• carmo55@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    This isn’t a gender thing, it’s a working-class thing. Let’s not get divided unnecessarily divided.

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      Huh? Which part is strictly a working class thing?

      There’s a large spectrum between “I’ll wear it until it falls apart,” and, “I’ve never worn this but I need space for new clothes so it’s going to goodwill,” and working class people fall all over it.

      Women generally tend to be the ones who will more frequently refresh their wardrobe. All you have to do is go to a thrift store to see the difference between genders. The women’s clothing section will be massive, and the men’s section significantly smaller.

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        My son loves the goodwill women’s section. I swear that kids gonna be a fashion designer or a runway model… if I can keep his ass outta jail lol 😓

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      I get what you are saying. But in this context this is kind of like a “dad joke.” Do we think being pedantic about the terminology is really reinforcing some kind of negative gender stereotype here? Or minimizing the working class?

    • betelplouf@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Yaaaay, my mom never ever throw a shirt, clothes are so expensive, she couldn’t afford a new one every time she does anything that could damage them.

      (Tbh, I do the same for the same reasons)

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      This is the cycle even for me and I’m independently wealthy. Wealthy as a horse, if you will.

      (I have many leatherbound books.)