at the mall and someone went up to me and said "Hey I think you should smile". I was not in the mood to smile.
#92
Today In Unnecessarily Gendered
#93
This Hotel Has Different Toothbrushes For Different Genders
Lena Sterling 6 years ago
It does not say that one is for women and one for men, one for queens and the other one for everyone else that is not a queen.
#94
I Don't Even Know What To Say
#95
Finally! I Don't Want Girly Dry Clothes
#96
There's No Man Option, Presumably So Women Won't Get Confused Pre-Snax
#97
So Masculine That They're The Reason You Can't Bring Any On Airplanes Anymore
#98
Are We Still Doing The Unnecessarily Gendered Thing? Because My Sister Sent Me This Ridiculousness
#99
Men's And Ladies' Hip Flasks. I'm Sure You Can All Figure Out Which One Is Pink And Sparkly And More Expensive Without Even Looking
Sill Marien 6 years ago
in this case price gap seems fair as there seems to be another layer of ugliness added to the regular flask, so it costs extra. It's still ugly as hell and no one in their right mind would buy it but this seems at least slightly justified ;)
#100
I Spent Years Lusting After My Boyfriend's Manly Endives Before Diva Finally Made These Ones I Can Eat
Justyna Gaczorek 6 years ago
Come on, here the packaging just matches the colour of the veggies... What's the fuss about?
#101
Doctor Playset. The Exact Same Toys In 2 Colours. They Needed To Point Out Pink/Purple Is For Girls And Yellow/Red/Blue Is For Boys
#102
Pointlessly Gendered Wrist Support
#103
Why Does The Duct Tape With The Ladies On It Cost Less? Who Knows!
Final score:
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#104
Driving School Only For Women
Rafaella Bueno 6 years ago
There are gyms for women only here, and train wagons just for women and you can call a cab specifying that you want a woman driving. It's not that women need a special driving school, it's for women who prefer to go to a place where they'll only be around other women.
#105
Best Foods For Men
#106
Found Today While Shopping. Men=Unisex And Women=Petite
#107
This Seems Fair And Legitimate
Black Dahlia 6 years ago
If your boy prefers the pink blocks then by all means buy them for him and vice versa.
#108
Whats Going To Happen To Me Because I Bought The Regular Protein And Not The Women's Protein?
#109
Because God Forbid You Dented Your Masculinity By Buying Women’s Shampoo
#110
It's A Drum Kit. Is This Really Necessary?
RaroaRaroa 6 years ago
It's interesting that the one with the boy picture also has a smaller picture of a girl, but not vice versa.
#111
In A Female Voice: "Oh My God! I've Been Waiting For Them To Make Keyboards For Women! Now I Can Finally Type!"
#112
This Week On Unnecessarily Gendered Items Found In York: Bookmarks
#113
Separate Classes Are Necessary Because We Are So Delicate
Margaret Terrell Williams 6 years ago
I can tell you that I prefer women's only nights at the gun range. No men to "show me how it's done" or other stupid nonsense. And there are some women intimidated by men just being there. So, in this instance, I completely understand the difference. Now....we just need to make sure that the classes both cost the exact same.
#114
It's Just Glue
Andrew Duncan 6 years ago
Disagree with this, its a colour choice. Not a gender choice, you can say its all subliminal but in the end its up to your own mind. If they had a brown colour version would that be racist?
#115
Pointlessly Gendered Toothbrushes
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What do you think ?
just a thought! 6 years ago
Any product for women : flowers and everything pink and sunshine mixed with pearls and a flowery smell Anything for men: depths of the ocean, the mountains, rocks and everything in the darkness ... Except that both work exactly the same way .
Lovise Garde 6 years ago
Men, especially children are also often depicted as "smart" and "genius", while women are visualised as "beautiful" and having other objectifying qualities. Just look at the #3 - boy/girl book post. This teaches something to our kids when they are growing up that, you might not want for your kids..
