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Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by codebeard »

teddyh wrote: post #15

Um, what? Is it only me, or does anyone else see the enormous inherent stereotyping in this as a bad thing ? People who actually like to go clothes shopping shouldn’t be made to feel like they should be categorized as “girls”, or vice versa, someone who finds clothes shopping to be uninteresting shouldn’t be made to feel like they ought to identify as a “guy”. There’s nothing wrong with the concept, but the conflatio…

It definitely made me cringe, especially compared with something like Trunk Club: https://www.trunkclub.com/. For lack of a better: something about this site--right down to the hero image--makes me feel dirty.

The copy alone seems like it's either written by (or perhaps for?) the stereotypical adolescent male. Selling it as more of a concierge service would really make it more mature.

That said, I'm a "Guy" who actually enjoys shopping for clothes and dressing like an adult, so take my thoughts with a pinch or two.

Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by JoeAltmaier »

teddyh wrote: post #28
victorduffel wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No one is making you or anyone else to "feel" anything from this product. Frankly, as one of the stereotypical nerds out there, I'm interested in this product. I know I have no sense of style, pretty much and know there are some ladies out there who do.

> No one is making you or anyone else to "feel" anything from this product. I don’t understand this argument. Of course a narrative which consistently calls clothes shoppers “girls” and non-shoppers “guys” is going to affect the way I feel about my identity.

Only if your identity is affected by every ad you read...have some backbone.

This is a cool thing, for those that need it. No more stereotyped than "I let my spouse buy my clothes because I have no sense of style". Its just a statement, true for some people. Its got nothing at all to do with anybody's identity.

Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by teddyh »

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #32
teddyh wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> No one is making you or anyone else to "feel" anything from this product. I don’t understand this argument. Of course a narrative which consistently calls clothes shoppers “girls” and non-shoppers “guys” is going to affect the way I feel about my identity.

Only if your identity is affected by every ad you read...have some backbone. This is a cool thing, for those that need it. No more stereotyped than "I let my spouse buy my clothes because I have no sense of style". Its just a statement, true for some people. Its got nothing at all to do with anybody's identity.

Is “have some backbone” also your response when someone complains about phrases like “That’s so gay” or “You’re such a girl”? I hope not, since there’s a reason certain words and stereotypes are not socially acceptable.

Note: This has nothing to do with the actual service, and everything to do with the terrible stereotyping in the branding and sales narrative.

Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by wffurr »

partywithalocal wrote: post #29
listic wrote: post #19

Who is Annika and why should I trust her sense of style?

Good point, there could indeed be more background info on Annika and her knowledge and experience of (guys) fashion.

That picture of her neck at the top of the page is pretty creepy: http://www.shopwithagirl.com/shop-in-amsterdam-special.html

Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by cfcosta »

Dewie wrote: post #25
2xlbuds wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anecdotal, I know, but 18-19 is when most people go to college, and get to shed whatever labels they had in high school. It certainly happened that way with me and my college friends.

You mean going from a pretty gender balanced high school, to a department with a large majority of men? (we were talking about nerds here, and I am talking about things like CS departments, since this is HN.)

And also to a place where no one will judge you because you're a nerd. My CS classes where pretty gender-balanced, more so than my high school, and I can assure you that's not the problem.
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