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

91 replies

brettgirl2 · 20/03/2014 17:13

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

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southeastastra · 20/03/2014 17:14

they have always been called that

Famzilla · 20/03/2014 17:14

Isn't it like a certain cut or something?

southeastastra · 20/03/2014 17:14

it's just a style

Manchesterhistorygirl · 20/03/2014 17:15

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

Shockers · 20/03/2014 17:15

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

imnottoofussed · 20/03/2014 17:15

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 · 20/03/2014 17:15

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

brettgirl2 · 20/03/2014 17:16

So surely the name should be changed?

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LadyBeagleEyes · 20/03/2014 17:16

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

brettgirl2 · 20/03/2014 17:16

Oxford Pillow cases are somewhat different surely?

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GertTheFlirt · 20/03/2014 17:17

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

LoonvanBoon · 20/03/2014 17:17

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 · 20/03/2014 17:18

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 · 20/03/2014 17:18

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 · 20/03/2014 17:18

X-posted with everybody!

MegTheCat · 20/03/2014 17:18

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

brettgirl2 · 20/03/2014 17:19

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

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ShatnersBassoon · 20/03/2014 17:19
Grin
StealthPolarBear · 20/03/2014 17:20

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 · 20/03/2014 17:20

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

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EverythingsDozy · 20/03/2014 17:20

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 · 20/03/2014 17:20

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

WestmorlandSausage · 20/03/2014 17:21

why is housewife a vile sexist term?

I mean I guess it is ever so slightly old fashioned

But vile? Confused

hunreeeal · 20/03/2014 17:21

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! Smile

hunreeeal · 20/03/2014 17:22

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