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Mark Smallman 6 years ago
The biggest problem is why gender ANY of these products in the first place? Okay so you are making some of them "male orientated" but is that just as bad as not making them "female orientated" You could say it is the only way to get man to buy them which is just as sad as labelling them that in the first place.
Irma 2 years ago
I work in a restaurant where we offer kids meals. It comes with a small toy. When trying to buy toys for the kids meals i had the hardest times trying to find gender neutral toys... with gender neutral packaging that didnt say boys or girls.... harmfull is a big word but it is dumb that girls arent supposed to play with toy cars unless theyre pink....
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Stephanie Hutner 6 years ago
This is stupid. I don't know why it has to be labeled as "his" and "hers" but to be fair, A LOT of girls are into pink things. That's not to say that guys aren't. I don't see why it matters. As a young girl I was always attracted to pink sparkly things. No, that doesn't mean that all girls are. But who cares? Why does this matter so much to people. Aren't there other things going on in the world that are a bit more important than gender specific a*s wipes?
Irma 2 years ago
Im raised quite gender neutral and was neither a tomboy nor girly girl. But when people gave me barbie dolls for my birtday i wasnt highly offended or anything. Some people in these comments are a bit fragile. Gender rolls dont necessarily damage people. BUT what the heck is toothpaste for men...............
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Cassie 6 years ago
Most of these aren't offensive. It's just pointless to make things gender specific when they have nothing to do with gender.
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Paul Osborne 6 years ago
First world problems. You either buy a product or you don't. A handful of self-righteous, offended people don't speak for the whole of society.
Miguel Angel 6 years ago
Men and women are different, everybody should see this: https://youtu.be/cVaTc15plVs?t=1030
Porg.Revolution.98 6 years ago
Why are there gendered stuff like "girl" batteries, "man" tooth brushes. I mean we're just going to use it as it is it doesn't need to be labeled "only for men" or "only for women" and stuff like that. Sure, there are things that are designed for that sex because girls and guys aren't always the same but this c**p is going way too far. For those stores out there who sell these type of things, and for the people who come up with this c**p: Don't be a sexist a**h*le.
Porg.Revolution.98 6 years ago
And PLEASE don't classify all girls as "pretty pink princesses" we can like "guy" stuff too!
Load More Replies... A B C 6 years ago
"If you have any doubts about gender, just look inside your pants and carry on with your life." - oh well. OP, you learned nothing. Let's try to correct this: "if you have any doubts about your SEX, just look inside your pants. If you're insecure about your GENDER, look inside your brain, read up what 'gender' even means, surf to some forums about the topic, talk with friends, go seek a therapist if you think you're in need of one, but first and foremost: accept that everyone can define their gender independently from their sex". Here you go. You're welcome.
Eva Teodorescu 6 years ago
Today i went to Pound Land(same thing as dollar store) with my friend after school and in the girls section there were pink brooms while in the boys section there were guns and trucks.
Kori K. Warriner 6 years ago
Geez, as a woman, I absolutely hate how advertisers think that ALL women like the color pink. I think it is the worst color out there. I will take ANY color over pink, on anything. Blech.
Kimberly Robinson 6 years ago
I'm a knitter and I REFUSE to make a baby blanket for a newborn in either pink or blue. I just won't do it. A person has to live in a gender ghetto for his or her entire life; I refuse to start the process in the cradle. I knit with a nice, pastel yellow and that will suit a boy or a girl.
Véronique Leconte 6 years ago
why not knitting with both blue and pink on the same blanket just to mess up the parents?
Load More Replies... Cassie 6 years ago
I spent my entire childhood trying to decide if I was a boy or a girl on any given day in the McDonald's drive through.
Amanda A 6 years ago
The boys stuff was normally cooler, IMO and experience, though I know opinion is subjective.
