Blatantly sexist advertising

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I mean for both sexes, not just women before I'm accused of being sexist. 😁 What have you seen recently that's made you go WTF?

This would be my offering for now:

I give you, the 'Wifehelper'.

Barmy, and what a weird name for it! I wonder where it's marketed, originally?

Good God normaly when people complain about sexism with household stuff I think they are over reacting but that is terrible.

It's also useless it would get in the way

That's hilariously bad. In my house that would be the husband helper in any case.

You may be right , its got us 4 talking about it

Just gone onto Amazon and searched for "Wifehelper", and then did a bit of Googling (yes I'm THAT bored!!), it seems to be a Chinese company, not just that item.

Still an odd name for a company though... they sell all sorted of random products!

One of "favourite " sexist products is the Bic pen For her.
If you google it on Amazon, there are some amazing reviews. Some of my favourites reviews:

I accidentally grabbed one of these pens (the lovely purple one) out of my wife's purse and instantly got my period. Now I'm feeling bloated and weepy.

I lent this to my brother so he could do all the math that was too hard for my lady brain, but as soon as he touched it, he... turned into a cloud of sparkles! These pens are too feminine for anyone other than women to use! Keep them away from your loved ones, or any man. Heed my warning, don't let my brother die in vain!

I can't WAIT for my husband to come home & show me how to use it! I wanted to open the package myself, but I'm unsure how to do that. The minute dinner is done, the dishes are washed, the kitchen is clean, & he's had his shower & put on the clothes I laid out for him, we're going to try it out!

One of "favourite " sexist products is the Bic pen For her.

Bridget Christie got a whole show out of that

Those reviews are brilliant!!!

Wifehelper sounds very 50's doesn't it? Mind you we would all need a man to mansplain it to us!!!

I could read those Bic pen reviews all day

Pens for her? FFS!

Amazon’s always had a number of Chinese products but it seems to be flooded since Covid kicked off here. It’s like eBay mark II. Guess it’s something to do with supply chains atm.

I could read those Bic pen reviews all day

Wait till you get to Veet ...

www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3GDDEL1SC1QQ5?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

I think that’s very funny. I assume the tags were written and translated from another language and got mangled.

Dammit I would have bought one for DH but he’s not the wife. Unless it’s for the ‘helper’ of the wife... but then he uses the dishes too...

Expensive for a piece of plastic tat that probably cost 3p to make. Wouldn’t fit our sink anyway.

@SerendipityJane
oh good lord I read that review about a year ago and have just reread it I forgot how funny it was . I really hope Dave writes more reviews he is fantastic !

I read that review about a year ago and have just reread it I forgot how funny it was . I really hope Dave writes more reviews he is fantastic !

If you click through onto "more reviews" you'll find loads more extolling Veets virtues.

There was also a viral review of a T-Shirt from years ago ... something about a wolf ...

I think Bridget Christie did a whole comedy show about the Bic for her thing!

Side note, but that plastic thing looks flipping awful. Just in the way!

I think Bridget Christie did a whole comedy show about the Bic for her thing!

You know, I think you might be right on that ... I wonder if anybody saw it ?

Those Diet Coke ads. Makes the women in it look bad and imagine if the sexes were reversed!

www.bridgetchristie.co.uk/bic-for-her/2013-08-06-guardian/