Hanes Releases Men’s Pocketed Underwear, Seen as a Slap in the Face to Women Everywhere

Women, you can wear men's underwear, it's legal!

Use the front pouch as a bun warmer. You're welcome.

My wife puts her phone in the dick hole (no idea what it's called) when she has her hands full
- It’s called the fly.
- It’s called the vagina.
i never thought about it that way...
Wait, when you say bun warmer, how do you mean that?
- Put a piece of bread down there for safe keeping and your body heat will keep it warm!
Most people’s buns are in back
This is the solution to every example of the "pink tax" but they don't want to hear it.
- I mean, telling someone to ignore the things that are actually built for their body and to buy things that likely won't perfectly fit their body is hardly a solution. At best it's a bandaid. Just give women pockets dammit!
- My wife buys men's razors, deodorant, and a bunch of other stuff. Many women's products are exploitative, expensive garbage.
- Tried it, the fit is too difficult. How the hell do people handle all the bunching?

In an era where women have been grappling with the pocket predicament for years, Hanes seems to have missed the memo. The company’s decision to provide men with the luxury of pockets in even more male clothing has left women pondering the inequality of men having access to cargo shorts while most of women’s clothing has no pockets at all.

Literally nobody is going to stop you from trying on and buying cargo pants. You've always had access to cargo pants. You just need to buy what you want, and not what society deems appropriate.

Well what if I want relatively cute clothes that also just so happen to have usable pockets?
- They make them, it’s just each company that focuses on making them ends up going under, with a new one eventually taking their place, because not enough people are buying these designs.
- Go buy them? They do exist.
- It does suck that you have to choose 2 between pockets, affordable, and cute. I never really considered buying anything other than cheap khakis for when I want to dress nice and cheap jeans and cargo pants for when I want to dress utilitarian. It would be nice to have cargo pants in anything other than khaki, black, or jeans.
- If the stroller moms who hang out at the local brewery are any indication, yoga pants with pockets are now pretty ubiquitous.
Men's clothing doesn't always fit women's shapes.
- Cargo pants have no shape?
- Mens clothing don't always fit men either that's why we have belts
- My girlfriend is always wearing things like jeans and cargos pants and stuff. So you obviously can get them. Oh and hoodies, so many different hoodies, and they all have pockets.
  
  She's wares a petite so I doubt their men's clothing because I don't think men's sizes would go that small.
- That's mainly in the shirts department, if anything
There's a lot of women's clothing companies ran by women. Y'all aren't helping the pocket situation when Y'all aren't putting pockets in, either.

none of my damn dresses have even the smallest of pockets. it's bullshit

the purse industry is in on this conspiracy
- They literally are, this has been going on for a long time
- Whatever, Polly P. Oket.
But now you can wear this pocketed briefs under your dress!
I know this doesn't really solve the overall problem, but on Etsy you can find pocket belts. Essentially adding a cool looking pocket to your outfit.
- Pocket belt? As in a fanny pack?
Why did you buy them?
You can add pockets on your own. Or if lazy like me pay someone to do it for you
- Men on the internet: Keep your microtransactions out of our video games!
  
  Also men on the internet: Why don't you just pay an extra charge to render your clothes functional?

The picture is actually workout shorts with a liner pocket for your phone which I am legally wearing as I type this.

What do you illegally wear?
- Lol, OSHA says it's dangerous materials, handle with caution

That sounds kinda cool actually, for being around the house.

I do often feel like I could use pockets when I'm only wearing underwear
- This is a real need. It’s so annoying having to carry your phone by hand when you’re going from one room to another
Fabletics, not Hanes.

You can buy them online

I don't get this bs response. Too often have I seen my female friends buy terrible clothing. Yes women's clothing fucking sucks, but some women manage to find even worse articles than the regular flimsy thin fabric that still manages to feel tight even when it is too big for you. Extra points for poor insulation and confusing parts. They enable that impractical pocketless shit.

