Gender has been a hotly debated topic for some time now. For some people this is great, in-depth discussions about the injustices and societal imbalances caused by outdated gender norms are long overdue. For others it is unnecessary, virtue-signaling nonsense that gets in the way of more pressing issues. If you have any doubts about gender, just look inside your pants and carry on with your life.
Of course this is overly simplistic. But no matter where you stand on the myriad opinions and debates swirling around on the subject of gender, you can have a laugh at this list compiled by Bored Panda. Because companies and their marketing departments have been manipulating us for years, playing on our insecurities and ill-conceived notions of gender stereotypes to make a quick buck, we compiled a list of the most transparent, ridiculous examples for your viewing pleasure.
From man-pickles, to examples of identical products, except for one being pink and more expensive just… because, this list will leave you wondering why all this is necessary in this day and age. Scroll down to check it out for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
#1 Knitting Is Only Manly If It’s Done On Horseback. What?
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#2 My Superhero Loving 7-Year-Old Daughter Not Impressed When She Spotted This Sign In Tesco Today
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#3 Books In Harrods Children’s Section
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#4 I Forgot That Men And Women Didn’t Have The Same Kind Of Teeth
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#5 When Your Masculinity Is Too Fragile But You Want A Bath Bomb
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#6 Can’t Believe That I Could Hold This Chip Bag With My Little Woman Hands
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#7 Ah, The Classic Gender Binary: Men And Shoes
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#8 Are You A Boy Or An Apricot
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#9 Bronut – Because Snacks Are Such A Girly Thing Usually
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#10 Whoever Approved This Needs To Sit Down And Look At Their Life Choices
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#11 Gift Guide For Who Exactly?
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#12 Is Your Gender Girly Girl Or North American
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#13 What?
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#14 As seen at NYU Bookstore
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#15 Alright, We Really Need To Draw The Line At Gendering Poop
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#16 Man Size Kleenex For My Male Tears
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#17 This Week In Unnecessarily Gendered Products
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#18 Tiny And Breakable, Like Men’s Ego
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#19 Because Women Can’t Handle A Full Box Of 100?
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#20 Good Thing There Are Man Candles. I Couldn’t Illuminate My House Without Crushing My Fragile Masculinity Otherwise
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#21 I Have Absolutely No Idea What This Means
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#22 Today In The Unnecessarily Gendered Products: The Earth
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#23 I Tried Women’s Earplugs From Walgreens, But I Could Still Hear My Own Sobbing. One Star
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#24 Today In “Infuriatingly Gendered”
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#25 O Rly?
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#26 Really? Gendered Coat Hangers? Totally Unnecessary
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#27 Even On The Pink Plane The Pilot Was A Boy
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#28 Finally
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#29 Q-Tips (Not A Gendered Product At All) Made To Look Masculine & Even Calls It A Tool To Make It Not Feminine
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#30 They’re Exactly The Same
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#31 I Guess Gendered Batteries Are A Thing Now?
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#32 Is It Safe To Feed This To My Male Dog?
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#33 These Gendered Pickles Though
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#34 Dude Wipes For Dudes
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#35 Mom, Why Does It Say For Girls?
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#36 I Heard If You Use The “Wrong One” Your Body Switches Sex Of Its Own Accord
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#37 Make Sure You Don’t Accidentally Have A Woman-Birthday
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#38 Pointlessly Gendered Products Are Never Even Semi Decent Quality
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#39 Man, Do You Need To Get That Excess Pet Hair And Fluff Off You? Then You Need The Man’s Lint Roller. The Only Difference? The Color Of The First Sheet To Stop It Sticking
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#40 Little Girl’s Beautician Outfit, Little Boy’s Doctor’s Outfit
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#41 My 5-Year-Old Boy Really Wants A Secret Diary But All Of Them Are Pink And Full Of Princesses And Puppies. Letting Boys And Girls Down Again. Why Can’t It Just Be A Diary?
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#42 No Pink Champions Allowed
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#43 Wine In A Can, For Men
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#44 Girly Tape
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#45 Girl Wipes And Boy Wipes With Bonus Pointless Gendering – Same Baby In Both Pics
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#46 Tweeze Like A Man
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#47 Gender-Specific Eggs For Children
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#48 Men Can Get In Cast Iron Cooking Too!
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#49 Hope The Manly, Cheaper Red Ones Will Fit My Little Lady Ears
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#50 Nope, Not Prophylactics, But Gendered Chewing Gum. Sent By My Friend In Turkey
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#51 Man Yoghurt
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#52 Careful Now. Don’t Want To Hurt Your Delicate Lady-Teeth On This Manly Brush
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#53 Nail Clippers For Men
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#54 I Thought Stocks & Bonds Were Unisex. I’ve Been Doing It Wrong All This Time
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#55 Did Someone Say “Pointlessly Gendered”?