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Stephanie Dison 6 years ago
The Pioneer woman products are not gendered. She has a cooking show and her own line of cookware. The brand is just after her.
albert still 1 year ago
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Irma 2 years ago
The gloves dont belong her cause thats not that pointless. Any adult male hands are indeed a lot larger than mine (female). 'One size, fits all' for cloves or so should be gendered otherwise it will be 'one size, fits absolutely nobody'. But im guessing 'S' 'M' an 'L' would do the job too.
Demonic 3 years ago
https://www.google.com/search?q=deodorants:+women%27s+vs+men%27s&tbm=isch&hl=en&chips=q:deodorants+women%27s+vs+men%27s,online_chips:names:gQXomKyJwDs%3D,online_chips:scents:gQXomKyJwDs%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjs1vaTwJzwAhVKIt8KHVnVC5oQ4lYoCnoECAEQMA&biw=1366&bih=649&safe=active&ssui=on&surl=1#imgrc=iRftyky2Apcr_M
Jade Carpenter 5 years ago
Is it weird that I was born male, but I prefer the appearance of female things? For example, some of the things pictured here in this article etc.
Jade Carpenter 5 years ago
Is it weird that I was born male, but prefer the appearance of female things? Like, some of the female things pictured here etc.
Legendofdilda 6 years ago
When it's marketed at men, it's an insult to women. When it's marketed to women, it's an insult to women.
Rob Johnston 6 years ago
How many people actually realise that up untill the end of WW2 Pink was a colour used for boys as it was an earthy colour and blue was for girls as it was more ethereal.....?
Marshall Emerson 6 years ago
In my country, there is so small chance of clothes are awailable... for example New Yorker has 2 floor, says: "downstairs: women clothes, upstairs: mens clothes." But the truth is, there's the back of upstairs, the rest are womens clothes. :D Idk, I think every product or shop has it's own stupidity one another.
Luisa Vasconcelos 6 years ago
How many times I heard : it's a girl ? No, it's a boy, for me pink is a color like any other color.
Carmen Stanca 6 years ago
I used to think that the Scandinavian approach to gender is pushing things a little too far, but I'm beginning to think they are on to something...
Christian Sunde 6 years ago
the pink keyboard. Doesn't say it's for girls does it? Or am I missing something. colour is unisex. So that keyboard in my mind is for anyone. same with the glue sticks, it's just a different colour.
Christian Sunde 6 years ago
head and shoulders are advertized towards men, both of those shampoos. You should not buy any shampoos at the store tho, you should buy it from the hairdresser and get good quality (sorry about the bad spelling)
Diana Jansen 6 years ago
Numer 76 (sponges) is wrong I think. I have them (Germany) and there is a real difference. Scrub daddy is just a hard material (for things like scrubbing tiles in the bathroom, etc) and scrub mommy has also a soft side for less "hard" work. The color indicates nothing here. Anyway I just don't get the whole gender thing. I grew up with just one kind of suprise eggs (during the whole year) and except not liking dancing and other "female" things (I love pink but that developed when I was 16 and started hockey) I am a normal woman. Children shouldn't be labeled like that and should play with what they want
Rachel Swatton 6 years ago
This makes me cross. Not for the reason you think. A lot of these items are simply pink or blue - no mention of male /female. It is the viewer who perceives them as gendered. The very people protesting it's wrong are perpetuating the stereotype - pink is not for girls and blue for boys! They are just colours. Some people like one, some like the other. However, the ones labled male or female have to stop.
cybermerlin2000 6 years ago
#59 This should not be here. Its for people looking for cards for an aunt/uncle brother/sister. All card shops in the UK do it and yes we do also have shelves for neutral cards as well as humorous ones
cybermerlin2000 6 years ago
Ive just sat here laughing so much because of the response for #18 from my brother. He came over to visit with his fiancee, took one look and said "Thats because they have no problem coming out with s**t" He is currently locked in the bathroom screaming apologies through the door!
Holly Wilson 6 years ago
I've had the Kinder boys and girls egg. Our supermarket got them in. I got the boy one for my male roommate and the girl one for me. The boys' had a robot in it. And in mine, a working catapult ring you put to gether.
