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Pants' Washing Instructions Read | |
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By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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Pssh.... most guys will just spray febreeze on the seat of the pants and keep it moving. | |
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Please. No man has ever bought Febreze. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Feb-what? By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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See? We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Funny.
In my house, "It's give it to hubby." I do all of the laundry in my house. It's one of the few things that I do better than my wife. | |
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it's absolutely right but no thank you... once she sees the tag she owns you for life i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT... STOP ME IF YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE... | |
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This is funny | |
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yikes. while it's kinda funny? the fact that no one calls out the sexist angle is kind of shocking.
how about a pair of shoes with a tag that says: give these to your colored shoeshine boy, it's his job. still funny? | |
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I think that the whole REASON why this is newsworthy is because they got flak over it.
...and your comparison doesn't match.
It would be akin to the VW Beetle (the one with the flower vase clearly aimed at females) stating in the instructions for an oil change; "Give keys to your Man. It's his job."
Now...if the instructions to said pants read; "Find Chinese man and give to him to dryclean." THEN you could use your comparison.
But really, it's a joke. We should all learn to laugh at the little things once in a while (admit it, you cuckled didn't you?)...and it's also a dig at guys being lazy with laundry. I hate doing it, but when I do, I take pride in my multiple-stacks of color-coded and temperature-sensitive loads of laundry. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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indeed, i think my point stands. | |
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Agreed. I'm a woman and I thought it was funny.
Then again, I'm not one of the perennially indignant, so... We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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I buy detergent, dryer sheets and bleach. I did a stint in the military, where I learned to wash, dry and then fold my own clothes. My better half, she loves it. | |
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This label has been around forever. We had it on some young men's shirts at my job in 2010. We had to pull perfectly good merchandise off the shelves because of packaging. It would have ADR more since to just repackage the shirts , but what do I know. Ours came from China | |
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That's awesome.
I still wouldn't let you wash my stuff, though.
<--- laundry Nazi We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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nor am i, to respond to your implication. | |
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i just think women should do their jobs i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT... STOP ME IF YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE... | |
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1. No one called it out because it's completely obvious.
2. Un fucking called for.
Why do you always feel the need to compare gender issues with racism? And using a racial slur to do it is completely uncool.
My man washes all my clothes, and this still made me laugh. (I've been molested, raped and abused by men, so I've got quite a handle on being the object of sexism, too.)
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bite me, b&tch | |
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I saw on that said give it to your mom a whore in sheep's clothing | |
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http://news.blogs.cnn.com...hpt=hp_bn1
label: Give laundry to 'your woman' A firestorm set off in a pair of men's trousers has left a British apparel company deflecting allegations of sexism and denying that it thinks laundry is strictly a woman's job.
It's not every day that clothing care instructions spark controversy. But that's what happened after British journalist Emma Barnett picked up her boyfriend's pants while tidying the house. Underneath the usually customary "machine wash warm" instructions, the tag offered a less appropriate option: “OR – GIVE IT TO YOUR WOMAN, IT’S HER JOB.”
Barnett tweeted an image of the tag on Monday, prompting an immediate outcry on social media and demands to out the company, Madhouse.
"Now normally I am the type of person who can stomach, and often smile along, with a touch of what has just become known as casual sexist 'banter,’ " Barnett, digital media e...a column.
"Usually sexist jibes, statements, or even t-shirt logos, have some kind of juvenile or puerile humour to them. There’s more often than not a slight hint of tongue-in-cheek that allows most women to just pass off the remark or slogan as ‘stupid banter’ – even if they are seething inside," she said.
"There was no attempt at wit, and unlike the Topman t-shirts, which offended so many with their brazen slogans to be worn across young men’s chests – this was a hidden message – or rather an order, intended to encourage women to reassume their once their ‘proper place’ (in the home) and young men to maintain the expectations of their grandfathers."
Many who took up the issue on social media agreed. "Way to alienate a substantial part of your potential customer base :O," Mfy Nixon said, echoing the sentiments of many who would later join the discussion on Twitter.
Others, however, saw humor in the situation, from the label itself to the ensuing controversy. "Wash labels in these chinos say "Give it to your woman" #SexistHeros …although women all over will riot. #BigMistake," Joe Richardson said.
"Can't take the joke, don't buy them. Now go fix my dinner," Ms. Melisa Kim said. Others criticized Madhouse for taking a day to respond with the claim that the trousers were manufactured by a brand they stock and that they did not proof the care instructions.
"There was never any intention to offend it is obvious that we need to be a lot more careful when proofing sold goods," Madhouse said on its Twitter feed. "If we had noticed the label the items would never of been put in our stores. A mistake was made and we apologise for this."
The company has not issued a statement and did not respond to phone and e-mail requests for comment. But it has been responding to tweets, including those showing support.
"Glad to see that someone has found it funny. We did not instigate this and the labels on supplied jeans will be proofed better," the company said in resp... a comment that the label was "brilliant."
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cute | |
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OK | |
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That's PRICELESS!!!!
...oooh...a subtle call for the subjugation of women via hidden messages inside pant labels...
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if republicans have their way the revisionist dream is exactly that... i am KING BAD!!!
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If that was a man who wrote that blurb, please please lemme choke the shit outta him. Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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Apart from the fact that it's a joke IMO it's more making fun of men who are too stupid to take care of their own laundry and not offensive against women at all With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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