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To wear a ‘Protect The Dolls’ t-shirt

58 replies

EasterIs · 01/05/2025 14:46

Ironically?

As a frumpy middle aged mum?

(I would link for those not familiar, but don’t particularly want to promote the kind of publications writing about it).

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Shadowsunray · 01/05/2025 16:13

Bad idea. No one will know it's meant to be ironic.

OnyourbarksGSG · 01/05/2025 16:13

I would 100% wear a protect the dolls tshirt but with an image of a traditional 70s style blow up dolls face on it. Cos that’s what these “dolls” aspire to be and think women are and that’s what they model themselves on. Caricature sex toys to be used and discarded.

SmoothRoads · 01/05/2025 16:12

EasterIs · 01/05/2025 14:57

Well if someone like me wore one, it would clearly be ironic, trust me 😂

Nope, people would think you were being "kind"(tm) and signaling that you think other women should do the same.

SpidersAreShitheads · 01/05/2025 16:08

As a fellow middle-aged woman, no, I wouldn't read that as irony.

I have friends of the same age who are fully on board with the ideology and we've had to agree to disagree on this subject.

Handmaidens come in all shapes and sizes - no question it would be seen as support. As a PP suggested, wear an "I love JKR" shirt or "Adult Human Female" one instead.

CautiousLurker01 · 01/05/2025 15:51

EasterIs · 01/05/2025 14:57

Well if someone like me wore one, it would clearly be ironic, trust me 😂

Am not being disingenuous, but I can’t see how it would be perceived as being worn ironically? Even if a 7ft rugby prop male wore it, I still wouldn’t assume irony as I would just infer he was a trans ally?

I’m a middle aged woman… if I wore it, it would be assumed that I am wearing a weird logo-ed T-shirt and possibly a bit unhinged (because 90% of those in my town would not have a clue as to it’s meaning) or that I am a fully blown trans activist (so I’d get unwanted attention from the other 10%).

JeremiahBullfrog · 01/05/2025 15:51

Can you get a tiny one for a Barbie?

WallaceinAnderland · 01/05/2025 15:39

If you actually look at what's on the hashtag OP, you wouldn't do it.

METR0NOMY · 01/05/2025 15:30

Is there a specific look for people who are gender critical.

METR0NOMY · 01/05/2025 15:29

EasterIs · 01/05/2025 14:57

Well if someone like me wore one, it would clearly be ironic, trust me 😂

Why?

JaneJeffer · 01/05/2025 15:28

WallaceinAnderland · 01/05/2025 15:20

#protectthedolls is doing it's own irony

So much prettiness in one pic

WallaceinAnderland · 01/05/2025 15:26

Whatwouldnanado · 01/05/2025 15:14

Sorry what does it mean please?

It's a campaign to protect people like this

To wear a ‘Protect The Dolls’ t-shirt
notatinydancer · 01/05/2025 15:25

EasterIs · 01/05/2025 15:00

I’d Daniella Westbrook it

What does that mean?

ItGhoul · 01/05/2025 15:23

EasterIs · 01/05/2025 14:57

Well if someone like me wore one, it would clearly be ironic, trust me 😂

I know plenty of 'frumpy middle-aged mums' as you so charmingly put it who absolutely support the campaign. So no, it wouldn't clearly be ironic.

Grow up.

MsFogi · 01/05/2025 15:22

Only if you add a load of dinosaur and ILoveJKR badges to it!

WallaceinAnderland · 01/05/2025 15:20

#protectthedolls is doing it's own irony

To wear a ‘Protect The Dolls’ t-shirt
RipleyJones · 01/05/2025 15:16

Nah. Just wear a woman : adult human female, we won! T shirt.

Whatwouldnanado · 01/05/2025 15:14

Sorry what does it mean please?

Monster6 · 01/05/2025 15:11

Irony wouldn’t be clear, no matter how you think you’re presenting. I’ve seen a few of these in the wild now. Mainly on Gen Zs/younger millennial women.

Kuretake · 01/05/2025 15:06

EasterIs · 01/05/2025 14:57

Well if someone like me wore one, it would clearly be ironic, trust me 😂

Genuinely don't understand what you mean here - why would the irony be clear? Would you be wearing your GC hat at the same time or something?

KimberleyClark · 01/05/2025 15:05

Oddsocksanduglyshoes · 01/05/2025 15:01

To be honest I think a lot of people would have no idea what it means

This. It would be lost on me.

TheWisePlumDuck · 01/05/2025 15:03

Can you get one and then write on it '/s' ?

Oddsocksanduglyshoes · 01/05/2025 15:01

To be honest I think a lot of people would have no idea what it means

Itiswhysofew · 01/05/2025 15:00

How would you wear it?

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EasterIs · 01/05/2025 15:00

I’d Daniella Westbrook it

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AccidentallyWesAnderson · 01/05/2025 15:00

Only if you had one with the words - (even though they’re already protected) underneath or something.

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