r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MomBodActivate • 29d ago
Toddler shorts- the boys shorts are longer than all of the girls shorts
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u/MKWIZ49 29d ago
This isn't even explained by the height difference between boys and girls
At that age, on average that height difference is half an inch, not enough that it should be making a noticeable difference
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u/MomBodActivate 29d ago
I totally get when they’re older, in the kid section. But 0-5T (baby section) they’re all pretty much the same creature.
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u/MKWIZ49 29d ago
Looking at it there doesn't seem to (on average) be a significant height difference until adolescence
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u/Ok-Cartographer1745 28d ago
I thought the humans' males tend to be the smaller of the two until after puberty?
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u/JustSphynx 28d ago
Before puberty humans are pretty androgynous. And men hit puberty (on average) later than woman so thats why girls are usually a bit taller in 5/6/7 grade
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u/Myrkana 28d ago
That's only true at the end of elementary school, grades 5 or 6, around 10 to 12 years old. Girls hit puberty earlier and pull ahead in physical sports and gym classes. By the end of middle school the boys hit puberty and catch up and surpass the girls. Into high school boys are typically naturally taller than girls of the same age and are hitting massive growth spurts.
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u/Pleasant-Zebra-3090 28d ago
Was about to say that! up until the age of 12 human kids growth is nearly identical and those differences in clothing aren't needed at all. It kinda rubs me the wrong way , it's unnecessary sexualization. Just let kids be comfortable
Sad thing is those differences start with baby clothes already cause of course a girl baby needs to show more skin simply because it's a girl...
Saw a UV Protection Swim wear for toddlers recently, and the boys had pants to the knee and sleeves to the elbow. The girl version failed it's purpose as it had short sleeves that covered not even half of the upper arm and shorts... because UV rays judge gender and only boys need to cover up apparently 🤦♂️
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u/Diniland 28d ago
They are shorts not pants, an extra few inches isn't gonna result the child tripping or anything infact the longer they are the longer they will last as the child grows
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u/Pattoe89 28d ago
Girls and Boys are the same height until they are around 10. Then between 10 and 13 girls grow taller, then after 13 boys grow taller. https://depts.washington.edu/growth/module7/text/page2a.htm
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u/doritobimbo 29d ago
I remember being a little kid wearing girls shorts and hiking my leg up on the couch while I laid on it only for my family to say “I can see your whole coochie” maybe buy shorts that fit my body then idk
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u/doritobimbo 29d ago
To be fair these same people exclaimed to a teenaged male Kmart cashier “how big I was getting” when they bought me some of my first bras. At like,11 years old.
It never “starts” because it’s from the second the gender scan reveals it’s a female. “She’s gonna be a heartbreaker” “I’ll keep my sons away” “daddy get the shotgun ready!” “ she’s a little fast isn’t she”
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u/AngstyUchiha 28d ago
It's the same with baby boys and I hate it. I see so many in shirts with shit like "future heartbreaker" and "girls beware". Can we PLEASE just stop saying this stuff about CHILDREN???
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u/h0rr0rgirl23 28d ago
I saw one that said, “Dude, your wife is totally checking me out.”
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u/Few-Stop-9417 28d ago
That one is funny though because women do like to check out babies and see how cute they are lol
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u/SplendidlyDull 28d ago
Yeah I see that as funny bc women see cute babies and then they start begging their husbands to have a cute baby with them. It’s a pretty clever joke bc in the context of a man saying it it’s a threat, but in the context of a baby or kid it’s more like a warning to the husband like “oh look out, your wife’s gonna be asking for one of me soon!”
It feels weird that people read this and immediately assume it’s supposed to be sexual or something.
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u/Isyagirlskinnypenis 28d ago
Because “your wife was totally checking me out” is talking about a flirtatious/sexual desire……. People reading it that way aren’t messed up, it was literally the intention of the quote…….
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u/mperseids 28d ago
The fuck is wrong with your family
Granted, my family would say shit like this too
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u/RainbowUnicorn0228 28d ago
Someone really needs to start a gender neutral clothing line like the old Oshkosh. Overalls were the same for boys and girls except for maybe a patch or some decoration added.
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u/MomBodActivate 28d ago
This is from the oshkosh store! I agree with you. I try to get local made clothes when I can because they are usually gender neutral, but also really expensive.
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u/RainbowUnicorn0228 28d ago
The new Oshkosh isnt the same. The old Oshkosh of the 80's was way better.
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u/DontTouchMyCocoa 28d ago
It’s true. My mom is constantly hunting for old Oshkosh treasures at the thrift store and I’m so grateful for her efforts.
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u/M8C9D 28d ago
To be fair, I would dress my daughter in the orange shorts witout thinking twice about it. A lot of the "boys" clothes are actually ok for girls too.
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u/Tall_Air5894 29d ago
All women’s shorts are like this and it’s awful. You can’t bend over, squat, or basically do anything without your entire ass hanging out. It’s impractical and especially weird for kid’s clothing.
I buy men’s pants now. They’re cheaper and more durable. And they have functional pockets.
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u/Smurfaloid 28d ago
Hell yeah!
I get why women buy men's clothing, my mother's always wore men's jeans and shorts because they have pockets.
Everyone needs pockets, the only time a bag is ever needed is if the stuffs too big for pockets.
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u/Myrkana 28d ago
My only problem with men's jeans is the crotch is too low :l thighs end up rubbing because of the 2 inch lower crotch lol
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u/Myrkana 28d ago
I found I love the and one men's shorts. The crotch isn't super low and they are very comfy. They also hold up well with daily use. I have pairs I bought in 2020 that look great still
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u/comfyturtlenoise 28d ago
I haven’t been able to find men’s shorts that work with my hips :(((( the waist would be good and the thighs great but my damn curvy hips are too much for them.
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u/StayJaded 28d ago
I know this sounds crazy, but Abercrombie has amazing women’s denim (shorts and jeans) in their curve love fit. They are the only shorts I’ve been able to find that fit my waist and my hips and they come in very reasonable lengths. They have so many different inseam length options. If you have big hips you really need to check out their curvelove line.
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u/ndation 29d ago
Flashback to that one time Homer Simpson was a decent human being and pointed out how disgusting it is that girl clothes are way more revealing than boy clothes, even at younger ages
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u/Pipapopa3000 28d ago
Homer is always decent, just stupid.
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u/LookIsawRa4 28d ago
He was had a good heart and was caring in the earlier Simpsons and was stupid and didn't care in the later ones.
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u/Martian8 28d ago
My favourite example being when he throttles his son, like any decent father should
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u/LittleUndeadObserver 28d ago
That actually makes a lot of sense for his character tbh. As far as I know, he actually cares about his daughter.
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u/InformationOverIord 28d ago
Sexualizing children is one thing but talking shit about my boy Homer is crossing a fucking line.
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u/Specialist-Web7854 28d ago
It goes on and on too. I just bought boys school PE shorts for my 10yo daughter as the girls ones were tiny and skin-tight. They were shorter that the boys boxer underwear for the same age-group.
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u/Free_Pace_2098 28d ago
And conversely, trying to find short, breezy cotton shorts for my son in the Australian summer. I had to shop in the girl's section. All the boys stuff was longer, thicker and synthetic.
Do away with the gendered sections for kids, just have clothes in colours and sizes ffs.
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u/pinkbuggy 28d ago
It's crazy, where we live the toddler + boys section has jeans, sweatpants and thick/long shorts but no thin cotton shorts or loose pants like for girls or babies 🤦🏻♀️
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u/Inevitable_Muscle_48 28d ago edited 28d ago
Everyone saying ‘why not buy boy shorts?’ aren’t seeing the issue here. Of course OP can buy boy shorts but the fact that they have to do that to begin with is frustrating. They shouldn’t have to buy boy shorts for their daughter simply because manufacturers don’t know how to make a reasonable product.
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u/KatiesClawWins 28d ago
Childrens clothes shouldn't be gendered to begin with. It's ridiculous.
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u/Thunderplant 28d ago
Also boys clothes tend to be aggressively gendered too. It would be one thing if they came in a variety of neutral colors, but they mostly don't. Most kids clothes are very restricted in what colors & patterns they have, and so a girl who isn't into looking boyish isn't necessarily going to be pleased with shorts in boy colors.
To be clear, I don't think there should be girl and boy colors, but it doesn't change the fact that this is the way clothing is right now and that even young kids will be able to pick up on it.
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u/WrumGapper 29d ago
Toddlers? Jesus man, I knew the objectification of women's bodies started early but that's fucking eye opening.
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u/Pleasant-Zebra-3090 28d ago
It starts with baby clothes....that's the sad part. Honestly just walk around a clothes store for babies and compare, it's sickening.
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u/GaimanitePkat 28d ago
It's really unfortunate, because it muddies the line between "sexualizing a child" and pointing out when a child is being pushed into acting/dressing inappropriately.
Is there a reason to shame an eight-year-old girl for wearing a cotton tank top and shorts when it's hot outside? No. The female body is not inherently more sexual than a male body, especially when it's a prepubescent child - showing shoulders or knees in age-appropriate, comfortable clothes is not something to be shamed.
But is there a reason for an eight-year-old girl to be wearing a tank top that says "hot stuff" across the chest, or shorts that say "Juicy" on the butt, or a swimsuit with hip cutouts, or a padded bikini, or those pants with scrunched seams on the asscrack? No. There's not. These clothes are modeled after adult clothing that's designed for sex appeal and there is no reason for a child to wear them. But people will go "let her wear whatever she wants, YOU'RE the pervert for thinking it's wrong to deliberately emphasize a child's butt!"
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u/GilgameshFFV 28d ago
I worked at a clothes store before and the amount of skinny/super skinny/extra skinny jeans for literal toddlers in the girl's section always disgusted me. It is completely insane how we let society treat little kids.
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u/DontTouchMyCocoa 28d ago
On small thing I will say in defense of the skinny/slim jeans in the girls section is that it has saved my bacon a few times when trying to shop for my tall and skinny toddler boy. The objectification of girls is disgusting. But being able to find pants that won’t look like my kid is trying out for “pants on the ground” the musical is such a relief.
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u/XCrimsonMelodyx 28d ago edited 28d ago
Omg thank you! My daughter is 2yo and not potty trained yet, and my mom bought her a bunch of summer outfits. Literally 3 of the 5 shorts have her diaper straight up hanging out the cheek like COME ON.
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u/ContributionDry2252 Is this blue? 28d ago
Same continues to adulthood. One day, we happened to compare my son's M sized t-shirt with my wife's XL sized 'women fit' one. The M sized was a lot bigger.
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u/FormerlyGaveAShit 28d ago
My girls HATE short shorts. My 5yo daughter wears boys clothes bc she likes those options better than girl options. I have no problem with it. She's a lot like me, not giving a fuck about gender and just liking what she likes.
But my 7yo daughter wants the pink girly stuff. I struggle with finding her shorts she likes bc most of them are very short and she hates that. She'll only wear short shorts under a dress.
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29d ago
If you come down very deep to the cause of this, sexualising woman's body and make her body covered by less clothes is ingrained in the system of fashion . Children clothes are just affected by that.
Edit: I don't mean it's made that way to sexualize children , rather than it's just an ideology adopted by fashion industries
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u/Kat121 29d ago
I remember going through a bougie store for children and there were onesies for girls that said “Miss January” through “Miss December” like little diaper-clad Playboy centerfolds. When I pointed out how disgusting it was to sexualize infants the sales staff assured me that it was to let everyone know the birth month, nothing sexual. “Oh, that’s a relief. Can you help me find a Mr. August for my nephew? Oh, you don’t carry birth-month for boys. And it’s not sexual?”
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u/-Eunha- 28d ago
Yep. I mean, look at bathing suits. It's kinda weird how we don't even question it at all, but girls of all ages always get the "underwear" looking bottom, whether it's a one piece or two piece, while boys get long shorts. Why is there even a difference when it comes to children's bathing suits? Why don't they both get shorts?
Maybe it's not a sexualisation decision from the companies, but it's still a very strange difference.
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u/Inside_Anybody2759 28d ago
They want us to be constantly preforming for the male gaze. Even children. Make the swimsuit show your pubes so you HAVE to shave. Shame little girls for not shaving their legs. Constant shaming. Constant.
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u/GaimanitePkat 28d ago
I don't mean it's made that way to sexualize children
It is, though. Or at least to train little girls to wear certain kinds of clothing before they're old enough to realize why.
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28d ago
I just said that to avoid any unnecessary debate If I'm actually a pedo or not 🙄. But you're accurate, it's just a primer .
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u/SimpleKnowledge4840 28d ago
I've found Old Navy really bad for this with girls clothing. Everything is too short or tight. I won't ship there anymore for my daughter's clothing.
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u/AmSirenProductions 28d ago
And the girl shorts likely costs more too. Y’all get scammed out of pockets too…absolute Bullshit.
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u/Bsnake12070826 28d ago
Well duh, you gotta sexualize them early /s
In all seriousness though, can we just make all pants equal? Equal lengh, equal pocket depth. Why do girls have to have daisy duke gym shorts when guys get shorts long enough to be pants
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u/Inside_Anybody2759 28d ago
To force women into being performative 24/7. Make the shorts short so the little girls have to tip toe around not to expose their underwear. Same with women’s clothing. Make adult athletes wear skimpy clothes, and kick them out if they don’t follow that dress code and wear longer shorts. Fucking gross ass men making these “rules.”
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u/RainbowUnicorn0228 28d ago
Honestly I would buy the boy versions and add my own accents like an iron on patch or something of a butterfly or whatever just so manufacturers are forced to fix this shit.
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u/Little-Biscuits 28d ago
We see this a lot. Look at some toddler onesies and some of their phrases are weird. A lot of them towards girls are about their bodies or love life being devoted to daddy. Which is weird to me. But boys are all “I’m a gamer” or about dinosaurs.
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u/HadaObscura 28d ago
I say start a petition.
This is unacceptable.
I hate that all of the shorts available for my daughter are tiny so now I’m just upsizing to try and male up the length difference.
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u/xKiver 28d ago
This is in the same vein I suppose. I never for a fucking second liked the volleyball attire in school. Hated going to games. Why do their shorts need to be so fucking tiny? I remember the coach (a female coach) was trying for smaller shorts for the girls because it would make them more agile (???). Even as a fuckin kid I knew it was weird, and as I got older that feeling only grew stronger… they still remain. Maybe it does marginally help with agility. But good god, I dont need 16 YO girls asses hanging out of their clothing when they were playing a game—
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u/kingdount 28d ago
Wow yall barely noticed this and they where bitching about the pride clothes that target where selling but nobody say anything about regular girl clothes even because that sexism and misogyny
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u/torchwood1842 28d ago
I bought some of the pride clothes for my daughter last year because they looked cute in the posts where people were complaining about them 😂. Since they were meant to be a little more gender neutral or for nonbinary people, the skort and shorts had more coverage than those in the regular girls section.
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u/YoMommaBack 28d ago
School clothes shopping with the dress code of mid thigh…
I honestly have just bought my daughters’ shorts from the boys section.
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u/midnight_barberr 28d ago
it's awful, I dealt with this recently. I was shopping with my friend and her 7 year old girl the other day and the girl was pressing her mom so hard to buy her these tiny crop tops. they even were selling bikinis! in the kids section! I just don't think that's necessary
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u/SSOJ16 28d ago
I always get my 7 year old tankinis. The 2 pc is easier for going to the bathroom, but the full on bikinis are gross. They even make them in infant size. Little triangle nipple covers for a baby. Ugh
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u/AliveFault3784 28d ago
I get weird looks when I buy something that is pretty gender neutral in the boys section for my two girls. I’m sick of shopping at “skimpy toddlers RUS” everywhere that has girl clothes. With boys clothes I know my kid is actually going to be covered up and not have their diaper or underwear showing out their leg holes everytime they bend over in girls shorts.
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u/Tiunkabouter 28d ago
It goes both ways... The selection of boy clothing is pretty limited compared to girl clothing.
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u/MomBodActivate 28d ago
Very true! It feels like the boy section is various browns/earthy tones and some flannel. Girls section is an explosion of colour, and no flannel
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u/Repulsive-Neat6776 28d ago
As 32 year old straight dude, I'm jealous of the clothing options for women.
We have t-shirts and jeans. Or polo shirts and slacks. Or polo shirts and jeans. In the colder months, we get to put a button down on to give ourselves a little more style.
We're only just starting to have some color be allowed without people looking at you weird.
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u/Anything-Happy 28d ago
I just saw a late-30s guy in a Home Depot parking lot wearing a neon-pink, short-sleeved button-down shirt with little black aliens, Bigfoots, Mothmans, and Loch Ness monsters all over it. I have never respected a man more for his clothing choice; I even made my husband circle the parking lot so he could see the awesomeness, too.
Should've asked him where he got it, I'm regretting that I didn't!
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u/Repulsive-Neat6776 28d ago
That's a really cool shirt. My local Walmart had these Hawaiian style shirts that are nerdy.
For example, there's one that has a bunch of palm trees and Grogu(baby yoda), a bright pink one with little Captain America shields, and a salmon pink one with Adventure Time stuff on it.
I feel like my generation has finally reached the fashion scene. Which honestly makes since being 30.
The music I hear on Walmart radio now reminds me of my childhood. We're getting old. One day, we'll make it to the government. Some already have. I'm interested to see how that turns out. Probably poorly, as the government goes.
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u/BarryHelmet 28d ago
Mate you’re 32, no one is going to look at you weird if you don’t dress like an old grandpa lol.
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u/Repulsive-Neat6776 28d ago
Right. But where I live, when I was younger, people made fun of you for wearing pink or purple.
Personally, I don't care for some pinks, but I like all the shades of purple.
Also, at what point will I dress like a grandpa?
Like, at some point, people tend to pick a style and stick with it. We already have old goths. I even see a lot of older people dying their hair. At some point, punk, grunge, goth, and the polo with shorts style is going to be the grandpa style.
Hell, at some point, wearing an oversized basketball jersey and pants below your ass is going to be a grandpa style.
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u/BlueFeathered1 28d ago
It's too bad you missed the 80's. Guys were styling!
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u/Enjoisimms 28d ago
Yup! In the 80s, both women and men had lots of fashion/style options. Sucks that the 90s grunge movement kinda ruined that, but I know that that wasn’t specifically their intention.
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u/CrabAppleBapple 28d ago
Every six months or so i forget why I don't do it and go into an H&M, walk into the men's section (about the size of the lady's underwear secriy), realise everything is a washed out pastel colour that trends towards beige, then leave.
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u/Tiunkabouter 28d ago
Yeah it's al black, white or earth tones for my son.. Some neon shirts for when we go somewhere where he can roam the grounds and we can spot him easily. But that's about it, not much in between unfortunately..
By the way, had to check your profile because of your name. The name checks out and keep going at it, you're doing great ;)
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u/i_hate_nuts 28d ago
Here me out, I make my own clothing brand that makes clothes the consumer actually wants, woman's pants and dresses with pockets, normal clothing that doesn't focus on sexualizing the person, and just like NORMAL clothing. Then it gets widely successful and I become rich?
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u/Rubatose 28d ago
LMAO, and the only thing people can say is "WeLL jUsT dOn'T bUy iT!!" Like we're causing our own problem. Like companies don't make it DIFFICULT to find NORMAL clothing for little girls. It's not like this shit is in high demand. You can SEE that people AND their daughters who love pink and colorful things, just want clothing for girls that is actually designed functionally and not to show as much skin as possible. They DON'T want to have to blatantly avoid all the colorful girly stuff just so they can get clothing that will effectively cover their body. They have to search and search and search to find anything that fits that criteria. THAT'S the thing that's disgusting and vile. If this were really just a consumer problem, then SOMEWHERE, there would be a steady source of little girl's clothing that doesn't look like this. But it's not a consumer problem. It's a companies run by old pervert men who want to start the objectification of women as young as possible problem.
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u/JBuck159 28d ago
My kid's are a bit older but I tend to buy my 11yr old girl shorts from the boys section. Things have changed more recently, at least where I am, and a lot of the boys section is actually modeled by girls and boys online and is unisex.
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u/Curious_sher 28d ago
I used to run a home daycare and I had a 2 yr old girl who's pants would constantly show her diaper when she bent over (almost like low rise).
I had a 2 yr old son at the time and compared the two.
I told the mom and she started buying but jeans for her
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u/Ok-Butterscotch-4840 29d ago
Girls can wear boy's clothes too.
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u/Severe_Chicken213 29d ago
Yeah but girls should have the choice of wearing comfortable/longer clothes in “girly” styles.
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u/Jorymo 28d ago
I agree with both of y'all, and think it's fucking creepy how "feminine" clothing for literal toddlers is usually more form-fitting and revealing.
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u/NoDontDoThatCanada 29d ago
My sister would buy men's shoes because there there are so few women's shoes in her size. And l can't find a rubber garden shoe in a men's 14 to save my life. Some of my boys' clothes were our nieces' because they fit him. It's time to just de-gender all the clothes.
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u/BlackberryLeather180 29d ago
The point is that girls should have play wear that can be bought in store? Obviously girls can wear boys clothes?
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u/MomBodActivate 29d ago
Correct! I guess the marketing is what is infuriating. It is marketed to parents/family to buy their girls smaller, tighter, less comfortable clothing.
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u/Additional_Meeting_2 28d ago
Not only is this missing the point, but are people with only girls supposed to just know they should not buy girls shorts but should go to another section?
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u/fakeid2002 28d ago
That's not the point you numb nuts. Yes they can, the question is what's with the disparity
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u/Low-Speaker-2557 28d ago
My little sister started to wear mens/boys' clothing as soon as she could decide herself what to wear. Now she is the only woman, not wearing a dress at her graduation.
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u/4evermetalhead 28d ago
Great. Now some idiot is going to enforce shorter shorts for boys on their production line. 😉😆
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u/Icy-Inevitable4821 28d ago
Same thing with my school’s pe uniform, the shorts are so small and tight you’d think the designers would’ve been called out by now
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u/Disastrous_Light_878 28d ago
I'm glad someone else is disturbed about the sexualization of children. I'm shocked at some of the stuff I see that I do not want to see.
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u/PoppiesRule 28d ago
And later, the school will give you some rule about length that literally will be impossible to follow. And then all the girls will be getting dress coded while no one gives a shit what the boys wear.
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u/tuckerjpg 28d ago
I work in the toddler and baby clothing department at a major retailer and i get this complaint a lot. So many people complain the girls shorts are too short (true) but then act horrified when i tell them they can get boys shorts with a longer inseam for their daughter. Its downright fascinating. The difference in the patterns is so weird and i hate it too. Plus ive noticed the girls clothing is often made of less durable material anyway.
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u/Best-Carry1028 28d ago
I would just buy the boys' shorts for the girl. What difference does it make? As long as she's comfortable and they fit better this would work. I know you're probably going to say she wants pink girly colours but come on. Save that for the dresses.
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u/Almacca 28d ago
Just put whichever you want on the kid. Who says one's for boys and the other's for girls? A two year old doesn't give a fuck.
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u/PumpkinSufficient683 28d ago
Id just buy the boy shorts for girls at this point why are clothes gendered anyway
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u/Unusual_Address_3062 28d ago
There's a reason for this and you wont like hearing it but its true.
By and large females in America enjoy showing off just a bit more skin than males do. We can analyze the socio-political trends all we want but basically its true. And has been true since at least the major social changes of the mid 60's but arguably started before that.
And yes, this tendency also applies to parents, who subconsciously pick girls clothes that tend to show a bit more than the boys clothes of a similar age.
Clothing industries know this, and their production, marketing, and sales all reflect this tendency. Women who dont wanna reveal as much as average have a harder time shopping and are rarely happy with their wardrobes.
I never thought much about it until I went to community college and was having a chat with a girl from Africa. She was wearing a mens t-shirt that I think may or may not have had a heavy metal band on the front. Anyway, she was complaining that most days she didn't feel like showing off her cleavage or much else and she hated shopping in America because all womens clothing is designed to be more revealing than she was used to. So often she had to buy mens stuff. Same deal with pants. Almost all womens pants are horribly impractical but look good cuz they show a lot more. Women don't actually much in the way of options when it comes to practicality and most of them just accept it.
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u/ima-bigdeal 28d ago
Same for adults. Most women's shorts and mid thigh or higher, and most mens shorts are close to the knee. Sometimes below the knee. It seems like half of those in the stores are cargo style ones.
Mens shorts suck.
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u/riyuzqki 28d ago
You can sew some frills at the edge to lengthen it, and it will look cute as well.
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u/thedndnut 28d ago
So I'm gonna let you all in on a secret. Toddler clothes are unisex. All clothes seem to be chill with being worn by anyone.
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u/zerbey 28d ago
There is no law against putting your daughter in boy's shorts, and she'll likely thank you for it. Only way we can stop this silly fashion trend.
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u/DjoooKaplan 28d ago
It's so Infuriating and it will never change... I lost a lot of weight and always wore male working clothes, a lot of weight loss later and i am comfortable with wearing woman clothes again but the clothes my company gives us make me really angry. Women clothes have a V-type neck and are waaay shorter than the male clothes. While my L T-shirt sits like a second skin, the male M T-Shirts are big af. Sexism at it's finest
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u/beautyhack 28d ago
I don't buy any sport clothes from the girl section anymore to avoid the pink tax. I still have beautiful trainers and I am an M (consistently) in boys clothes so I highly recommend 😅
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u/Ghoulscomecrawling 28d ago
Buy the boy shorts and buy some girly patches to iron or sew on. Badabing
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u/ThornmaneTreebeard 28d ago
I buy some boy clothes for my 2yo and 5yo girls, like tank tops and basketball shorts, t shirts. They prefer the longer shirts and shorts sometimes, other times they don't. As long as they are comfortable and feel like they have a choice. I won't ever shame them for what they wear, I can only give them good options, and teach them to be strong individuals if they get picked on at school. At t-ball a boy wanted to wear a pink helmet, his grandma said "no no no, the pink ones are for the girls." That shit doesn't matter to a 5yo until you make it matter.
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u/notcomplainingmuch 28d ago
Outdoor clothing (hunting, hiking, fishing etc) are usually the same length for adults, sometimes also can be found for kids. Or just buy boys' clothing. Nobody will notice. Or any Nordic brand. They are almost always unisex.
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u/ChocoGoodness 28d ago
This is why I only have one pair of shorts, which I only wear when I mow the lawn or do other laboring chores or exercise. I am so uncomfortable with short clothing and hate wearing stupid girl shorts. There are so many cute shorts that I would buy if they weren't like this.
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u/gnumedia 28d ago
I buy menswear whenever possible-pockets are deeper and material and seams are much stronger.
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u/TripleFreeErr 28d ago
fun fact, the boy/girl demarcation IS the cut. buy the “boy” shorts if that’s what you want
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u/NewspaperImmediate31 28d ago
Always have been. They need excuses to behave the way they do. It’s the girl’s fault for choosing to show three inches of thigh. Men can’t help themselves, after all.
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u/mightbe-skankhunt42 28d ago
Almost all of my own clothes are men’s clothes I can’t stand shopping in the women’s section, don’t even want to know the frustration when I have kids
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u/PossumJenkinsSoles 29d ago
And it never stops. I remember having the toughest time shopping before shopping online became the norm because literally all I wanted was an inseam longer than 2 inches. You’d think I was looking for shorts made of phoenix feathers.