I found clothes that better accomodate my wide ass in the men's section, then I ever have in the woman's section. I found the best swimming top, in the sports bra section as the swimming gear was just the same flimsy design. Who in their right minds would buy a top marketed for surfing, when the thing is only held together by a weak elastic rope made from the same fabric? You fall off once and your top disappears from existance.

I found that clothing in the woman's section is uncomfortable, even when it's too big for me. At least in the men's, I find clothes that are comfortable, even if it looks bad on me. I'm done with looking good.

Feeling comfy will make you look good
- Lies! Defeption! I look like a lesbian with a hobo vibe.
- That's the irony of life
At least in the case of the women I’ve lived with: they just buy cheap shit. Mostly shein.

The market for “cheap, dogshit clothing that disintegrates in a few months and doesn’t have basic amenities like pockets” is much larger with women, that’s why the entire fast fashion industry exists.
- For real. Cheap shit is cheap shit. And I agree women enable that shit. Though I found that clothes in the same price range, generally have better quality in the men's. Thicker fabric, insulation, less see through, pockets, etc.

Am I missing a part of the joke or are there a lot of people here who don't understand Tattletale is a satire site?

This post is the first I've heard of 'em.
- It's the first time I have as well, but check the other articles on the site. Also, this lemmy channel's description.
  
  Your go-to source for hilarious satire news on the chaotic world of kids and parenting.

Crash testing in vehicles are done based on the male physiology. Women are more likely to die in a crash because of this.

One 2019 study published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention found that women are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in a crash compared to men.

https://abc7chicago.com/crash-test-dummies-car-women-in-crashes-safety-of/14553933/

I don't know how relevant this is. In the UK 75% of all road accident fatalities are male. They also make up the majority of casualties.

Does the Traffic Injury prevention report account for deaths. It could be the case woman are being injured where men are more likely to have died. It could also be the smaller sample size compared to men influencing the results. The article only talks about individual people experience not the actual statics.

I can't imagine it being that different from the UK results. Where men are dieing at three times the rate of women. If you want to save more life's, male test dummies are more useful. The people pushing this issue seems to be a startup trying to sell million dollar dummies.

Kinda unrelated, but I found underwear at Walmart that has a holder for your cock n balls.

Absolute game changer.

What are briefs but a sling for your thing and a cover for your ass cheeks? I went back to them a few years ago after wearing boxers most of my life and they're a total game changer. They keep everything snugly cradled and they don't get bunched up around the edges like boxers when you're a chubby dude like me.
- No, I mean is has a pocket specifically for your junk. Like, it keeps your balls from sticking to your legs
Not unrelated, that's a pocket of sorts
I need to try something like that but I haven't found any in yurop

Having read the article, I'm 98% sure this is parody.

April fools?

It is! Tattletale Times is a satire news website focused on parenting and kids. Check the side bar of the community or the about me page on the website. I'm trying to get the project off the ground so any feedback is welcome.

What women underwear would be large enough to have a pocket? Most are dinky small even if the wearer isn't.

Anyone else picturing Lara Croft, with the short shorts and form fitting t-shirts but huge holsters and garters?
Boy shorts.
Tennis underwear

My partner filled with umbrage,/ Enlightened me with a warning./ If she sees one on my visage,/ Shred the pockets would she, in the morning,/ With tiny scissors she has around the house./ I’ve placed an order, she does not know, the poor thing. / WE SHALL SEE how ends this game of cat and spouse./

I own these, they're Fabletics, not Hanes.

Can't they both have it?

You women are not supposed to have clothes with pockets so you waste more money buying useless and expensive bags. I thought the capitalist strategy was clear since the start /s

Alright, on sale in my size so we ball. Probably won't come back to report but who knows.

They rode up my thighs as the day progressed. They held my phone somewhat securely on an hour long mountain bike ride through the forest, an occasional check was needed. Comfy.

JFC just buy men's pants and get over it already.