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If you have ever wandered into the deodorant section of a store, you might end up confused as to why half the items represent things like flowers and fresh fruits, while the other half seems to focus on jungle predators and abstract concepts like “the captain” and “raw steel.” This is but a taste of how bad it can get with gendered things one can find in stores.

We’ve gathered some of the worst examples of companies needlessly gendering items and products. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the most egregious examples, and share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.

#1 Even Dogs Aren’t Safe

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#2 Now I Can Finally Wash My Dishes

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#3 Because Phone Cases Have A Gender

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#4 Ok, But Why? Hair Ties Are Hair Ties

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#5 This Product Strikes A Cord

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#6 Just Why?

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#7 Apparently, Men Don’t Deserve Bright-Colored Macaroons

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#8 Pay More, Get Less

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#9 It’s Water

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#10 Thank God, My Son Won’t Go Without Male Batteries

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#11 Day Planner For The Boss And For Girl Boss (I’ve Checked, The Pages Are Identical)

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#12 My Dad’s Tape Measure

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#13 Men Exercise And Women Bleed. The Ingredients Are Exactly The Same

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#14 For The Extra Charge, They Should At Least Throw In Some Menstrual Products

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#15 I Found This At A Walmart, Because Girls Need Special Basketballs

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#16 Kids’ Globes, Because For Girls, The Entire World Is Pink, And Only Pink, Right?

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#17 This German BBQ Cookbook With Recipes “For Him” And “For Her”

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#18 Literally The Same

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#19 Chocolate-Flavored Cereals Of All Things

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#20 Gendered Bow And Arrows

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#21 I Found This Terribly Gendered Bathroom Sign While Looking For A Local Restaurant

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#22 Of Course, The Pink One Will Be More Expensive

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#23 Healthy Appearance vs. Muscle Strength

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#24 The Three Genders Of Gardening Gloves: Precision, Grip Extreme And Lady Garden

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#25 If You Get Your Boy Dog The Girl Dog Shampoo, He Will Turn Into A Flower

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#26 Well, Damn. I Bought These, Not Realizing I Couldn’t Use Them

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#27 I Was Going Through Stuff And Stumbled Upon My Dad’s Old School Books

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#28 My Poor, Poor Mother Bought This, Not Realizing It’s Illegal For Her To Eat It

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#29 Gendered Garbage Cans

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#30 I Saw These In A Christian Bookstore Near Me. Why Are Children’s Bibles Gendered?

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#31 If You Are A Girl Who Is Interested In Science, Make Sure That Your Microscope Is Pink

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#32 Pointlessly Gendered Candy

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#33 The Two Genders: Gamer And Gamer Babe

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#34 Store Near Me Has Gendered Trail Mix

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#35 Are You A Girl Or A Dreamer?

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#36 Thanks, FaceApp. Very Cool

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#37 Saw At My Local Yarn Store

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#38 I Would Hate To Hang My Coat On The Wrong Hook

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#39 “Do Not Disturb” Signs From My New York City Hotel. This Seems Unnecessary

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#40 This Girl And Apparent Boy Cow That Came In A Noah’s Ark Play Set

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#41 A Local Restaurant Offers A Woman’s Meal That Is Half The Food Of A Man’s Meal But For Only A Dollar Less

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#42 Why Is A Lighter Gendered?

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#43 Make Sure You Are Using Your Gender’s Hand Sanitizer

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#44 I Was At The Pharmacy, And I Found These Snack Bars. I Love Pointlessly Gendered Products

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#45 Because Girls Will Melt If They Don’t Use A Sparkly Pink T-Ball Bat

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#46 Just Why?

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#47 Pointlessly Gendered Piggy Banks

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#48 Party Queen And King Crowns, But They’re Exactly The Same

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#49 I Love My Manly Tissues

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#50 The Viking Yogurt For Manly Man Only

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#51 Ah Yes, Because We Need To Split The Bible

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#52 When You’re An Insecure Man Who Thinks Skin Care Is Feminine

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#53 Can’t Have Girls Wearing Blue

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#54 Crab Is For Girls And Spicy Tuna Is For Boys

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#55 Exact Same Product, Gendered Packaging

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#56 Who Would Want This On A Cup Anyway?

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#57 I Guess The Other Pronouns Can’t Use These Pots

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#58 Why Are The Cups In Our Hotel Room Gendered? What’s The Point?

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#59 I Don’t Dare To Think About What Will Happen If I Accidentally Eat The “Wrong” Bratwurst

Left: women’s bratwurst with sea salt and Mediterranean spices.
Right: men’s bratwurst with fried onions and cheese.

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#60 Because Men Don’t Drink Wine And Women Don’t Drink Beer

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#61 Shocking Evidence Of The Gender Pay Gap

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#62 Ah Yes, The Gender Juice. The Product We Need. I Went Grocery Shopping, And Our Local Shop Started To Sell It

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#63 This Shampoo Is For Male Cats And Dogs

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#64 Damn, That’s Crazy

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#65 Apparently, Girls Can’t Like Guns If They Aren’t Pink

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#66 Found This At Lidl In Austria. Finally, A Soup For Boys And A Soup For Girls. I Can Now Eat My Princess Soup And Enjoy A Nice Warm Meal Just For Women

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#67 As A Man, I’m Going To Exclusively Start Drinking This

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#68 Just What I Needed: Gendered Dog Beer

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#69 I Found Some Gendered Tea In The Wild

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#70 I Almost Got My Dog The Wrong Treats

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#71 How Would Anyone Know That This Is Masculine Deodorant For Men Unless We Present It With Nuts And Bolts

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#72 Kinda Torn About This One. It Appears To Just Be Monopoly, But With Mr. Monopoly’s “Self-Made Girl-Boss” Niece On The Cover

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#73 Wouldn’t Want To Look Ridiculous Now, Would We?

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#74 God Forbid If Your Child Learned The Wrong Alphabet

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#75 BMW Is A Man’s Car. Mercedes Is For Women

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#76 I Have A Feeling There’s Going To Be A Lot Of These Kinds Of Posts This Season, But Wow, This Is Bad

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#77 Cotton Swabs For Only The Manliest Of Ear Canals

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#78 His And Her Hand Cream

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#79 Does Men’s Hair Grow Differently?

I measured and can confirm that the size is no different from any other tweezers. Yes, I did buy them (Great sale!). I hope they work on my woman’s hair!