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Since when does "pants wearer" imply a specific gender?

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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,190 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    The irony being that if you believe that only men wear pants, then you're the one who's being sexist.

    Historically of course, the connotation was that "men are in charge, therefore whoever wears the pants is the one in charge, while the wife swans around in a dress looking pretty".

    Nowadays it's used in a much more lighthearted manner.

    Of course, this is another nonsense article off a random thing said on twitter. Everyone knows that people on twitter aren't real, therefore nobody was actually offended by this campaign.


  • #3
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Social and fun.


  • #4
    sexmag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,303 ✭✭✭sexmag


    seamus wrote: »
    The irony being that if you believe that only men wear pants, then you're the one who's being sexist.

    Actually that's spot on


  • #5
    Allinall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,174 ✭✭✭Allinall


    They should have said “trousers”.

    Then there could be no ambiguity.


  • #6
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,975 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Usual overreaction to junk mail.

    Next.


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  • #7
    Sal Butamol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 523 ✭✭✭Sal Butamol


    Lunatic feminists at it again?


  • #8
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    Generally when the phrase "We know who wears the pants in that house" is used it refers to the wife/woman in the house :confused:

    I have never heard it used to refer to the husband/man.


  • #9
    super_furry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,351 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    mloc123 wrote: »
    Generally when the phrase "We know who wears the pants in that house" is used it refers to the wife/woman in the house :confused:

    I have never heard it used to refer to the husband/man.

    True, but it’s used as a slight against the man in question masculinity. Implying that it’s him that should be in charge and making decisions but that he’s whipped.


  • #10
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Well played Virgin media.
    You annoyed the snowflakes and got maximum publicity.
    I found it funny too!


  • #11
    valoren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,568 ✭✭✭valoren


    Can all companies just send an all encompassing tweet or ad just saying the following.

    "To everyone on the planet. Apologies in advance for any offence caused to you. From (insert company)"

    Then whenever someone get's offended they can be referred to this tweet/ad.


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  • #12
    Colser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,572 ✭✭✭Colser


    Could be worse,they could have said "slacks wearer"..


  • #13
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    whiskeyman wrote: »
    Well played Virgin media.
    You annoyed the snowflakes and got maximum publicity.
    I found it funny too!

    Yeh. They knew what they were doing.


  • #14
    Hector Savage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,809 ✭✭✭Hector Savage


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Social and fun.

    Shouldn't you be out cutting turf pissed by now ? :P


  • #15
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,930 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    I only read the beginning of the article so the only information I have us that Virgin are offering 240Mb broadband.


  • #16
    Cina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Cina


    pickarooney wrote: »
    I only read the beginning of the article so the only information I have us that Virgin are offering 240Mb broadband.

    yeah but you can only order it if you wear the pants in the household.


  • #17
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,190 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Cina wrote: »
    yeah but you can only order it if you wear the pants in the household.
    I believe anyone in the household can order, but you must be wearing pants when you do so.

    Or maybe you only need to be wearing pants when the installer arrives.


  • #18
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Social and fun.

    Is this your first day?


  • #19
    SnazzyPig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 268 ✭✭SnazzyPig


    Fine Gael TD for Offaly Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, the deputy chair of the Irish Women's Parliamentary Caucus, labelled the ad campaign as a "cheap gimmick" to gain attention. "Any company trying to attract business should be sensitive to gender and usually when mass ad campaigns are sent out to the public, they are addressed to the householder," she said.

    "This is gendered language and they know this gimmick will generate discussion."

    ....and, Hey Presto!

    She couldn't resist drawing attention to herself by highlighting a publicity stunt.

    Genius.


  • #20
    Permabear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39,022 ✭✭✭✭Permabear


    This post has been deleted.


  • #21
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,196 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Horseshit. The term "pants-wearer" is used here in subtle, humourous acknowledgement that the Bean an Tí usually controls a lot of this kind of expenditure. It's a perfect example of the humourless, block-headed idiocy typifying the Twitter-style of political correctness. I'm only surprised Graham Linehan didn't turn up threatening to boil Thomas Mockridge in oil.


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  • #22
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,734 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    So this is what we are being enraged about this week eh?


  • #23
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,913 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    If I had the energy, I'd smash my head off my desk....


  • #24
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,734 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »
    If I had the energy, I'd smash my head off my desk....


    Would you be wearing pants at said time of head smashing?


  • #25
    DickSwiveller Returns
    Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭DickSwiveller Returns


    Shouldn't have apologised


  • #26
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,913 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    Boom_Bap wrote: »
    Would you be wearing pants at said time of head smashing?

    Maybe...


    Or maybe not.


  • #27
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    One man took to the social network to share the letter addressed to his household with "the pants wearer" line replacing 'householder'.

    The man tweeted @VirginMediaIE asking: "Is this a joke?!? Went straight into the bin. Terrible marketing campaign."

    Of course it's a joke you fucking gobshite.


  • #28
    DickSwiveller Returns
    Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭DickSwiveller Returns


    I wish our wonderful journalists would stop using twatter as a measure of the mood of the country. I don't know anyone who uses it and it seems to be a medium used purely to vent anger about any given topic.


  • #29
    0ph0rce0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,049 ✭✭✭0ph0rce0


    I wish the whole world would just **** off and leave me here alone.


  • #30
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    What a load of moaning fuckers.

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  • #31
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Im really glad i dont know or meet these kinda complaining idiots in real life.

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • #32
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,227 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Haha, received one yesterday. It's still unopened. Who is it for? We all wear pants in this house. :pac:


  • #33
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Pherekydes wrote: »
    Haha, received one yesterday. It's still unopened. Who is it for? We all wear pants in this house. :pac:

    Not me! I like the feel of the air between my crown jewels

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • #34
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    Worked door to door sales for a few months about 10-12 years back, we always referred to "the pants wearer" as the one who had more control over the household finances. I could probably count with my fingers the number of times the pants wearer was a male. One of the funnier things was noticing just how often the man thought they wore the pants, but very, very clearly didn't when it came time to actually part way with the money.


  • #35
    kylith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,739 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Not worth getting bent out of shape about, IMO, but it’s a tired, outdated line these days, meant to attempt to shame men and make women appear overbearing.


  • #36
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    What a load of moaning fuckers.

    That's some top class image tagging. However I, as a chronic masturbater, find it deeply offensive and demand and aaahh-uuhhh-uuuuuuhhhh-aaaaahhh... sorry. I demand an apology.


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  • #37
    DickSwiveller Returns
    Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭DickSwiveller Returns


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    What a load of moaning fuckers.

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    Even though I don't know these people I hate them with every fibre of my being


  • #38
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,453 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    And the press / boards/ etc coverage of the Twitter outrage - priceless.

    I bet there's a marketing exec who gets a bonus for the campaign.


  • #39
    cruizer101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,205 ✭✭✭cruizer101


    The funny thing is for many the main usage of Internet involves taking off their pants


  • #40
    sexmag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,303 ✭✭✭sexmag


    DickSwiveller Returns wrote: »
    Even though I don't know these people I hate them with every fibre of my being

    You mean "every fibre broadband of my being" right?


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