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Post to r/memes by u/McTavishSoap, only text in message reads "Legend of Zelda". Image below it contains two image, first image reads "Girl's pockets" with a picture of a pocket small enough to fit an index finger in next to it. Second image reads "Boy's pockets" with an inventory screen from Legend of Zelda right next to it.

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[–] Rachelhazideas@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Inb4 some people say 'women voted with their wallets', no we did not get to vote.

If you think we get to choose what size of pockets we get for pants that fit us without being uncomfortable, you have not shopped for women's clothing as a woman, ever.

When women buy pants, it's like bringing a random metric screw to an imperial hardware store hoping to buy a nut that fits and also all the labels are written in some alien language. The words 'size 8' never mean the same thing on any two pairs of pants.

Here are some common issues we encounter. It's not as simple as 'oh women are just vain and want pants that are a tight fit'. Women don't get the nice 33"x34" measurements that men get in spite of needing standardization more than ever, partly because it's nigh impossible to standardize the wide variety of hip and waist sizes women have and how it changes throughout the month. It's always 'these pants are perfect except':

  • My hips are to big to pull these pants up
  • My hips are too small and now I have to wear a belt with 2 inches of fabric uncomfortably bunching up in the back
  • My legs are too long and my ankles are cold
  • My legs are too short and the pants are touching the floor
  • My waist is too big so the pants are choking me when I sit down
  • My waist is too small and now the same belt problem happens
  • There are no belt loops for jeans
  • I have PCOS belly and belts hurt to wear
  • I have sensory issues and I cannot stand belts of the feeling of bunched up fabric
  • The cut is too low and my bum is showing
  • The cut is too high and my abdomen is choking
  • My thighs are too fat and so I can't sit down in these jeans without discomfort
  • These jeans are too inflexible or small to accommodate days when I am bloating
  • There are no pockets
  • There are tiny pockets
  • There are fake pockets

So please, I beg of you, don't commit bullshit about how 'women chose this'. We did not.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Unpopular opinion but to me it's a blessing that female pants don't have pockets. It fits way better and I never forget to remove stuff when washing. And it's uncomfortable to have stuff in those pockets. My purse has way more space any way.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

fuck gendered clothing, wear pants with pockets.

I wear "women's" tights because they're objectively comfortable.

[–] Phoebe@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

In the past women could put chicken in their pockets. But now they are smal so you can buy extra bags.

My life got so much better after buying those trousers from a middle age market. Now i look cool in the office 😎

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Boys need big pockets to hold their meat. 😏

[–] Jimbob0i0@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Since I started to lean more femme in my usual attire this really has become a problem...

[–] aDogCalledSpot@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Girls have pockets?