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We Fucked Up
over 7 years ago from Andrew Wilkinson, Publisher of Designer News
Corin Edwards, over 7 years ago
I'm happy that the people running it disagree.
Alejandro Dorantes, over 7 years ago
It's been nice watching all this people trying to discuss my wicked and sickening POV but I haven't seen a women's opinion on the matter which kinda proves the point.
Lin Zagorski, over 7 years ago
Hi Alejandro.
I found your comment insensitive and indicative of the many unspoken challenges women face in the design industry. I'd be happy to elaborate if you have more questions, but I feel like Emily's post is pretty thorough.
OH YES, of course I agree with emily, and I also find insensitive that I cant get a 5XL shirt for my fat self to fit in. Should I start writing about how that is 'fat shaming'? Fat can be beautiful too.
Ed Adams, over 7 years ago (edited over 7 years ago )
Not at all. This whole article is worth reading, if you'd like to take the time. Sure, they'd fit on a woman's body, but they wouldn't look nice or flattering. They're not at all unisex in that sense.
Dale Lloyd, over 7 years ago From your link: "Text or images across the chest area of a shirt draw attention to that area. Many women are uncomfortable having attention drawn to their breasts in this manner."
Is this a joke?
Tyler Deitz, over 7 years ago (edited over 7 years ago )
Please keep on explaining how women should feel.
Mattan Ingram, over 7 years ago
That's not entirely fair. Should Threadless not have t-shirts for women because they all have graphics on the front? I think imagery on shirts has enough nuance that saying it is inherently sexualizing is as much speaking for women as you are claiming he is.
One can both agree that unisex t-shirts aren't good enough while still calling out taking the discussion to an absurd extreme. You don't have to agree with that call out, but just saying NO is hardly useful here.
Art Vandelay, over 7 years ago
Genuinely curious - if I'm a really fat dude can I complain they don't accomodate me too?
And no - I'm not saying super fat dudes are the same as women. But simply asking that if I don't feel I'm being "represented" by t-shirts then do I have the write to get all pissy?
Tom Brady, over 7 years ago
Considering super fat dudes makes up 1/3 of the US population, you absolutely have the right to get pissy. However, unfortunately for you and all the other super fat dudes, being fat in tech isn't hot right now.
Ix Techau, over 7 years ago
Nice or flattering for whom, exactly? Why are women's t-shirts meant to objectify us?
I personally think this whole thing is fucking stupid and DN doesn't owe nothing to anyone. The shirts are Unisex.