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[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 71 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Especially women’s. In French we call it “la taxe rose” (the pink tax).

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 83 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it's called pink tax in English too

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean unless it's a more expensive product marketed to men, in which case it's called an example of fragile masculinity.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 3 points 1 month ago

I think that's brilliant

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

i don't get the connection

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the French have such a way with words, that's almost as good as "le cigarette will cause le cancer"

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Not sure I appreciate the irony. But you’re correct that it sounds very similar in french.

One could say: “la cigarette va causer le cancer” although that sounds very “english” and is probably what someone who learnt french knowing english would say. The more “fluent” way would be “fumer peut mener au cancer”. But both are technically correct.

[–] MoogleMaestro@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn, I wasn't expecting my daily French lesson yet here I am. I love this place man.

🍺 Cheers my friend.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Quand aux français, ils disent "fumer tue".

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

plutôt ce qui est écrit sur le paquet, mais ouais.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 1 month ago

Je pense que c'est devenue naturel au point que la phrase nous vienne naturellement à la bouche pour parler des conséquences de la cigarette. Après tout, elle tue par le cancer, pas par accident de la route ou overdose.

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I am so upset that the French cigarette meme lied to me

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the lesson, friend!

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Now men's products have a "for men" or "tactical" tax where they strap fake MOLLE on something that really doesn't need it.