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By: Quick hit: the gender binary fractal in geekdom | Geek Feminism Blog

Quick hit: the gender binary fractal in geekdom | Geek Feminism Blog — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:54:51 +0000

[...] writes thus: The gender binary–that is, the rule that everything (oh animals, jobs, food, kleenex, housework, sound, games, deordorant, love and sex, candy, vitamins, etc) gets split into male and [...]

By: Useless Crap We’re Expected to Buy | Wasteland America

Useless Crap We’re Expected to Buy | Wasteland America — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:09:25 +0000

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By: Knitting Clio

Knitting Clio — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:53:58 +0000

Kleenex was first marketed in the 1920s for removing make-up. Then the company learned women were using it to blow their noses. So, I reckon there were male oriented ads at this time as well.

By: Wasteland America

Wasteland America — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:14:36 +0000

What’s sad about this is how effective it is. I first saw it and thought “Awesome!” That color scheme did look manly. It did resound with my sense of style. How on earth does that happen? How does black and red and white come to mean male? Do women not have a right to wear those colors, or use these tissues?

By the way, man tissues are infinitely more masculine and manly than pansy tissues. Leonidas uses them to clean up his beer spills, because he’s a MAN. and men drink BEER.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:50:07 +0000

I’m torn between feeling repelled by the sexism and feeling that I would never use “men’s Kleenex” because they’re probably like sandpaper.

By: al oof

al oof — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:32:20 +0000

i saw these when i was in england long ago and brought some home because i was all, ‘what the?’, and just displayed them in my room. (men’s pocky too actually). but something you might not realize is that in addition to being much larger and -stiffer- than regular kleenex, the edges of the kleenex for men have a design on them, like a sit down resaturant paper napkin. of course we thought of the masturbation thing, but i got the impression that you were supposed to carry the men’s kleenex around like a hanky, in the chest pocket of your suit jacket. and i’m standing by that as the impetus for creating this product. regular kleenex are very dainty, and it wouldn’t look passable in a suit pocket, but they can kind of pass as a ladie’s dainty hanky, no?

that all said, i used to buy men’s razors because they came in black. i couldn’t bear to have pink and pale blue disposable razor’s around. (i don’t buy razors anymore because i stopped shaving my legs in the 90′s). i noticed that the gillete products, when you compare the boy version and the girl version, use different language on the packages, in addition to the color difference). the mens has more active verbs and “lubrication” strips, while the women’s have more passive verbs and ‘moisturizing’ strips. and of course the products are exactly the same.

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must be spoken, made verbal, and shared. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:34:40 +0000

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By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:07:40 +0000

Interesting to note that in the UK Kleenex offers those big man tissues, little floral-boxed woman tissues, and virus killing tissues in a neutral green box. I guess that means we all get ill, but in general man mess is bigger than woman mess.

By: Broggly

Broggly — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:28:52 +0000

Beccy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQsTZc4WIL8

By: Muffin

Muffin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:59:35 +0000

I was wondering when someone would mention this. I think they’re extra strength so they can take ejaculation.

By: Blucheez

Blucheez — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:42:27 +0000

It matters because you might keep the box out in your living room, and it would be nice if it was consistent with your decor.

If it didn’t matter what color the box was, they’d all be white, gray or cardboard colored. That would probably be preferable over all the pastels they’re usually made in.

By: J0lt

J0lt — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:46:59 +0000

I think that Kleenex for men is probably really Kleenex for masturbation, with a little subtlety.

By: Funnyguts

Funnyguts — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:59:48 +0000

The first box vaguely reminds me of a generic design for a soda case. The last one is bizarre as hell. Kleenex: Now comes in Train, Boat, and GUN! Do we really need that kind of “masculinity” to not feel emasculated for blowing our noses?

By: Beccy

Beccy — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:57:58 +0000

@ Jack: yay!

Anyone else notice the PedEgg recently introducing the “For Men” option?

http://www.jmldirect.com/product.asp?pf_id=P3321&changecurrency=GBP

Check out the text:

“It’s not just the ladies who’ll be searching for a super-soft finish on their soles. Often neglected male feet deserve just as much attention as women. Especially if you play a great deal of sport, as it can often lead to a thick build-up of callused skin. A DIY fix with PedEgg for Men means you can avoid hefty salon prices and enjoy the pedicure experience from home – without feeling out of place in a women-only zone. The ultimate pampering product for lazy boys, now you can file and buff your way to smoothness thanks to 200 precision microfiles. And because PedEgg for Men is 30% bigger than original PedEgg, it’s specially designed to fit more comfortably in the palm.”

Compare with the pink version for “baby soft” feet and “it looks super-chic in the bathroom cabinet.” (http://www.jmldirect.com/PedEgg-Pink-PP3320/) and the original design http://www.jmldirect.com/PedEgg-PP3399/

By: Molly

Molly — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:27:08 +0000

http://www.ilike.org.uk/stuff/sweets/japan/images/menspocky.jpg
because only men can handle dark chocolate?