• chunes@lemmy.world
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    30 days ago

    I remember reading a comment saying that women don’t actually want pockets. The manufacturers and retailers have data on this.

    What’s happening is the women who do want them are in online bubbles that give them the impression that most women want pockets.

    It’s like how most gamers don’t give a shit about DRM, so those of us who know better are stuck with it anyway.

    • tym@lemmy.world
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      30 days ago

      the lack of pockets is symbolic of sexism… it’s not about packing them full of things.

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      29 days ago

      So you’ve got a very vocal market calling out their demand for a product that is more or less trivial to manufacture, and yet not a single entrepreneur has successfully brought the product to market. Why would that be?

    • renrenPDX@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      29 days ago

      I became aware of this once in the office where a woman brought up the fact that guys were lucky to have functional pockets. Most pockets on womans clothing are either fake or are sewn shut and for looks.

      I asked why? And she explained it ruins the “Pants Chi”. I guess it gets in the way of showing off the figure somehow.

    • LockheedTheDragon@lemmy.world
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      29 days ago

      My SIL doesn’t want pockets, but she is wealthy and into style. I think some of the women who don’t want pockets are into style and/or looking wealthy enough to not need pockets.

      Women who are pragmatic want pockets.

      I’ve been ripping open pockets and sewing more fabric onto them making them big.