Items labelled "unisex" or gendered that crack you up

[Jenny]

I had a friend who didn't remember that the tissue she had available had menthol in it. Refreshing!

 

[newboots]

I had a friend who didn't remember that the tissue she had available had menthol in it. Refreshing!

Aaaaaaugh!

 

[bounceswoosh]

I once used a wet nap to clean up after a pee break on a mountain bike ride.

Don't do that.

 

[heather matthews]

This quote from Shebeest cycle clothing-
"FINALLY, lightweight stretch mountain bike shorts that allow you to still look like a girl and not be weighed down by excess bulk!"
Seriously when I'm sweaty,muddy,dusty,caked in dried blood or whatever looking like a girl is the last thing on my mind.Plus my baggy shorts are weighing me down.Really????I sort of hope they are being tongue in cheek.


https://www.shebeest.com/collections/mountain/products/wild-west-skinny-americano-short-flamingo

 

[Fluffy Kitty]

"FINALLY, lightweight stretch mountain bike shorts that allow you to still look like a girl and not be weighed down by excess bulk!"

Are they saying that one has to be skinny/non-bulky to look like a girl?

What's next? "Skinny" space suits? "Skinny" safety helmets? "Skinny" climbing ropes?

 

[bounceswoosh]

This quote from Shebeest cycle clothing-
"FINALLY, lightweight stretch mountain bike shorts that allow you to still look like a girl and not be weighed down by excess bulk!"
Seriously when I'm sweaty,muddy,dusty,caked in dried blood or whatever looking like a girl is the last thing on my mind.Plus my baggy shorts are weighing me down.Really????I sort of hope they are being tongue in cheek.


https://www.shebeest.com/collections/mountain/products/wild-west-skinny-americano-short-flamingo

Hah. Every single one of my mountain biking shorts are baggy men's shorts. I actually like the look ...

 

[altagirl]

Bulky chamois is a discomfort thing though, but presumably annoying to any gender!

I've never had a chamois so bulky it was an appearance issue, just a weird, feeling like you're wearing a diaper issue.

But I can see how bike chamois can be gender specific though. Like bike saddles, many women have wider sit bones and therefore the padding should be spaced appropriately, and I believe the men's version chamois often comes up higher in front for coverage purposes... Not that I haven't had men's bike shorts that fit just fine but there's at least an attempt at making the shapes different. Maybe not necessary, but at least it passes my logic test.

 

[Fluffy Kitty]

OK, moving on to another item:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06X42DXYH/

(FWIW, Dakine itself does not label it as unisex: https://www.dakine.com/donut-wax.html )

What I don't understand is if the wax is unisex, or the donut is. The lettering is pink, you know, but I think that's unisex on donuts, and, indeed, "everybody loves donuts." And this donut is gluten-free and egg-free, I'm sure. Maybe not soy-free: https://www.amazon.com/Dakine-Home-Grown-Soy-Wax/dp/B003NE8106

 

[newboots]

This quote from Shebeest cycle clothing-
"FINALLY, lightweight stretch mountain bike shorts that allow you to still look like a girl and not be weighed down by excess bulk!"
Seriously when I'm sweaty,muddy,dusty,caked in dried blood or whatever looking like a girl is the last thing on my mind.Plus my baggy shorts are weighing me down.Really????I sort of hope they are being tongue in cheek.


https://www.shebeest.com/collections/mountain/products/wild-west-skinny-americano-short-flamingo

Not to mention, these are seriously ugly. Especially with the black and white top!

 

[SallyCat]

Not to mention, these are seriously ugly. Especially with the black and white top!

God, that is ugly. Honestly, cross-country/trail MTB doesn't require special clothing beyond the chamois and your shoes. I get a lot of my synthetic outdoor clothing at thrift shops or TJ Maxx, etc. It saves money for bikes and parts. Plus, if I had to wear a tight-fitting cycling jersey to ride my bike, I would never leave the house. (How aerodynamic do you need to be on an afternoon club ride??)

Pro tip: my FAVORITE mountain bike shorts are the Race Face Piper. They are baggy, stretchy, have big pockets (rare in women's clothing. Maybe carrying useful things in unfeminine?) and they have BELT LOOPS. I'm not sure they still make them, but the are avail. new on ebay.

 

[elemmac]

I find it odd that certain ski manufacturers label skis as "women's" and "unisex"; opposed to "women's and men's" or just all of them as "skis". As a female that is very comfortable purchasing the "men's" version of something if I like the color, style, or size better...I just don't get it.

 

[ski diva]

I find it odd that certain ski manufacturers label skis as "women's" and "unisex"; opposed to "women's and men's" or just all of them as "skis". As a female that is very comfortable purchasing the "men's" version of something if I like the color, style, or size better...I just don't get it.

Yeah, we've talked about this a lot. Here's an 11-page thread on the subject.

 

[bounceswoosh]

Pro tip: my FAVORITE mountain bike shorts are the Race Face Piper. They are baggy, stretchy, have big pockets (rare in women's clothing. Maybe carrying useful things in unfeminine?) and they have BELT LOOPS. I'm not sure they still make them, but the are avail. new on ebay.

See, this is why I just buy men's baggies. They are truly baggy, long enough to protect your upper leg from trail rash, have plenty of pockets, and have belt loops.

My favorite pair is by a company that went out of business =/

 

[altagirl]

I adore Shredly shorts, but still need to take in the waist to get them to fit right, even thigh they are womens specific. (As with many things! ) We're not all built the same.

 

[bounceswoosh]

At a slight tangent to the original topic -

I went to Office Depot for a business card holder - something small that I could keep in my purse. The one thing they normally carried was sold out, so the saleswoman showed me to something else. It was a little sleeve thing that could work for business cards, accompanied by a heart shaped key chain. It's an Office Depot line of products:

See Jane Work.

ARE YOU F!@#!@#!@ serious??

$15 for that piece of ... work. I commented on the price, and the saleswoman said, "Well, that's because it's for women" with an annoyed expression that matched my own. We were neither of us amused.

Anyway, I asked if they just had some sort of pouch, and I got a plastic pouch of about the right shape for a whopping 99 cents. That works. (I do believe the two colors were blue and pink .. but whatever. I got blue to match my cards.)

 

[newboots]

See Jane Work.

ARE YOU F!@#!@#!@ serious??

$15 for that piece of ... work. I commented on the price, and the saleswoman said, "Well, that's because it's for women" with an annoyed expression that matched my own. We were neither of us amused.

Oh, well that's okay then. For it to cost more. And it's just up our alley, we women who work. Blech.

 

[santacruz skier]

Not to mention, these are seriously ugly. Especially with the black and white top!

ok don't shoot me but I always used to buy Shebeest cycle clothing.....the cutest tops and still have black capri length bike pants that are Shebeest.
I like the shorts but not in pink.... I'm tiny and super baggy mountain bike shorts look silly on me... But I just ordered on Amazon these:

https://www.amazon.com/DuShow-Comfo...57&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=dushow+womens&th=1

I can wear any shorts over these!

 

[newboots]

@santacruz skier No judgment! I was just reacting to the pink printed shorts, high-contrast large print black and white shirt, and checkerboard black and white gloves.

Those underthings look seriously helpful!

 

[Jenny]

Lady beer!

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/beer-for-women_us_5971f8f3e4b0e79ec198a5df

 

[ski diva]

Lady beer!

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/beer-for-women_us_5971f8f3e4b0e79ec198a5df

Some of the tweets related to that are hysterical.

For example:


Then there's this one: