‘Gloves to change menstrual products’: A Hilarious Discussion of Things Designed For Women By Men

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Feb 27, 2024 12:00 PM EST

Men, I hate to break it to you but us girls take a lot from you. Living in a man's world is one thing, almost all the media that's produced and consumed, certain aspects of healthcare, where does it end? As much as men try, sometimes they just don't hit the nail on the head. 

Products designed for women by men often overlook the nuanced needs and preferences of female consumers, leading to impractical or patronizing designs. Which can be funny, but in a way very sad to see their futile attempts at pleasing or helping us. Men may underestimate the complexity of women's experiences, resulting in products that miss the mark or perpetuate harmful stereotypes. This can be frustrating and alienating for women, emphasizing the need for more thoughtful design processes made by women that prioritize women and sensitivity to gender differences. Read this hilarious Reddit thread to find out what people are saying.

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    Posted by u/LuinAelin 4 days ago What is something designed for women that has obviously been designed by a man?
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    silverandstuffs 4 days ago Wasn't there some guys on shark tank or something like it that made gloves for women to use to change their menstrual products? They
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    products? They were single use and pink or something?
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    kochka93 · 4 days ago Wait till they hear about a crazy newfangled phenomenon called "handwashing".
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    alek_hiddel · 4 days ago I mean I regularly wipe my without gloves, not problem at all. In the ranking of "gross" things, I'd much rather get my wife's period blood on
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    my hand than either of our poops. Blood is just part of you. I'm not afraid of my own blood, and for someone I'm intimate
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    with/trust, I'm not afraid of their blood. on the other hand is just pure waste, and nasty/toxic by design.
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    TeslasAndKids · 4 days ago There was another guy (not shark tank) who tried to invent some kind of glue so girls could get up in the morning and glue their lips shut instead of worrying
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    about menstrual products at all! Then when they had to pee the stream of urine would 'unseal' the lips and flush out all the blood. After you wipe you
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    reapply and glue shut until the next time! I don't know how many men he worked with on this idea before someone explained basic biology to this guy but there
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    were an alarming number of men who thought it was a great idea...
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    EldritchHorrorBarbie 4 days ago I'm a man but my became infected reading this.
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    Herry_Up 4 days ago It's giving toxic shock syndrome
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    GolfballDM 3 days ago And burns from the glue curing.
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    Jerkrollatex 4 days ago There is a patent for glue that dissolves when you pee on it do use while on your period to hold the blood in. A male chiropractor invented and tried to sell it. So that.
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    Spiritual_Ad_7162. 4 days ago Ooh I remember he got dragged sooo hard by so many women who pointed out how stupid of an idea it was and just dug his little heels in saying something
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    like "well women haven't come up with a better solution in decades so shut up!"
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    Teutorigos. 4 days ago edited 3 days ago I'm a dude and just imagining it I'm like, why the would someone want to let it just stay in there? The closest analogy I can
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    think of is selling men glue to seal their shut at night to hold in "nocturnal emissions" until they pee in the morning. Nope.
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    Expat InIreland. 4 days ago Completely unsurprised this came from a chiropractor.
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    abynew · 4 days ago Every single gyno procedure and lack of pain meds given for it
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    pocketnotebook. 4 days ago "This won't hurt a bit"
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    FireKitty91. 3 days ago Cool, let me shove something up YOUR HOOHA with your little lubrication and stretch it out and then tell you it shouldnt of hurt
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    Catwymyn 4 days ago Ok, this is niche, but I hate it whenever I go to sit at a bar and there are no hooks under the bar. Double points if the stools don't have a back where I can loop my purse/coat over the seat back, and I am stuck
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    piling my purse and/or coat in my lap. Same for public restrooms - pleaseee put a hook on the door so I'm not precariously balancing my purse on my lap or worse on the floor.
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    DeeLite04 4 days ago Sports bras and their removable pads
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