We had the Bic pen for women, which apparently shouldn’t be used for math because being pink makes it more expensive. (The Amazon reviews remain a work of art.)
We have “man-size” Kleenex in a black box, presumably because men’s and women’s noses are such different sizes? (Does it also have a “manly” sandpaper texture?)
In fact, there are a surprising number of products marketed with the assumption that men will only buy a product with sports depicted on the package, and women can only see in shades of pink.
Now introducing...drum roll please….snacks for ladies!
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Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi explained the thinking behind the new Lady Doritos:
Women, Nooyi suggested, “don’t like to crunch too loudly in public. And they don’t lick their fingers generously and they don’t like to pour the little broken pieces and the flavor into their mouth.”
The company’s answer? The brand has been working on developing chips that are “low-crunch” with the same “taste profile,” but with less of the flavor sticking to fingers. “And how can you put it in a purse?” Nooyi mused; apparently the current chip bags aren’t cutting it for the handbag wielders of the world.
Social media has not been kind:
And, inevitably:
UPDATE: Dang it, I had this diary all queued up, and now Pepsi says Lady Doritos won’t be happening! But I’m too busy crunching on chips to write anything else, so supply your own punchlines.
On to Top Comments!
From Wee Mama:
An excellent suggestion to replace Republican congresscritters. (Note from Tara: comment is by Tortmaster.)
The very best comment on the idiotic parade. (Note: comment is from WineRev.)
From Mike the Liberal:
I’m nominating this comment by RoxArt from gchaucer2’s diary My Letter to WaPo re: John Kelly That Won't Make the Paper. It’s touching. It also makes a note of just how fluid party membership can be, especially if one party goes off the rails.
Top mojo, courtesy of mik:
Picture quilt, courtesy of jotter:
