June 30, 2002
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Ya know, this whole tshirt thing brings up a point that I can't avoid every damn time I go into a department store or supermarket. In order to not put too fine a point on it; I have always taken issue with corporate America's justifications and commercial behavior modification attempts to rape the female wallet. A harsh wording to be sure, but valid to the core nonetheless.
It starts with row upon row of magazine and tabloid covers on how loose weight here and there, makeup ads on how cover up this and that, surveys on what your man wants (written by a woman even), all fronted with pictures of 19-21 year old women who's physiques are NOT the norm and never have been but are shown with such regularity that one would think, by sheer volume of material, that they were.
Then there's the money. As an example, take a look at the difference in price between hair color for men, and hair color for women. Take a look at a stainless steel and black colored razor and a pink one, or a pink/baby blue can of shaving gel and a black one. It sickens me, it really does.
Several years ago, silk boxers were about 12 bucks for a 3 pair package. Once the corporate vultures found out women like wearing them, they started packaging them in flowery tubes one at a time and selling them for 24 bucks each. A business suit for a woman is typically twice to 3 times more expensive than a man's of the same type of material...sometimes even MORE poorly made and FAR less versitile in it's styling.
Keep in mind, this is just one man's view of the situation, and I'm using not-so-subtle examples to make my point. Looking for a sale and finding things for a good price is one thing, but HAVING to do it to keep youself in a respectable wardrobe is another thing entirely.
I myself have to pay more for larger sizes, and while I take issue with this because I know my clothes don't use 4 to 8 dollars more material (I'm big, but I ain't THAT damn big.), I get completely disgusted when I see the price-to-quality ratio in women's clothing these days. And don't even get me started on make-up...to cop a line from one of my favorite movies..
"Mary Kay is the debble!"
Comments (2)
Duuude. THANK YOU for noticing. So many guys think women just throw money away. Well, hi! There are a zillion products, and all of them are IN YOUR FACE and EXPENSIVE. It's hard to walk out of a store without buying SOMETHING. Just tonight, I bought a lipsmacker (for chapped lips) and a People Magazine at the counter. And I was just going to the store for FRUIT, dammit!
Well, I don't think women are any more prone to impulse buying than men; and I'm not implying a weakness that makes ya'll more susceptible to magazine ads, articles or coporate bombardment than men. I just mean there is a marked dichotomy between the prices for products targeted at women, and the way in which ads and commercials are slanted. It's insulting!
I'm the same way trying to get out of best buy with just some injet return address labels and an ink cartridge
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