Comment on It kind of upsets me by spiderliings
I kind of get you, but you're taking this a little too personally. Products wouldn't sell as well if they didn't do this... most biological females who buy or use these products identify as women. Most. That's the majority of the customer base for the product. Feminine packaging and referring to the customer as a woman makes sense. The majority of the people who buy it are buying as women or for women. It's not like they're saying "not for vagina beholding persons who identify as men". It's biologically correct for most intended consumers... that's as close as they can get. They have no real obligation to put anything on the box, but they do because it helps it sell.
That's like getting mad over boxer shorts having men on the packet, being labelled "men's boxer shorts" and being in the men's part of the store.
None of these products say "not for ____" or "___ only". They're just tailored toward the majority of buyers.
Does anyone stop you from buying them? no, because it's perfectly normal for you to.
I personally couldn't give two shits about what a company calls their product, or who they say it's for.
If it's affordable and I want it, I'll buy it. Fuck who it's "for", I'm buying it for me.
That's like getting mad over boxer shorts having men on the packet, being labelled "men's boxer shorts" and being in the men's part of the store.
None of these products say "not for ____" or "___ only". They're just tailored toward the majority of buyers.
Does anyone stop you from buying them? no, because it's perfectly normal for you to.
I personally couldn't give two shits about what a company calls their product, or who they say it's for.
If it's affordable and I want it, I'll buy it. Fuck who it's "for", I'm buying it for me.
You've made some good points mate!! I guess I do get a bit defensive about stuff like this. It's just a really sensitive subject for me u___u But yeah, I know what you mean. The companies would be able to broaden their demographic and make even more money though if they included everyone. It's not that hard to use gender-neutral pronouns and such, yeah??
It just makes certain people uncomfortable. Especially when they have to go out and buy these products with people watching them and thinking they're a certain gender that they're not. Unfortunately society has trained most people to think of anyone who isn't cis and hetero as different in a bad way. I'm not totally against the use of female pronouns in certain commercials and whatever, I just think those companies would be able to get more people to buy their products if they used correct pronouns for everybody (that may be difficult though). It would be so much easier for certain people to buy certain products without feeling ashamed or depressed.
It just makes certain people uncomfortable. Especially when they have to go out and buy these products with people watching them and thinking they're a certain gender that they're not. Unfortunately society has trained most people to think of anyone who isn't cis and hetero as different in a bad way. I'm not totally against the use of female pronouns in certain commercials and whatever, I just think those companies would be able to get more people to buy their products if they used correct pronouns for everybody (that may be difficult though). It would be so much easier for certain people to buy certain products without feeling ashamed or depressed.
HNGGG I don't even remember commenting i need my dyspraxia-riddled brain a fixin'.