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Looking for kids letter to Santa and found this

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ExchangedCat · 23/11/2019 11:51

I'm not going mad, am I? This isn't ok, is it?

Amidst the list of Santa letter kits on Amazon this appeared. Either I need to give my head a wobble or things are just continuing to get worse for women. The suggested recipient list included wife, girlfriend, sister, aunt, cousin.

Help me make sense of why I feel so angry about this

Looking for kids letter to Santa and found this
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Confusedbeetle · 24/11/2019 17:18

plenty of men want their women to look prepubescent, says it all really

ShesDressedInBlackAgain · 24/11/2019 17:15

'S not though. It's just putting 'fanny' on a card so wankers can snigger at fannies.

ShesDressedInBlackAgain · 24/11/2019 17:14

Unless it's a subversive message about how women's refusal to conform to commonly held myths about femininity can result in social sanction? Then it might be slightly amusing.

ShesDressedInBlackAgain · 24/11/2019 16:55

I am struggling to understand why it's funny though - even aside from the sexism in it all, I just don't get it. "you're on santa's naughty list for having long toenails" - similar thing, (non-sexist) but it's not funny - it's just totally missing the funny.

With you.

TreestumpsAndTrampolines · 24/11/2019 16:20

I've had some results on amazon, to innocuous searches, that were surprising to say the least (and don't ever click on them, or they keep coming back!) - it does happen, things get mis-tagged or whatever, and could easily be fixed the next day (especially as someone contacted the seller!)

I am struggling to understand why it's funny though - even aside from the sexism in it all, I just don't get it. "you're on santa's naughty list for having long toenails" - similar thing, (non-sexist) but it's not funny - it's just totally missing the funny.

NotTonightJosepheen · 24/11/2019 16:19

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Fraggling · 24/11/2019 16:10

Oh wow it was deleted?

I wonder who reported

I think best to leave this stuff up tbh

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ExchangedCat · 24/11/2019 16:08

Thanks Fraggling Smile I didn't see the deleted post but that's probably for the best!

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Fraggling · 24/11/2019 16:04

Don't worry about it op. I mean if people want to think you're a lying weirdo who is not long for this earth then let them Grin

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ExchangedCat · 24/11/2019 16:02

I'd be extremely surprised if it was caused by either cookies or settings since I'm very careful with both. I've tried the search again today and it doesn't give the same result. I haven't changed anything since yesterday so I don't know why it did it yesterday and not today.

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Antibles · 24/11/2019 15:51

Horrible.

See, it's not a free choice laydees. You're on Santa's naughty list if you've got a hairy fanny. Being an acceptable female means giving in to pressure from porn-addled men.

We might control our own purse strings but men now police our pubes. Thanks porn.

Fraggling · 24/11/2019 15:43

Well maybe that comment wasn't aimed at you then?

Not everything is about you, something to ponder Grin

TooLateThePhalarope · 24/11/2019 15:42

Women saying things are sexist really brings out the worst in some people doesn't it

Does it Fraggling? I've said several times the card was horrible. I've also refuted the suggestion that there would be an equally nasty version for men.

The OP would appear to have a problem with browsing settings and cookies.

Fraggling · 24/11/2019 15:41

Ah is chaps who are giving it the Hmm and suggesting op is on her way out, is it?

What a surprise.

CFlemingSmith · 24/11/2019 15:38

NotTonightJosepheen
Please can you direct me to that thread? Sounds a good read

TooLateThePhalarope · 24/11/2019 15:38

Fraggling

Ah another one who thinks the op is a liar

I haven't said she is a liar. I said the search result was extremely surprising but I don't think the posters who were worried their children might find this material have much to worry about.

Try the Amazon search yourself. The OP might need to clear out cookies and browsing history to avoid what should be an innocent search term generating this result in the future.

NotTonightJosepheen · 24/11/2019 15:36

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Fraggling · 24/11/2019 15:34

Ah now there is agreement that op is probably lying,

Is crazy,

And doesn't have much time left on this earth

GrinGrinGrin

You lot are really over reacting, why has this made you so emotional? It's very odd.

Fraggling · 24/11/2019 15:33

Turn of phrase

Fraggling · 24/11/2019 15:33

Ah another one who thinks the op is a liar

And why the weird reference to op dying? I assume you didn't mean that to sound like a threat but it does, can you see that? What prompted that? It's not a standard turn off phrase.

Women saying things are sexist really brings out the worst in some people doesn't it Confused

CFlemingSmith · 24/11/2019 15:31

BrandNewFather
If that's the case then that's crazy!

BrandNewFather · 24/11/2019 15:30

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Fraggling · 24/11/2019 15:22

Ah ok cool you don't think she's lying.

TooLateThePhalarope · 24/11/2019 15:19

What is your point Fraggling?

I didn't say the OP is lying. I said the search results were extremely surprising.

There are a couple of posts expressing concern that children might see this on Amazon. I don't know what algorithms the OP's search used but none of the searches I used brought up anything like this card. Try a search yourself on Amazon using "Letter to Santa" and see what you find.

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ExchangedCat · 24/11/2019 15:19

I know. I genuinely wish I had the sort of time on my hands that I could devote to writing fiction.

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