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People Are Sharing Examples Of Pointless Gendering And It Shows How Stupid It Can Be (50 Pics)
Here's a radical thought. Maybe men and women would get along better if companies and institutions stopped yelling about how different they are? I get it, everyone has their own opinion, and it's a sensitive topic but come on. Toilet paper for women? A cookbook for men? Some things are just absurd. And you can find them on the subreddit r/PointlesslyGendered. This online community is dedicated to collecting examples of the division between the two genders our society so desperately insists on, and over the years have gotten themselves quite a load. Here are some of the worst ones.
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#1
Dinosaurs Are For Boys
Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
The correct response towards anyone meddling in what is none of their business.
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#2
I Feel This Belongs Here
Gender-tailored marketing messages are fairly common, but research shows they can have the opposite effect and repel consumers, especially women. In fact, they often backfire to the point of dissuading women from choosing a product they would have considered if the company hadn't talked about their gender so much, a study by Harvard Business School found.
The reason for this lies in human nature. People tend to resist being categorized (or made to feel like they are unwillingly reduced to a single identity) particularly when the product they're being nudged toward evokes a stereotype about their gender.
#3
Random Low Key Pic From 4chan
#4
Damn You, Spaghetti Sauce. If Only I Had A Man Around! Dinner Is Ruined!
#5
Gendering Eggs Now, Are We?
Suggesting that women will go crazy over a product wrapped in pink packaging just because some marketer assumes that all women love pink can come across as downright insulting, co-researcher Leslie K. John, the Marvin Bower Associate Professor at HBS, said.
"In a way, this project reminds me of my childhood," John explained. "When I was a kid, I had a babysitter who said, 'Leslie, your favorite color is pink.' She would put pink bows in my hair. Everything had to be pink. This project is partly a reaction against this feeling that just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I love pink! There's something very off-putting about feeling like you're being reduced to a single category of membership."
#6
And It’s Only $49.99!
sturmwesen 3 years ago
To be fair, a lot of women could buy one-for-all but don't and the variety for "male" body care grows.
#7
Names Have A Gender?
King Joffrey 3 years ago
To be fair, there are plenty of languages where names do have a gender.
#8
What To Get My Niece For Christmas
Bow, I’m a Slytherin 3 years ago
If my aunt was here, she’d say ‘makeup’. I’m not even a girl, I was AFAB, she doesn’t know that though, and for t he past 3 Christmases and my birthdays, she’s only gave me makeup-
But where does this false notion come from? Why do companies keep trying to sell their products by emphasizing the buyer's gender? Well, the answer to this question might lie in one 2017 Pew Research Center survey.
It discovered that Americans think men and women are basically different in the way they express their feelings, their physical abilities, their personal interests, and their approach to parenting. But there is no public consensus on the origins of these differences.
#9
Gatekeeping A Yellow Jacket, Among Other Normal Things
#10
Shaming Elephants
#11
"Male Doctor," "Male Chef, "Male Racecar Driver"
I think marketers know this. Maybe some of them just haven't realized that to have an opinion and to base your purchasing decision on it are two different things.
This applies to other aspects, not only gender. According to previous research, for example, even stereotypes that cast people in a positive light—such as Asians excel in math—can trigger a negative reaction from these groups.
#12
Girls Don’t Have Ankles
Haley Brock 3 years ago
ahhh i think thats worse than period pains *ow* and last time i checked... i have two ankles
#13
Fellas, Is It Gay To Touch Your Face?
Anna McHugh 3 years ago
It's true, though. Holding your face together is the only thing preventing his XY-jaw from dragging along the floor, with his XY-knuckles. Plus, he has bonus nose-picking modality this way.
#14
Sounds Very Mormon
#15
True!
#16
Cancer Isn't Gendered, Support Shouldn't Be Either
#17
This Guy Gets It
#18
In Estonian "Ta" (Or "Tema") Means Both "She" And "He", Google Translate Decides By Context
#19
Same Items Inside... Hers Costs 30% More
#20
Because That Is Totally How It Works
#21
Apparently It’s Gay To See Now
Marcellus the Third 3 years ago
Real men don't go out of their way for street signs, the street signs scarper out of the way.
#22
This Is The Worst One I've Ever Seen
#23
Girls Live On A Different Planet
#24
Toothpaste For Men Only!
Haley Brock 3 years ago
wtf i use that toothpaste and i use men's deodorent and its not to strong for my fragile feminine teeth or under arms this makes me so mad
#25
Wait Until He Learns That Men Have Butt Cheeks Too
#26
Pointlessly Gendered Shelter Caused Trans Student To Be Left Outside
Truth Monster 3 years ago
Bureaucracy at its finest.....lol. Also, what a stupid shooter plan. "Look, there's a shooter! Quick! separate by genders!"