William Teach 6 years ago
If all these people having little meltdowns put their minds to actually doing something other than just taking a picture and whining on social media, they could perhaps fix something of real consequence, like homelessness, drug abuse, starvation.
Tiari 6 years ago
So actual mobbing in kindergarten and schools because a girl likes “boy stuff“ and a boy wants to wear pink nail polish or shirts with kittens or wants to go to a dance class are no problems?
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BeNT- 6 years ago
Honestly, I study marketing, and I think that we are seeing this wrong. It's not that the market is putting a label in "mens" and "womens", it's that the data says that this percent is bought by men, this percent is bought by girls, yada, yada, yada. The purpose is not to purpose the product to ONLY men and ONLY women, it's saying that men usually buy this (so we advertise for men) and women usually buy this (so we advertise for girls). It's just trying to make money, not separate the two genders.
6 years ago
It's just traditional, so calm the f**k down. It's always been that way, girls just like pink and girly things whereas guys like the opposite.
Véronique Leconte 6 years ago
pink have not been always the traditionnal color of girls. It is recent.
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Firman Pane 6 years ago
Sorry i mean..they just target the biggest amount for customers. Its strategy of marketing
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Eric Cox 6 years ago
When your country is involved in so many wars in so many countries you can't keep track but the real problem is questionable marketing. You might be an American.
Pamela24 6 years ago
European girl here - we care as well. We all should.
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Rares Dumitrescu 6 years ago
dang, sjw and feminism reached boredpanda too. sigh. i thought we were safe from going r****d mode. :(
just a thought! 6 years ago
Any product for women : flowers and everything pink and sunshine mixed with pearls and a flowery smell Anything for men: depths of the ocean, the mountains, rocks and everything in the darkness ... Except that both work exactly the same way .
Lovise Garde 6 years ago
Men, especially children are also often depicted as "smart" and "genius", while women are visualised as "beautiful" and having other objectifying qualities. Just look at the #3 - boy/girl book post. This teaches something to our kids when they are growing up that, you might not want for your kids..
Load More Replies... Mark Smallman 6 years ago
The biggest problem is why gender ANY of these products in the first place? Okay so you are making some of them "male orientated" but is that just as bad as not making them "female orientated" You could say it is the only way to get man to buy them which is just as sad as labelling them that in the first place.
Irma 2 years ago
I work in a restaurant where we offer kids meals. It comes with a small toy. When trying to buy toys for the kids meals i had the hardest times trying to find gender neutral toys... with gender neutral packaging that didnt say boys or girls.... harmfull is a big word but it is dumb that girls arent supposed to play with toy cars unless theyre pink....
Load More Replies... Stephanie Hutner 6 years ago
This is stupid. I don't know why it has to be labeled as "his" and "hers" but to be fair, A LOT of girls are into pink things. That's not to say that guys aren't. I don't see why it matters. As a young girl I was always attracted to pink sparkly things. No, that doesn't mean that all girls are. But who cares? Why does this matter so much to people. Aren't there other things going on in the world that are a bit more important than gender specific a*s wipes?
Irma 2 years ago
Im raised quite gender neutral and was neither a tomboy nor girly girl. But when people gave me barbie dolls for my birtday i wasnt highly offended or anything. Some people in these comments are a bit fragile. Gender rolls dont necessarily damage people. BUT what the heck is toothpaste for men...............
Load More Replies... Cassie 6 years ago
Most of these aren't offensive. It's just pointless to make things gender specific when they have nothing to do with gender.
Load More Replies... Paul Osborne 6 years ago
First world problems. You either buy a product or you don't. A handful of self-righteous, offended people don't speak for the whole of society.
Miguel Angel 6 years ago
Men and women are different, everybody should see this: https://youtu.be/cVaTc15plVs?t=1030
Porg.Revolution.98 6 years ago
Why are there gendered stuff like "girl" batteries, "man" tooth brushes. I mean we're just going to use it as it is it doesn't need to be labeled "only for men" or "only for women" and stuff like that. Sure, there are things that are designed for that sex because girls and guys aren't always the same but this c**p is going way too far. For those stores out there who sell these type of things, and for the people who come up with this c**p: Don't be a sexist a**h*le.
Porg.Revolution.98 6 years ago
And PLEASE don't classify all girls as "pretty pink princesses" we can like "guy" stuff too!
Load More Replies... A B C 6 years ago
"If you have any doubts about gender, just look inside your pants and carry on with your life." - oh well. OP, you learned nothing. Let's try to correct this: "if you have any doubts about your SEX, just look inside your pants. If you're insecure about your GENDER, look inside your brain, read up what 'gender' even means, surf to some forums about the topic, talk with friends, go seek a therapist if you think you're in need of one, but first and foremost: accept that everyone can define their gender independently from their sex". Here you go. You're welcome.
Eva Teodorescu 6 years ago
Today i went to Pound Land(same thing as dollar store) with my friend after school and in the girls section there were pink brooms while in the boys section there were guns and trucks.
Kori K. Warriner 6 years ago
Geez, as a woman, I absolutely hate how advertisers think that ALL women like the color pink. I think it is the worst color out there. I will take ANY color over pink, on anything. Blech.
Kimberly Robinson 6 years ago
I'm a knitter and I REFUSE to make a baby blanket for a newborn in either pink or blue. I just won't do it. A person has to live in a gender ghetto for his or her entire life; I refuse to start the process in the cradle. I knit with a nice, pastel yellow and that will suit a boy or a girl.
Véronique Leconte 6 years ago
why not knitting with both blue and pink on the same blanket just to mess up the parents?
Load More Replies... Cassie 6 years ago
I spent my entire childhood trying to decide if I was a boy or a girl on any given day in the McDonald's drive through.
Amanda A 6 years ago
The boys stuff was normally cooler, IMO and experience, though I know opinion is subjective.
Load More Replies... Stephanie Dison 6 years ago
The Pioneer woman products are not gendered. She has a cooking show and her own line of cookware. The brand is just after her.
albert still 1 year ago
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Irma 2 years ago
The gloves dont belong her cause thats not that pointless. Any adult male hands are indeed a lot larger than mine (female). 'One size, fits all' for cloves or so should be gendered otherwise it will be 'one size, fits absolutely nobody'. But im guessing 'S' 'M' an 'L' would do the job too.
Demonic 3 years ago
https://www.google.com/search?q=deodorants:+women%27s+vs+men%27s&tbm=isch&hl=en&chips=q:deodorants+women%27s+vs+men%27s,online_chips:names:gQXomKyJwDs%3D,online_chips:scents:gQXomKyJwDs%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjs1vaTwJzwAhVKIt8KHVnVC5oQ4lYoCnoECAEQMA&biw=1366&bih=649&safe=active&ssui=on&surl=1#imgrc=iRftyky2Apcr_M
Jade Carpenter 5 years ago
Is it weird that I was born male, but I prefer the appearance of female things? For example, some of the things pictured here in this article etc.
Jade Carpenter 5 years ago
Is it weird that I was born male, but prefer the appearance of female things? Like, some of the female things pictured here etc.
Legendofdilda 6 years ago
When it's marketed at men, it's an insult to women. When it's marketed to women, it's an insult to women.
Rob Johnston 6 years ago
How many people actually realise that up untill the end of WW2 Pink was a colour used for boys as it was an earthy colour and blue was for girls as it was more ethereal.....?
Marshall Emerson 6 years ago
In my country, there is so small chance of clothes are awailable... for example New Yorker has 2 floor, says: "downstairs: women clothes, upstairs: mens clothes." But the truth is, there's the back of upstairs, the rest are womens clothes. :D Idk, I think every product or shop has it's own stupidity one another.
