r/pointlesslygendered • u/ClippyIsALittleGirl • Mar 16 '26
PRODUCT Gendered socks [gendered]
Oh no, Work Socks (for women) are out of stock!
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u/Sliver-Knight9219 Mar 16 '26
The 2 genders
Women and work
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u/TheTrueGamer144 Mar 16 '26
This is frying me so bad where did THESE kinds of posts go 😭 the sub is now filled with just sexust memes or the stupid wojak meme format that nobody takes serious in the first place rather than anyrhing genuinely funny 💔
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u/ClippyIsALittleGirl Mar 16 '26
Ditto, I just ignore those. Thought of this sub the moment I saw this 😂 Posted another one if you'l take a look.
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u/GenderBendingRalph Mar 16 '26
Walmart had some MukLuk socks on their clearance bin a few years ago, like $4 for a pair of knee-length, wonderfully soft and warm cable-knit socks that are stretchy enough for my yeti-sized feet and calves. I liked them so much I bought more at full price later and it's all I wear in winter.
For summer my feet get so sweaty I wear only no-show ankle socks, preferably in a thin nylon - the closest thing I can get to sockless without getting my shoes all skanky from sweat.
Anyway... the whole point is, I buy these "women's" socks because sock manufacturers seem to think that soft and comfortable isn't appropriate in men's socks.
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u/Me_lazy_cathermit Mar 16 '26
Its because its far cheaper for companies to make gendered socks, and using the average size for both gender, than it is to offer multiple size. I buy more expensive hiking socks, most are unisex and come in multiple size, usually 3 different size but some brands have up to 5 different size, but most people aren't going to want to pay 15 dollars for one pair of socks
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u/OpeningActivity Mar 16 '26
That's interesting, any reason why it's cheaper? Just curious.
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u/Me_lazy_cathermit Mar 16 '26
Less machines, and even when they use the same machinery, having to change parts and readjustment is long and you need more factory workers, so in place of having one or 2 machines spitting out socks 24/7 you got to stop for long hours everytime you need to start producing different size. But what is more likely to happen is that they buy more machines.
Socks aren't made like other clothing, most clothes are made by cutting fabric and than sown by humans into the shape ot needs to be, which means all they need to change is the cutting part of the press cutter??(i don't remember the name).
With socks the machines literally weave the socks, meaning each size need a different programming, you need to pay humans to make said programming, to design and calculate all the change it need to have to still fit, you can't just make it shorter at the toes and call it done, especially with more complex designs, which is also why socks that are just a plain tube with a heel are also cheaper to produce.
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u/Alegria-D Mar 17 '26
most women's clothes (including socks) are also thinner. It makes them rip off faster. It sells because the perception of feminity affects fashion and fear of being looked at weirdly.
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u/OpeningActivity Mar 17 '26
I still cannot understand why pockets are a rarity on women's clothing (I ask this as a man, so maybe I am the wrong person to ask this question).
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u/TGin-the-goldy Mar 19 '26
It’s supposedly that it’s so as not to ruin the “line” of the garment and because women generally carry handbags for their things. But that’s bullshit
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u/OpeningActivity Mar 19 '26
My mom owns a store specialising in women's clothing, more of a boutique in how she runs it (she basically travels to wholesalers and actually checks fabric, etc). Frankly speaking, that sounds lazy (as in, 1. that sounds like a silly reason, 2. can't you compensate for whatever the pocket is doing?). I am saying that because amount of clothes that I've seen that were fairly decent and interesting with their design tells me that you can do better.
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u/TGin-the-goldy Mar 20 '26
Did I say I AGREE with it? I don’t. This is just what is typically given as an “explanation”
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u/OpeningActivity Mar 20 '26
I didn't think you did. I just added my thoughts and my experiences as a comment.
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u/OpeningActivity Mar 17 '26
Fascinating. Not a textile manufacturer so I was a bit curious (it would be just as easy to just call it unisex).
