M&S - Could I? Should I?

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My son refused point blank to let me buy him this hoodie we spotted in Markies (M&S). It says "you can and you should". Little fun-sucker claimed he'd worry a creepy man would see him wearing it. I would have so enjoyed smooshing a Mr Whippy into his wee face. His big sister had similar thoughts.
Do you think the designers at Markies have a dark and twisted sense of humour or are we awful people?

It's a joke

HTH

I genuinely absolutely agree with you in general, I think all of those same things, people are absolute dicks on here recently, and are horrible to people in really awful situations. Except that’s not what I was doing here, I genuinely thought I was missing something with the icecream thing.

I think its supposed to be motivational.

Nah you're good. No amount of alcohol would make that amusing.

Its hideous and cringe AF.

But he's not wearing it, he hates the top and does not want it, seems his mother is planning on buying it and forcing him to anyway though....

It’s a horrible hoodie and you’d be borderline abusive to push an ice cream in to your child’s face.

What a weird thing to even consider, much less post about.

If you don't find it funny, why not just move on? There are plenty of other threads.

Yes, I'm sure she is. Do you always take things literally? 🤪

'Picky bits' makes me think of scabs or infected sores.

And I'm with the boy on the t-shirt. Just say 'no' to vertical stripes.

But OP's post is baffling to lots of people. It's the bit about the ice-cream that makes it so bizarre. It's never crossed my mind to shove ice-cream or any other food into my DC's face but having read the responses perhaps it's something lots of people think about doing.

I found that a bit strange but was more 🤨 by (what I read to be) the mirth on OP's part at the idea of the t-shirt appealing to 'creepy' men.

How sad that we live in a world where DC are so frightened of abusive perverted men that they see risk at every turn. The message to me is intended to be inspirational, don't doubt yourself, go for it type thing. If I were you I'd be having a chat with him about risk, and where the danger lies and proportionate mitigation as he's clearly concerned about his safety from pedophiles. And obviously don't buy a hoodie he hates.

Horrid hoodie
I don’t like ice cream

Everyone knows it’s Marksies

The hoodie is hideous! Listen to your kid as he would probably get beaten up by his peers if you forced him to wear that.

I'm not sure who needs to get a smooshing of ice cream in their face, but it's not the kid! 😁

I think there’s enough entitled men and boys in this country who think if they want to do something they’ll just do it without buying them clothes encouraging that mindset. And yes I agree with pp it makes me think of males doing what they want and sexually assaulting women. Even if someone else wasn’t thinking of sexual assault regarding it I still think it’s an awful message. I can do something so I’m going to (regardless of others). I don’t find it motivational, that would be something like “do your best” or “reach for the stars”.

I understood the OP. But the OP and I clearly have very very different senses of humour.

I feel sorry for her son - brought up so that the first thing that comes to mind is a “creepy old man” and with his mother and sister delighting at the thought of pushing ice cream cones into his face. And no, no-one in England has ever called it “Markies”. Marks’s, yes potentially (although that’s an older demographic).

You should be proud of your DS and DD for their response, awareness of the possibility of taunting or bullying.

Yep, it’s baffling, not funny.

Where I live we sometimes call M and S Marksies but never Markies. I had no idea M and S was sometimes called Markies

I dont think the message on the top is a good idea. Your son is very sensible to say no to you

And to anyone who is odd and weird

I think the Dd agreed about smooshing ice cream in the poor kid’s face rather than agreeing with the brother? It’s not a clearly written OP so could be either I guess.

Can you explain the ice cream bit?

I think I'm missing the joke.

Poor boy. It is really naff and just so uncool. Even I wouldn't wear that and I am an old dear.