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#56 If Your ABC’s Weren’t Gendered, You Learned Them Wrong
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#57 I’m Trail Mixed Up About What The Difference Is
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#58 Beautifully Smooth Pen For Her
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#59 Literally Can’t Find A Gender-Neutral B-Day Card
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#60 Thank Goodness Coles Stock Pink Ladies Work Gloves! Imagine What Would Happen If Ladies Had To Wear Blue Like Men
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#61 I’ve Been Trying To Cut With A Man Knife
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#62 Girls Refuse To Be Safe Unless Glitter Is Involved
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#63 Because Manly Men Deserve Clean Hands Too
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#64 Boys Get Monsters And Girls Get Flowers. They’re The Same Damn Beads
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#65 ‘Ladies Only’ Credit Card. I Don’t Get It, But It Does Come In Rose Gold
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#66 Hero Laundry Detergent At Target. Built For Men
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#67 What Could Possibly Be In One Of Those That Couldn’t Be Played With By Any Child?
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#68 My Sponge Didn’t Feel Motherly Enough
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#69 Can’t Have A Woman Testing And Approving My Dip!
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#70 Origami Needs A Gender
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#71 Your Anti-Chafing Stuff Needs To Be Gendered Why?
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#72 Thanks, Lipton. I Didn’t Know I Needed Gender Specific Tea In A Pink Wrapper!
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#73 Cause Apparently You Gotta Start When They’re Young
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#74 Gendered Sprinkles, From A Supermarket In New Zealand
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#75 Another Submission For “Infuriatingly Gendered”
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#76 Starting The Gendered Socialization Early Is Clever – It Makes Future Relationships Easier And Gender Inequality More Palatable
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#77 I’m In Bolivia At The Moment, Where They Sell Water Geared Specifically Towards Women – It’s Not Flavoured Or Altered In Any Way, Just Plain Old Water In A Pink Bottle
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#78 Muesli (Granola) Bar For The Ladies
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#79 These Coca-Cola Products Seem Oddly Gendered
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#80 Manwasher
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#81 A Real Man’s Dish Soap
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#82 I Wonder If The Demons It Summons Are Also Pink
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#83 I Always Thought The Holy Word Of God Needed To Be More Pink And Frilly
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#84 No Strawberry For Men!
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#85 Sudoku Is Just Too Manly
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#86 Today In “Unnecessarily Gendered Items”
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#87 Not Only Are These Unnecessarily Gendered, The Pink One Costs More
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#88 At CVS, I Didn’t See Any Women’s Handkerchiefs
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#89 Gendered Baby Rattles
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#90 Wait, Girls Can Use Tools Also?
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#91 “Train Driver” And “Cupcake” Child Harnesses
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#92 Today In Unnecessarily Gendered
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#93 This Hotel Has Different Toothbrushes For Different Genders
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#94 I Don’t Even Know What To Say
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#95 Finally! I Don’t Want Girly Dry Clothes
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#96 There’s No Man Option, Presumably So Women Won’t Get Confused Pre-Snax
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#97 So Masculine That They’re The Reason You Can’t Bring Any On Airplanes Anymore
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#98 Are We Still Doing The Unnecessarily Gendered Thing? Because My Sister Sent Me This Ridiculousness
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#99 Men’s And Ladies’ Hip Flasks. I’m Sure You Can All Figure Out Which One Is Pink And Sparkly And More Expensive Without Even Looking
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#100 I Spent Years Lusting After My Boyfriend’s Manly Endives Before Diva Finally Made These Ones I Can Eat
#101 Doctor Playset. The Exact Same Toys In 2 Colours. They Needed To Point Out Pink/Purple Is For Girls And Yellow/Red/Blue Is For Boys
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#102 Pointlessly Gendered Wrist Support
#103 Why Does The Duct Tape With The Ladies On It Cost Less? Who Knows!
#104 Driving School Only For Women
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#105 Best Foods For Men
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#106 Found Today While Shopping. Men=Unisex And Women=Petite
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#107 This Seems Fair And Legitimate
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#108 Whats Going To Happen To Me Because I Bought The Regular Protein And Not The Women’s Protein?
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#109 Because God Forbid You Dented Your Masculinity By Buying Women’s Shampoo
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#110 It’s A Drum Kit. Is This Really Necessary?
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#111 In A Female Voice: “Oh My God! I’ve Been Waiting For Them To Make Keyboards For Women! Now I Can Finally Type!”
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#112 This Week On Unnecessarily Gendered Items Found In York: Bookmarks
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#113 Separate Classes Are Necessary Because We Are So Delicate
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#114 It’s Just Glue
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#115 Pointlessly Gendered Toothbrushes
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