WTF was he wearing?!

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I passed a man earlier (maybe 45 to 50), who was wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the words "I'm not a gynecologist [sic], but I'll take a look anyway".

AIBU to think this is arrantly classless, misogynistic in reducing women to mere vulvas and that you'd have you'd have to be a prick to own such a monstrosity, never mind wear it out in public?!

I opened the thread thinking it can’t be that bad but wow think that’s one of the worse T-shirt slogans ever but at least women know to avoid him

Policing the clothing of grown adults - weird. It’s fine to disapprove but surely you just get on with your day?

There’s a whole thread of people policing women’s clothing right now.

But policing men’s clothing is a no no of course.

Reminds me of being at a family party and friend of someone who tagged along was wearnig a T-Shirt that said "nice legs, what time do they open?"

I remember at the time wondering who that was supposed to be for!

Can’t stand slogan or novelty T-shirts on men.

Once went on a date with someone who was wearing a tshirt with cartoon sperm and some sort of slogan on it - I can’t remember what it said - perhaps I’ve blocked it out as trauma 😂

Why on earth would you wear anything like that on a first date!!!! 🤮 it was back in the day where men wore shirts and trousers to nightclubs so he had been well dressed when I had met him

I declined a second date - purely based on his dreadful dress sense!!

Could you please point out where in my post I said it was okay to criticise women but not men?

I said ADULTS. I don’t condone it being done to men or women and the fact that one person is still clutching their pearls 20 years later is almost laughable.

In a way its good for us all that he is actually advertising his misogyny and creepiness, can avoid immediately!

What!!???

That’s disgusting. What sort of parent would want their child wearing that?
Actually I can think of a few that would find it hilarious.
I agree it's a very grim slogan.

When I worked in a pub in my 20s there was a guy who would come in wearing a t-shirt saying 'it's not gonna suck itself'. So gross.

Factually correct though I guess…

I saw one in the wild in Australia too - a man in a restaurant with his wife and daughters (looked about 8 and 10) and he’s wearing a t shirt with a cockerel on it with the words “I’ve got a massive cock”. Even by male Australian standards, it was revolting.

DH recently-divorced friend came to ours one day during his post-divorce “new life” wearing a t shirt with just a picture of a woman in stockings and suspenders bent over - knowing we had a teenage DD - he got short shrift from me, sent home and told he could “come back when he wasn’t a dick”. He never wore anything like that again - saddest bit was, he is one of DH’s really decent friends, who I probably like the most, so it just highlights the everyday casual misogyny that seems acceptable.

There are companies selling millions of such crass garments. The one that got me was seeing a deeply unattractive man wearing a T-shirt that said "This shirt would look good on your bedroom floor".........whilst out for the day with his wife and kids..🤔

Years ago during a very hot summer, I was walking around a market and there was guy in front of me walking around topless and he had a massive tattoo on his back of an open legged woman showing her tuppence. Plus another on his arm of a woman bending forward and it was equally explicit and gross.

At least with a t-shirt he can take it off. I remember thinking what woman will find that idiot attractive!!

Worst one ever, seen in Asda on a 30ish year old man. Stop screaming don’t turn this rape into a murder.

20 odd years ago I went to pick up a friend I had met through baby group from her home and her husband was wearing that grim t shirt, maybe he only wore it in his own house but he still went down in my estimation I had previously liked him.

I don't feel bothered by this kind of thing. It signals "not someone I'd get on with" which is useful.

People should be mindful of where they're wearing this stuff, though. I was once at a wildlife park in the school summer holidays - I saw a young woman dressed in 'metal' type aesthetic, wearing a hoodie with a large slogan including the word 'fuck' on the back. I thought that was a bit much in a place that was teeming with children.

I saw her again later and she'd tied it round her waist, hiding the slogan, so perhaps someone had had a word!

Saw a video of a gender reveal party on YouTube. After the blue balloons had been revealed, the father to be ripped off his shirt to reveal a t shirt bearing the slogan “Real Men Make Twins”. Bit vulgar in that context referring to his own prowess. And inaccurate. It’s women that make twins!

People that wear clothing like that are thick as pig shit.

About 10 years ago there was a lot of controversy around the fashion brands Dolls kill. They had a slogan ' Dead girls can't say no'.
However from what I recall, the controversy wasn't about the slogan but plagiarism.

A local dickhead wore it to our pub. He was a well known pub. The landlady just said 'what you like!!! And laughed
I used it as an indicator that he is in fact a knobhead to be avoided!

I really want to tell them what I thought of them but it was in a very busy shopping center and I knew with idiots like that they wouldn't pay attention to me.

Nobheads used to say this 30 years ago. Wasnt funny then either.

Well you would be mistaken! My friend’s SIL would call her 2 daughters from a baby sexy 🤢 She meant it in an endearing way and would greet her “Hi sexy girl” or when she was dressed in cute clothing “Ooh sexy” It’s so grim. I was really shocked hearing it as she presented herself as middle class, a perfectionist etc. I don’t know if her husband would use this term (I can’t remember) but all I can say it’s 100% true as my friend does not lie. She thought it was weird and disturbing too.

The saddest part is there are plenty of women who would find that hilarious and consider themselves just like "one of the lads" because they can handle the "banter".

It's definitely crass to wear a t-shirt with that on, but I'm not seeing the misogyny or reducing women to their vulvas though.