About pillow cases having 'housewife' written on the packaging?

[brettgirl2]

In Sainsbury's. I mean have I entered a timewarp and gone back to 1950? I was and put them straight back on the shelf.

[southeastastra]

they have always been called that

[Famzilla]

Isn't it like a certain cut or something?

[southeastastra]

it's just a style

[Shockers]

It's a traditional name that identifies a certain type of pillowcase.

[Manchesterhistorygirl]

Are you usually professionally offended? It's just the type of pillowcase and have been called that for always.

[imnottoofussed]

yes they've always been called that, its a certain style of pillow case, I think the ones with the extra flappy bits at the side but could be wrong

[orangepudding]

It's just the name of the style. You can also get Oxford pillow cases.

[brettgirl2]

So surely the name should be changed?

[LadyBeagleEyes]

It's the name for the type of pillowcase it is.
It's always been so, and not just in Sainsbury's.

[brettgirl2]

Oxford Pillow cases are somewhat different surely?

[GertTheFlirt]

Why should the name be changed? It's a style.

[LoonvanBoon]

It's the somewhat odd name for a style of pillow case, isn't it? There are Housewife pillow cases & Oxford pillow cases.

One of them is the plain rectangular pillow case, the other the style with edging that doesn't get filled with pillow. Sorry, that's a shite description! Can't remember which is which either - & I guess it's still a weird name. But so is Oxford pillow case.

[Nanny0gg]

Oxford pillowcases are the ones with the extra border beyond the pillow.

Housewife is just the name of the style.

Housewife
Oxford
Square
Bolster

[ThefutureMrsTatum]

They are the style with the fringe bit round the edge, oxford are the noormal ones. I think they have always been called this, maybe it's because they have a skirt?

[LoonvanBoon]

X-posted with everybody!

[MegTheCat]

Oxford are the ones with the flappy bit all round. Housewife are the plain ones.

[brettgirl2]

Because 'housewife' is a vile sexist term. I concede that my knowledge of pillow cases is somewhat sketchy clearly

[ShatnersBassoon]

[StealthPolarBear]

Well I never knew that :o
I knew our new pillow cases were called 'oxford' but assumed that was some sort of brand name, not a generic description.
I prefer the ones without the flappy bits, the way DH puts them together we have enough pillowcase without pillow without adding extra on deliberately

[brettgirl2]

And I have bought plain pillowcases before . Where have I been? ??

[EverythingsDozy]

I call myself a housewife (even though I'm now separated).
Should I not be? Genuine question - am I encouraging sexism by calling myself a housewife? What am I, otherwise?

[StealthPolarBear]

brett we clearly both need to go back to the 1950s and study. Tis the only way we'll keep our men

[WestmorlandSausage]

why is housewife a vile sexist term?

I mean I guess it is ever so slightly old fashioned

But vile?

[hunreeeal]

YANBU. Yes, that's the name given to that style up to now. But when a name comes from a sexist tradition (such as men not doing housework and women not working) I agree it should be changed. Or at least they should introduce a house-husband style as well!

[hunreeeal]

Just saying "but that's what it's called!" is a circular argument.