If you have ever wandered into the deodorant section of a store, you might end up confused as to why half the items represent things like flowers and fresh fruits, while the other half seems to focus on jungle predators and abstract concepts like “the captain” and “raw steel.” This is but a taste of how bad it can get with gendered things one can find in stores.
We’ve gathered some of the worst examples of companies needlessly gendering items and products. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the most egregious examples, and share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.
#1 Now I Can Finally Wash My Dishes
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#2 For The Extra Charge, They Should At Least Throw In Some Menstrual Products
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#3 Pay More, Get Less
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#4 I Was Going Through Stuff And Stumbled Upon My Dad’s Old School Books
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#5 Kids’ Globes, Because For Girls, The Entire World Is Pink, And Only Pink, Right?
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#6 Apparently, Men Don’t Deserve Bright-Colored Macaroons
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#7 Even Dogs Aren’t Safe
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#8 If You Get Your Boy Dog The Girl Dog Shampoo, He Will Turn Into A Flower
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#9 I Have A Feeling There’s Going To Be A Lot Of These Kinds Of Posts This Season, But Wow, This Is Bad
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#10 A Local Restaurant Offers A Woman’s Meal That Is Half The Food Of A Man’s Meal But For Only A Dollar Less
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#11 It’s Water
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#12 My Dad’s Tape Measure
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#13 Damn, That’s Crazy
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#14 The Three Genders Of Gardening Gloves: Precision, Grip Extreme And Lady Garden
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#15 God Forbid If Your Child Learned The Wrong Alphabet
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#16 Thank God, My Son Won’t Go Without Male Batteries
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#17 This German BBQ Cookbook With Recipes “For Him” And “For Her”
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#18 I Found This Terribly Gendered Bathroom Sign While Looking For A Local Restaurant
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#19 Thanks, FaceApp. Very Cool
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#20 Gendered Garbage Cans
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#21 How Would Anyone Know That This Is Masculine Deodorant For Men Unless We Present It With Nuts And Bolts
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#22 Wouldn’t Want To Look Ridiculous Now, Would We?
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#23 I Don’t Dare To Think About What Will Happen If I Accidentally Eat The “Wrong” Bratwurst
Left: women’s bratwurst with sea salt and Mediterranean spices.
Right: men’s bratwurst with fried onions and cheese.
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#24 Cotton Swabs For Only The Manliest Of Ear Canals
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#25 Chocolate-Flavored Cereals Of All Things
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#26 Just Why?
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#27 I Found This At A Walmart, Because Girls Need Special Basketballs
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#28 Crab Is For Girls And Spicy Tuna Is For Boys
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#29 If You Are A Girl Who Is Interested In Science, Make Sure That Your Microscope Is Pink
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#30 Well, Damn. I Bought These, Not Realizing I Couldn’t Use Them
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#31 When You’re An Insecure Man Who Thinks Skin Care Is Feminine
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#32 Day Planner For The Boss And For Girl Boss (I’ve Checked, The Pages Are Identical)
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#33 Gendered Bow And Arrows
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#34 Men Exercise And Women Bleed. The Ingredients Are Exactly The Same
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#35 Pointlessly Gendered Candy
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#36 Who Would Want This On A Cup Anyway?
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#37 Of Course, The Pink One Will Be More Expensive
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#38 Are You A Girl Or A Dreamer?
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#39 This Product Strikes A Cord
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#40 Ah Yes, Because We Need To Split The Bible
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#41 Just Why?
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#42 As A Man, I’m Going To Exclusively Start Drinking This
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#43 Because Phone Cases Have A Gender
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#44 Pointlessly Gendered Piggy Banks
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#45 Because Men Don’t Drink Wine And Women Don’t Drink Beer
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#46 Saw At My Local Yarn Store
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#47 Literally The Same
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#48 Because Girls Will Melt If They Don’t Use A Sparkly Pink T-Ball Bat
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#49 My Poor, Poor Mother Bought This, Not Realizing It’s Illegal For Her To Eat It
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#50 Party Queen And King Crowns, But They’re Exactly The Same
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#51 Pointlessly [gendered] Candy
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