# So now "pink pussy hats" are offensive?? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 19, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986 "2018-01-19T19:06:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/1 "2018-01-19T19:06:39Z")
This out that the[pink pussyhats worn in the womens parade last year are now seen as offensive.](https://www.freep.com/story/news/2018/01/10/pink-pussyhats-feminists-hats-womens-march/1013630001/) Why? The above article states " The sentiment that the pink pussyhat excludes and is offensive to transgender women and gender nonbinary people who don’t have typical female genitalia and to women of color because their genitals are more likely to be brown than pink." [Another article on the topic.](http://www.philly.com/philly/news/some-say-womens-march-pussyhats-arent-inclusive-philly-organizers-say-wear-what-you-want-20180116.html) The left is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/2 "2018-01-19T19:12:43Z")
That’s OK. we’ll just consider Brietbart and InfoWars to speak for all conservatives. ETA: any particular reason you didn’t put this in the Stupid Liberal Ideas thread? ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/3 "2018-01-19T19:22:38Z")
If people keep catering to this sort of nonsense then it will keep happening. Or they just need bigger hats to include all the inclusive language. Or wear multiple hats at once. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/4 "2018-01-19T19:41:39Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > …and to women of color because their genitals are more likely to be brown than pink." That one’s a bit of a reach. Afterall, caucasian female genitalia aren’t pink on the outside; the pink parts are internal, regardless of external skin color. If the color of the hat were about external skin tone rather than internal, then you could just as well call them dick hats. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/5 "2018-01-19T19:52:19Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > If the color of the hat were about external skin tone rather than internal, then you could just as well call them dick hats. Much like the MAGA caps are ass hats. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/6 "2018-01-19T20:03:35Z")
That’s not pink, it’s fuchsia. _Nobody_’s noo-noo is fuchsia. Anyway, if they are being mothballed, I would like one please. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/7 "2018-01-19T20:03:49Z")
I once heard a guy say that women don’t get pregnant from legitimate rape. The right is amazing! And by amazing, I mean fucking stupid. I mean, we are attributing to an entire group the thoughts and feelings of a few people, right? ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/8 "2018-01-19T20:08:21Z")
Dude, you just posted a story from Free Republic? Seriously? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/9 "2018-01-19T20:26:36Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Dude, you just posted a story from Free Republic? He did–as proof that **the left is amazing**. I mean, seriously, I warn folks not to use your irony meter on the Internet, because it’s gonna void the warranty; this is a prime example of why. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/10 "2018-01-19T20:31:48Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > He did–as proof that **the left is amazing**. I mean, seriously, I warn folks not to use your irony meter on the Internet, because it’s gonna void the warranty; this is a prime example of why. You have to get a professional grade irony meter. The consumer grade models are only rated up to family discussions. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/11 "2018-01-19T20:32:49Z")
I thought this was about [actual vagina hats](https://memegenerator.net/img/images/600x600/16706095/vagina-hat.jpg). The “pussy hats” in the OP are just pink knitted or crocheted caps. Big whoop. I feel like the number of people offended by those is probably in the single digits. It only takes one idiot on twitter or tumbler to post something stupid and then the whole right wing blogosphere is up in arms about “liberals are offended by THIS now!” and “The latest SJW controversy!” and “PC Run Amok!”. Talk about being triggered. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/12 "2018-01-19T20:44:12Z")
Let’s consider the source here… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/13 "2018-01-19T20:47:09Z")
> [@DrCube](#): > > I thought this was about [actual vagina hats](https://memegenerator.net/img/images/600x600/16706095/vagina-hat.jpg). I thought the thing about the teeth was a _myth_. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/14 "2018-01-19T20:52:39Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > This out that the[pink pussyhats worn in the womens parade last year are now seen as offensive.](https://www.freep.com/story/news/2018/01/10/pink-pussyhats-feminists-hats-womens-march/1013630001/) > > Why? The above article states " The sentiment that the pink pussyhat excludes and is offensive to transgender women and gender nonbinary people who don’t have typical female genitalia and to women of color because their genitals are more likely to be brown than pink." > > [Another article on the topic.](http://www.philly.com/philly/news/some-say-womens-march-pussyhats-arent-inclusive-philly-organizers-say-wear-what-you-want-20180116.html) > > The left is amazing. A long time ago, I briefly worked at a small newspaper. There were all sorts of cranks who wrote letters. One I specifically remember was an older women complaining about some sort of publication – like a Sears catalog or Macy’s circular or something like that – that had a picture of a young girl dressed in the sort of more formal clothes you’d expect a 7 year old to wear to Christmas dinner. The blouse/dress/whatever was trimmed with kind of a lace. So, this older woman – I specifically remember that there was a rosary on the stationery – complains that it is inappropriate to put lace on a young girl, because lace is often used in pornographic magazines and movies to sexualize women. (This was written in such a specific way that the woman simply must have engaged in some kind of study of such materials – which was sort of crazy in its own right.) The point of this is that CRANKS ARE CRANKS, and speak only for themselves. It would be a fucking embarassment if I said, “Check out this Catholic lady – she doesn’t want 6 year old girls to wear frilly clothes because that makes them whores! What is up with those Catholics?” **Urbanredneck** , I don’t know why this is such a difficult lesson for people to learn. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/15 "2018-01-19T21:04:13Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > This out that the[pink pussyhats worn in the womens parade last year are now seen as offensive.](https://www.freep.com/story/news/2018/01/10/pink-pussyhats-feminists-hats-womens-march/1013630001/) > > … The link is freep .com. I’m not familiar with that. Anyone here familiar with it? Is it one of those “click here to find your daily something to be outraged about” sites? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/16 "2018-01-19T21:05:42Z")
The New Default is just to be offended by _everything_, regardless of context or intention. Yeah. That works. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/17 "2018-01-19T21:16:07Z")
[freep.com](http://freep.com) is the Detroit Free Press, not the Free Republic. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/18 "2018-01-19T21:18:50Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > The link is freep .com. I’m not familiar with that. Anyone here familiar with it? Is it one of those “click here to find your daily something to be outraged about” sites? That is “The Detroit Free Press Part of the USA Today Network.” ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/19 "2018-01-19T21:20:26Z")
OK, I didn’t actually click the link because, Free Republic. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986/20 "2018-01-19T21:23:20Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > The New Default is just to be offended by _everything_, regardless of context or intention. Yeah. That works. That is an offensive concept. I’d say more but I just offended myself. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986.md?page=2)