#28
Accurate
#29
Food Is Feminine
#30
Pockets?!
Persp Gold 3 years ago
I used to wear mens slacks for this reason and too many people thought it was a strange thing for me (female) to do
#31
Men Can't Be Anorexic Apparently
#32
No Bro It’s War Paint
Marcellus the Third 3 years ago
Kinda contradicts the "You're a man you don't need a mirror" of nearby post.
#33
Gender Appropriate "Fun"
#34
Fruity Drinks Are Bomb
#35
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
#36
Had To Share
#37
Need I Say More
#38
Because Sexualising Babies Is Okay...
#39
Pointlessly Gendered Lit Sides
#40
Low Testosterone Male Pink Tool Set
#41
If This Ain’t The Truth
#42
“Things To Say When You’re Staring At A Boy Trying To Think Of What To Say”
#43
Fathering A Child? Sounds Pretty Girly To Me
Truth Monster 3 years ago
having a designer bag doesn't make you afraid of not being masculine. Why do you think there are diaper bags with flowers and cute baby animals? Because the demographic they are trying to sell the diaper bag to like it.
#44
Because Somehow Exercise And Dieting Can Be Gender Specific?
#45
Found This Gem On Tumblr
#46
Fellas, Is It
#47
Green Is Man, Red Is Woman
Persp Gold 3 years ago (edited)
Unclear whether this is gendering or just keeping a theme edit: Just realized these are different white people on unrelated album?movie? covers.
#48
This Sign On The Door To Our Laundry Room
#49
Pointlessly Gendered And Homophobic At The Same Time
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Rae Reyn 3 years ago
To be fair, I took pink plasti-dip to the handles of a lot of my tools. Buts that's not because I need pink tools for my delicate lady hands, but so the guys in my shop won't borrow them.
Simon Kwan 3 years ago
Smart way to use their fragile masculinity to your advantage
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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
My dad one day in the 1970s: "Tennis is gay." .....My mom in reply: "So football is manly?"......My dad: "Hell yeah."...... My mom: "A sport where you're rubbing up against other men and sharing showers naked in a room together is manly."..... And that's when I think my dad's brain melted and he never made such comments again.
Cori 3 years ago (edited)
This gender BS is so annoying. I've been dealing with it my whole life. All I wanted to do as a kid was run around outside, climb trees, catch bugs, play in the mud. But my older, female cousins would insist on dragging me into the bathroom to fix my hair, do my makeup and harass me about why I wasn't wearing a training bra. I've never liked pink. I very much wanted to join the boy scouts because they got to do all the fun stuff. I hated being forced to wear dresses and I loved unicorns because putting a horn on a horse just made it even more bad ass. Now I'm an adult and trying to raise boys and am having to deal with all the problems at the other end of the spectrum. I make a point of not even introducing any of that toxic masculinity crap, but my 7 year old watches cartoons and picks up snippets of it from that. Lately he's been trying to tell me boy's hearts aren't as big as girl's, and that boys are supposed to be meaner than girls. We had a nice long conversation about that one.
hi myself 3 years ago
Yeah, I'm a girl and I don't like fixing my hair, doing makeup, or like pink either.
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Rae Reyn 3 years ago
To be fair, I took pink plasti-dip to the handles of a lot of my tools. Buts that's not because I need pink tools for my delicate lady hands, but so the guys in my shop won't borrow them.
Simon Kwan 3 years ago
Smart way to use their fragile masculinity to your advantage
Load More Replies... Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
My dad one day in the 1970s: "Tennis is gay." .....My mom in reply: "So football is manly?"......My dad: "Hell yeah."...... My mom: "A sport where you're rubbing up against other men and sharing showers naked in a room together is manly."..... And that's when I think my dad's brain melted and he never made such comments again.
Cori 3 years ago (edited)
This gender BS is so annoying. I've been dealing with it my whole life. All I wanted to do as a kid was run around outside, climb trees, catch bugs, play in the mud. But my older, female cousins would insist on dragging me into the bathroom to fix my hair, do my makeup and harass me about why I wasn't wearing a training bra. I've never liked pink. I very much wanted to join the boy scouts because they got to do all the fun stuff. I hated being forced to wear dresses and I loved unicorns because putting a horn on a horse just made it even more bad ass. Now I'm an adult and trying to raise boys and am having to deal with all the problems at the other end of the spectrum. I make a point of not even introducing any of that toxic masculinity crap, but my 7 year old watches cartoons and picks up snippets of it from that. Lately he's been trying to tell me boy's hearts aren't as big as girl's, and that boys are supposed to be meaner than girls. We had a nice long conversation about that one.
hi myself 3 years ago
Yeah, I'm a girl and I don't like fixing my hair, doing makeup, or like pink either.
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