Current Events > You ever shop in the opposite gendered section?

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I look for accessories, mostly. Like rings and such.

Seriously, men's jewelry is SO BORING.
"Look at these rings! Do like this metal band? Or maybe this other metal band? And oh look, here's A PLAIN METAL BAND! So many to choose from!"

Also, the kids section has cool shirts and whatnot, but they're not even close to being my size...
>_>

nah

Nah. I dont shop in the kids section. Thats uh.....

im nb so i wear both 'womens' and 'mens' clothing, but i dont really think of my clothes as gendered. these clothes have no gender, theyre mine

My sister got me woman's shoes when I was a teenager and I didn't know until way later. I didn't wear them after I found out. It was more so me not wanting to feel like an idiot that didn't know to onlookers. I once took a belt out my mom's closet and wore it for 2-3 years. Dunno if it was woman's, but I figured it was cause it was the first time I wore a belt where the holes were part of the style and went all the way around. I loved that belt. I think I used it as a tool a few times

For some things. Hoodies in particular, they just seem to be better quality.

For my daughter, all the time. I dont get why dinosaurs, sharks, cars, etc are only for boys. Theyre fun. She has a ton of supposed boy clothes.

Yeah, I used to shop in the men's section.
Clothes shopping was always a perfunctory chore to me, now it's exciting but kind of scary when I'm by myself still.

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Haters can just piss right off.

all the time,
i used to wear dresses and skirts a lot

Mens t shirts are usually better quality and shrink less, so yeah.

Sometimes. Gf gets horny when I where panties lol

yeah

im kinda butch for a woman and i dont get dolled up for men's attention anyway (lez bby)
sometimes i find damn near the exact same thing i want in the men's section like $10-20 cheaper thanks to pink tax
shoes too, and if i wanna make a pair look more feminine, i just switch out the laces for something cuter
literally had other girls i work with telling me "omg i wish i could find shoes like those" and all i did was compare sizes and switch laces...for cheap

but you tell them that, they aint gonna do it
the shoes suddenly become too manly to wear because some other woman anywhere on the planet could recognize the chilling truth lol, cant risk it

i learned years ago the pink tax in the west today is consumer error, not oppression

I was gifted a pair of second hand jeggings and I don't think I can go back regular skinny jeans

These are just so much comfier with all the stretch they provide

I bought womens sunglasses at target once because there were literally 0 in the mens section and the ladies section had a whole huge display

thronedfire2 posted...

womens sunglasses

...are eyeglasses even "gendered"?

HANGtheDJ_86 posted...

I was gifted a pair of second hand jeggings and I don't think I can go back regular skinny jeans

These are just so much comfier with all the stretch they provide

Leggings are seriously incredible and I need approximately half a dozen more pairs of them.

You ever shop in the opposite gendered section?

Sure. Have for years for charity.

As a nurse I have worked in facilities with a large percentile of elderly who are not able to visit stores. Some either have to 100% rely on relatives (who might buy the wrong things) or they barely have any clothes in their closets at all. Simply washing the sex 1-2 sets of clothes can demolish them quickly in industrial washers/dryers healthcare facilities use. Staff error can also mangle or completely misplace garments too.

So I took it upon myself to occasionally go shopping for long term patients in need of more clothes. I get reimbursed by employers anyway. Most of the patients are not looking for high fashion; they just want another comfortable set to wear for hygiene and appointments. Nobody really wants to leave their rooms in embarrassing tatters or awkward hospital gowns. When I've noticed someone struggling with what little they had, I picked up comfortable sized packs of basic bitch Walmart brand t-shirts and pajama pants which are practically unisex. And the patients love it, they're so grateful just to have more clothes. Ambulatory residents are happy to get pants that stay up and their physical therapists appreciate it too.

Occasionally the women prefer something more feminine or need bras. I've got such a good ratio at picking out accurate sizes that comfortably fit for our disabled ladies, the social workers (who are usually women) often consult me before major purchases. They're typically working with government funds or the patients' direct accounts; the less returns the better. Although the irony of me having a good eye for bra fits for cranky old women has not been lost on them.

Questionmarktarius posted...

...are eyeglasses even "gendered"?

yeah I guess the frames on sunglasses have different styles

that same target has shades in the mens section now but Ive never seen more than like 6 pairs at a time lol

Brooo. Gender is like... Not real, man. Dude

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thronedfire2 posted...

I bought womens sunglasses at target once because there were literally 0 in the mens section and the ladies section had a whole huge display

Questionmarktarius posted...

...are eyeglasses even "gendered"?

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Cleo_II posted...

For my daughter, all the time. I dont get why dinosaurs, sharks, cars, etc are only for boys. Theyre fun. She has a ton of supposed boy clothes.

My son gets stuff from the girls section pretty frequently. Though that is mostly because his favorite color is purple, and there is pretty much nothing purple in the boys section.

googs19 posted...

My son gets stuff from the girls section pretty frequently. Though that is mostly because his favorite color is purple, and there is pretty much nothing purple in the boys section.

Huh. I always thought of purple as gender neutral.

Personally, I never thought I would like pink, but then a friend of mine threw a pink corduroy coat on me because it didn't fit them and...yeah. I like pink now.
I'll never forgive yellow for what it's done though.

No

A few of my Taylor Swift shirts probably weren't created with men in mind, but it's not like they're "women's cut". Just purple tie-dye with her name in glitter on it makes me assume. It's possibly the most comfortable shirt I own though.

ElatedVenusaur posted...

Huh. I always thought of purple as gender neutral.

It's certainly a lot easier to find purple in the girls section. Though he also likes wearing pink leggings and sparkly shoes, which definitely aren't in the boys section.

googs19 posted...

It's certainly a lot easier to find purple in the girls section. Though he also likes wearing pink leggings and sparkly shoes, which definitely aren't in the boys section.

Leggings are too good to be just women's clothing.

Only for halloween

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Lairen posted...

Nah. I dont shop in the kids section. Thats uh.....

Your opposite gender is kids.

For generic black socks, I will sometimes buy women's socks. Because they are literally the same exact socks, except for the price. Women's are cheaper for some reason.

Live on the wild side, CE