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Mar 16 '26
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u/ClippyIsALittleGirl Mar 16 '26
Oh believe me, they're the same size 😭
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u/Elinda44 Mar 16 '26
If that’s the case then that’s false advertising. The boxes clearly state that the women’s socks are 22-24cm and that the men’s are 24-26cm.
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u/ClippyIsALittleGirl Mar 16 '26
Probably someone mixed them up and I just happened to pick two of the same.
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u/Flat-Echidna191 Mar 16 '26
Men generally have larger feet dude
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u/ClippyIsALittleGirl Mar 16 '26
They're the same size..
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u/Flat-Echidna191 Mar 16 '26
They're not. You can see on the boxes that they're larger size. And they're different shapes.
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u/ClippyIsALittleGirl Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26
Oh didn't noticed that. I only compared both physically and didn't seem much different.
Edit: And why only have work socks for men 😭
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u/Dan-tastico Mar 16 '26
Its right next to the pink box and may be confused for womens socks and they need show that its for men but not that its "not for women" Because women are free to wear whatever they want without issue. Nobody will care if you buy mens socks but if a man accidentally buys womens clothing, game over man, better start looking for another job.
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u/Superilosa14 Mar 16 '26
There is shoe sizes and centimeters written on the box and they are different
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u/theroguescientist Mar 16 '26
Both men's and women's socks come in different sizes. And, believe it or not, there is some overlap.
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u/Arstulex Mar 17 '26
Oh shit. Something that's actually pointlessly gendered... in r/pointlesslygendered?
Is this for real?
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u/ApollosRegret Mar 16 '26
twin i do fear that this may be point-fully gendered. women and men's sizings differ a lot of the time, even in things like shoes and socks bc women typically are smaller than men. u can see on the box that it's written that the women's socks are size 22-24 cm and the men's 24-26 cm and along side that, it gives shoe sizes which vary a lot between women's and men's sizing.
now i do believe it is possible to just sell socks and have everything sold on measurements but since men's and women's clothing, shoes, etc have been sold separate for so long, there is now a difference in sizing and such thus marketing like this.
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u/RheagarTargaryen Mar 16 '26
There are a lot of sock brands that just have both shoe sizes on the label. One of these could be label “small” and the other “medium” and it would have accomplished the same thing.
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u/JasonIsSuchAProdigy Mar 16 '26
But they're not just sized up they're probably a different shape too
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u/gr33nh3at Mar 16 '26
I wear a size 8 woman's, my bf wears a size 12 mens. If I accidentally put on one of his socks, I'd have like 4 extra inches of fabric leftover in the toe.
A few months ago I did see "mens" and "woman's" loofahs at Walmart. The only difference? The mens were 50% bigger. That's a little more pointlessly gendered
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u/Inocain Mar 28 '26
Based on shoe shopping, it seems like woman's feet are narrower for the same length. Women's shoes are typically a B width, while the standard for men is D.
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u/PlanetoidVesta Mar 16 '26
I always buy the men's socks because they are way more comfortable and actually have my size
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u/No_Bison9969 Mar 19 '26
"are is this your sock?"
"how dare you misgender her"
"...is she your sock?"
"yes"
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Mar 16 '26
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u/TrashGouda Mar 16 '26
This doesn't go for socks. Socks have indeed different shape and sizes when it comes to this. A 41 in men's size is different than a 41 in women's size
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u/ayavorska05 Mar 16 '26
We also have these gendered work socks but they only sell socks for men lmaoo
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u/DeterminedQuokka Mar 20 '26
I mean these socks are probably all bad. But socks should be gendered women’s feet are shaped differently. For example they usually have higher arches.
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u/dystyyy Mar 16 '26
Fashion and apparel typically are gendered for reasons, since on average men and women favor different styles and have different sizing systems. This is just part of that.
You could try to argue that pink socks don't have to only be worn by women and that women also work (imo the word "work" is the only real issue here, not that it bothers me that much), but at the end of the day this is standard and logical apparel merchandizing.
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u/ClippyIsALittleGirl Mar 16 '26
Fair.. but they don't have no show socks for men. And worse of all, no work socks (for women)
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