# Thoughtful and Humourous {Pointless Gendering of Products} **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 29, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285 "2023-08-29T14:38:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/61 "2023-09-03T04:11:42Z")
Pink legos aren’t labeled “for girls”. But being pink generally carries that message. One thing I really lile is that Minecraft recently added cheery blossom trees, with pink wood and lots of flowers. It seems to me to be obviously for little girls (who play a lot of Minecraft) who want to build Barbie Dreamhouses and other pink things. The wonderful thing, though, is that near as i can tell, no one has explicitly labeled the pink wood as “for girls”, or treated it as pandering. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/62 "2023-09-03T04:47:27Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > One thing I really lile is that Minecraft recently added cheery blossom trees, with pink wood and lots of flowers. It seems to me to be obviously for little girls (who play a lot of Minecraft) who want to build Barbie Dreamhouses and other pink things. The wonderful thing, though, is that near as i can tell, no one has explicitly labeled the pink wood as “for girls”, or treated it as pandering. ⁢ I’m not sure that’s a recent thing: cherry blossoms have shown up during their blooming season (April 1 - 10 in the Northern Hemisphere) even in previous games. But if they’re making them more available year-round, that would be nice. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/63 "2023-09-03T04:54:23Z")
> [@Bashorian](#): > > My wife would occasionally bring home men’s deodorant for me, like “kerosene scented 4x4 Underarm Paste.” I have long referred to all skin moisturizer products, however feminine or masculine their marketing, by the generic nickname “hide grease”. This has caused some bewilderment among people who catch sight of it on my shopping list. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/64 "2023-09-03T12:26:55Z")
Its never been in vanilla minecraft, and this is a not just a biome, but a wood set. Its 100% pink legos, but no one has slapped “for girls” on it. > **[\#Minecraft build: Cherry Blossom Starter House for Survival! Full tutorial on...](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1017672847032156728/sent/?invite_code=76f30f26a2144ab79c8916b1f0b4d571&sfo=1)** > > Jul 11, 2023 - Build an easy, aesthetic small cottage in the new 1.20 cherry grove biome.Support the channel!\*Patreon\*: patreon.com/DioRodsDiscord: https://discord.gg/MXRmH... ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/65 "2023-09-03T18:44:33Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > all skin moisturizer products, however feminine or masculine their marketing, by the generic nickname “hide grease”. This has caused some bewilderment among people who catch sight of it on my shopping list. 😆 Here’s a hide grease you might try that will really spice up your shopping list: > **[Dr. Naylor Udder Balm HW Naylor - Equipment | Goat Sheep | Farm](https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30e07660-7b6a-11d5-a192-00b0d0204ae5)** > > Fast Shipping. Great Low Price. An antiseptic ointment to use on sore teats, cuts, bruises, windburn and sunburn. This ointment used as an udder massage helps promote better circulation in congested udders. Dr. Naylor Udder Balm HW Naylor Equipment |... Which of course has triggered competitors marketing similar products for hyoomans. **[UdderBalm Online - Happy Cow Moisturizing](https://www.udderbalmonline.com/)** ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/66 "2023-09-04T01:29:25Z")
Cyclists have been using various udder balms for years. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/67 "2023-09-04T22:24:54Z")
so, basically a cheaper form of this: [![](https://www.motherlove.com/cdn/shop/products/NC-glow-1000x.png) ](https://www.motherlove.com/cdn/shop/products/NC-glow-1000x.png) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/68 "2023-09-04T22:28:08Z")
> [@Wallaby](#): > > Cyclists have been using various udder balms for years. String musicians too. Not being in agriculture that’s the context where I first heard of udder balm. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/69 "2023-09-05T06:54:50Z")
Come to think of it, one of those celebrity-does-lighthearted-tour-meets-quirky-people TV programmes over here had a farmer’s wife in a remote bit of Scotland who, complimented on her complexion, owned up to using udder cream. There is a clip of it, but on Facebook (at about 3m 30s) [https://www.facebook.com/thecroftcafe/videos/861171467974023/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v](https://www.facebook.com/thecroftcafe/videos/861171467974023/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v) ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/70 "2023-09-05T15:53:38Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > String musicians too. Not being in agriculture that’s the context where I first heard of udder balm. Why would string musicians need udder balm? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/71 "2023-09-05T16:02:13Z")
Harpists don’t want calloused fingers. They want soft supple fingers despite plucking at strings all day. Udder balm or other similar moisturizing creams supposedly help. I don’t know about e.g. bass players. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/72 "2023-09-06T03:21:40Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > My favorite (or least favorite, really), are Dude Wipes. I remembered reading this today, when I was in a urologist’s examination room to discuss the results of a recent MRI of my prostate (good news, no biopsy needed), and there, amid the industrial size tubes of lube, and the boxes of examination gloves, were multiple packages of Dude Wipes. Fortunately, I guess, I had no occasion to use any of them, but I have to admit I did wonder what they smelled like (before use, of course). ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285/73 "2023-09-06T16:26:59Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I don’t know about e.g. bass players. I play bass and have callouses on fingers of both hands. And, I use the best hand moisturizer ever (CeraVe). No amount of moisturizer will stop them from forming on my fingers. And, I don’t know that I wouldn’t want callouses. When I’ve taken breaks from playing bass or guitar, it can be painful to play until they reform. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughtful-and-humourous-pointless-gendering-of-products/989285.md?page=3)