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 Pay More, Get Less
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#3 For The Extra Charge, They Should At Least Throw In Some Menstrual Products
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#4 I Was Going Through Stuff And Stumbled Upon My Dad's Old School Books
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#5 Even Dogs Aren’t Safe
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#6 If You Get Your Boy Dog The Girl Dog Shampoo, He Will Turn Into A Flower
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#7 Kids' Globes, Because For Girls, The Entire World Is Pink, And Only Pink, Right?
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#8 Apparently, Men Don’t Deserve Bright-Colored Macaroons
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#9 It’s Water
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#10 This German BBQ Cookbook With Recipes "For Him" And "For Her"
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#11 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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#12 Thank God, My Son Won’t Go Without Male Batteries
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#13 My Dad's Tape Measure
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#14 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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#15 I Found This Terribly Gendered Bathroom Sign While Looking For A Local Restaurant
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#16 The Three Genders Of Gardening Gloves: Precision, Grip Extreme And Lady Garden
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#17 Thanks, FaceApp. Very Cool
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#18 Damn, That’s Crazy
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#19 God Forbid If Your Child Learned The Wrong Alphabet
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#20 Cotton Swabs For Only The Manliest Of Ear Canals
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#21 Just Why?
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#22 Chocolate-Flavored Cereals Of All Things
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#23 Wouldn't Want To Look Ridiculous Now, Would We?
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#24 Men Exercise And Women Bleed. The Ingredients Are Exactly The Same
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#25 How Would Anyone Know That This Is Masculine Deodorant For Men Unless We Present It With Nuts And Bolts
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#26 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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#27 I Found This At A Walmart, Because Girls Need Special Basketballs
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#28 Day Planner For The Boss And For Girl Boss (I've Checked, The Pages Are Identical)
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#29 Gendered Garbage Cans
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#30 Crab Is For Girls And Spicy Tuna Is For Boys
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#31 Ah Yes, Because We Need To Split The Bible
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#32 Gendered Bow And Arrows
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#33 When You're An Insecure Man Who Thinks Skin Care Is Feminine
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#34 If You Are A Girl Who Is Interested In Science, Make Sure That Your Microscope Is Pink
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#35 Pointlessly Gendered Candy
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#36 Are You A Girl Or A Dreamer?
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#37 Just Why?
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#38 Who Would Want This On A Cup Anyway?
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#39 Of Course, The Pink One Will Be More Expensive
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#40 This Product Strikes A Cord
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#41 Because Phone Cases Have A Gender
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#42 As A Man, I'm Going To Exclusively Start Drinking This
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#43 Well, Damn. I Bought These, Not Realizing I Couldn't Use Them
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#44 Pointlessly Gendered Piggy Banks
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#45 Because Girls Will Melt If They Don't Use A Sparkly Pink T-Ball Bat
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#46 Literally The Same
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#47 Saw At My Local Yarn Store
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#48 Because Men Don’t Drink Wine And Women Don’t Drink Beer
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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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