Luisa Vasconcelos 6 years ago
How many times I heard : it's a girl ? No, it's a boy, for me pink is a color like any other color.
Carmen Stanca 6 years ago
I used to think that the Scandinavian approach to gender is pushing things a little too far, but I'm beginning to think they are on to something...
Christian Sunde 6 years ago
the pink keyboard. Doesn't say it's for girls does it? Or am I missing something. colour is unisex. So that keyboard in my mind is for anyone. same with the glue sticks, it's just a different colour.
Christian Sunde 6 years ago
head and shoulders are advertized towards men, both of those shampoos. You should not buy any shampoos at the store tho, you should buy it from the hairdresser and get good quality (sorry about the bad spelling)
Diana Jansen 6 years ago
Numer 76 (sponges) is wrong I think. I have them (Germany) and there is a real difference. Scrub daddy is just a hard material (for things like scrubbing tiles in the bathroom, etc) and scrub mommy has also a soft side for less "hard" work. The color indicates nothing here. Anyway I just don't get the whole gender thing. I grew up with just one kind of suprise eggs (during the whole year) and except not liking dancing and other "female" things (I love pink but that developed when I was 16 and started hockey) I am a normal woman. Children shouldn't be labeled like that and should play with what they want
Rachel Swatton 6 years ago
This makes me cross. Not for the reason you think. A lot of these items are simply pink or blue - no mention of male /female. It is the viewer who perceives them as gendered. The very people protesting it's wrong are perpetuating the stereotype - pink is not for girls and blue for boys! They are just colours. Some people like one, some like the other. However, the ones labled male or female have to stop.
cybermerlin2000 6 years ago
#59 This should not be here. Its for people looking for cards for an aunt/uncle brother/sister. All card shops in the UK do it and yes we do also have shelves for neutral cards as well as humorous ones
cybermerlin2000 6 years ago
Ive just sat here laughing so much because of the response for #18 from my brother. He came over to visit with his fiancee, took one look and said "Thats because they have no problem coming out with s**t" He is currently locked in the bathroom screaming apologies through the door!
Holly Wilson 6 years ago
I've had the Kinder boys and girls egg. Our supermarket got them in. I got the boy one for my male roommate and the girl one for me. The boys' had a robot in it. And in mine, a working catapult ring you put to gether.
William Teach 6 years ago
If all these people having little meltdowns put their minds to actually doing something other than just taking a picture and whining on social media, they could perhaps fix something of real consequence, like homelessness, drug abuse, starvation.
Tiari 6 years ago
So actual mobbing in kindergarten and schools because a girl likes “boy stuff“ and a boy wants to wear pink nail polish or shirts with kittens or wants to go to a dance class are no problems?
Load More Replies... BeNT- 6 years ago
Honestly, I study marketing, and I think that we are seeing this wrong. It's not that the market is putting a label in "mens" and "womens", it's that the data says that this percent is bought by men, this percent is bought by girls, yada, yada, yada. The purpose is not to purpose the product to ONLY men and ONLY women, it's saying that men usually buy this (so we advertise for men) and women usually buy this (so we advertise for girls). It's just trying to make money, not separate the two genders.
6 years ago
It's just traditional, so calm the f**k down. It's always been that way, girls just like pink and girly things whereas guys like the opposite.
Véronique Leconte 6 years ago
pink have not been always the traditionnal color of girls. It is recent.
Load More Replies... Firman Pane 6 years ago
Sorry i mean..they just target the biggest amount for customers. Its strategy of marketing
Load More Replies... Eric Cox 6 years ago
When your country is involved in so many wars in so many countries you can't keep track but the real problem is questionable marketing. You might be an American.
Pamela24 6 years ago
European girl here - we care as well. We all should.
Load More Replies... Rares Dumitrescu 6 years ago
dang, sjw and feminism reached boredpanda too. sigh. i thought we were safe from going r****d mode. :(
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