Comments on: Walmart Hypocrisy?

By: PixelFish

PixelFish — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:34:42 +0000

Saw that over at Feministing.

BTW, I don’t think the addition of Santa to the backside makes the message on the front side look any less skeevy.

Also, even if the whole thing were printed on a wallet, all told it’s still a message of fiscal irresponsibility coupled with the idea that you need a sugar daddy.

(And here’s another fun message of fiscal irresponsibility aimed at girls: http://www.utterz.com/~u-NDk1ODY5OQ/utt.php )

By: Fiona

Fiona — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:17:45 +0000

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316580,00.html

Wal-Mart has called for its stores to pull the offensive undies from their shelves. I have to agree that they were pretty bad. Not the best message to be sending our daughters.

By: Deva

Deva — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:00:58 +0000

i am not going to say the first thing that popped into my head

most of my underwear as an adult has nothing written on it. it’s from VS, but it’s all bikinis.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:39:21 +0000

Ew ew ew ew ew!!!!

So you don’t “need” credit cards if you’ve got an old fat guy to give you stuff? Ouch, my brain hurts from all the obvious ickiness.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:55:16 +0000

Ew, just…ew. This bothered my husband even more than it bothered me, and that’s saying a lot. And I agree with the previous commenter–text on underwear is just weird anyway.

By: Deva

Deva — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:51:49 +0000

I agree, Jon, it’s disgusting. My daughters are going to live in clothes made for little girls, not for little.. .whores.

By: southerngirl

southerngirl — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:07:52 +0000

You want gross?!?! Check out the fetus with a gun ornament “that supports our troops” that you can hang on your tree this holiday season. (And they don’t discriminate–there is also a “brown model”).

http://tinyurl.com/blv7q

By: blurb

blurb — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:40:02 +0000

The underwear are still pro-whore, pro-objectification and disgusting. The implication for a girl for whom the panties are meant is still there: “Give Vagina = Get Stuff”.

The Santa Claus part makes it EVEN MORE PERVY AND WEIRD. Wal-Mart are still hypocrites.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:06:42 +0000

I told my wife about this, and she went on Mothering.com and found out, I guess, that the back of the panties say something like “When you’ve got Santa,” which by now has been pointed out in the comments of the link.

I don’t know if that context changes anything. The idea of text on underwear is a bit strange to me, I guess.

By: Deb on the Rocks

Deb on the Rocks — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:00:36 +0000

It could be worse and say “Swipe your credit card.” It can always be worse with Walmart.