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"..today I went looking for a pair of trainers to play netball. Walked into a well known outlet. Mens and juniors section clearly displayed, 3 big signs with black background and bold white lettering. Visually draws the eye in. Takes up almost half the store. Took ages to find the women's section. Tucked away in a corner with one pale looking sign. Very small selection and no trainers. What's that about? " Sounds like men are being exploited for their love of trainers | |||
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"..today I went looking for a pair of trainers to play netball. Walked into a well known outlet. Mens and juniors section clearly displayed, 3 big signs with black background and bold white lettering. Visually draws the eye in. Takes up almost half the store. Took ages to find the women's section. Tucked away in a corner with one pale looking sign. Very small selection and no trainers. What's that about? That sucks, I love my trainers, I’d of complained "  | |||
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"..today I went looking for a pair of trainers to play netball. Walked into a well known outlet. Mens and juniors section clearly displayed, 3 big signs with black background and bold white lettering. Visually draws the eye in. Takes up almost half the store. What's that about? " Maybe the men in your region have bad eyesight? | |||
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" Took ages to find the women's section. Tucked away in a corner with one pale looking sign. Very small selection and no trainers. What's that about? " Being sneaky with the sneakers? | |||
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"It works the other way around, go to a Primark ( or any high Street shop catering for men/women/children) the men's will be the smallest section of the store." I think the clothes are smaller in the kids section to be fair  | |||
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"It works the other way around, go to a Primark ( or any high Street shop catering for men/women/children) the men's will be the smallest section of the store. I think the clothes are smaller in the kids section to be fair "Give you that one
But it tends to be smaller than the women's... actually women are often fortunate enough to be able to shop in both the women and kids | |||
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"Cause it’s been scientifically proven that women are rubbish at sport so therefore don’t need trainers or any other sports equipment "Cheek! Bet I'd win in 100 metre sprint. | |||
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"It's to make up for the acres of shop floor space dedicated to women's fashion. I've never understood why people believe shops should be beacons of gender neutrality. They're businesses whose only purpose is to make money. I suspect the lack of female trainers reflects the lack of customers who want female trainers. It isn't the shop you need to complain about, it's other women. Convince them to go trainer shopping more often and the shops will soon notice there's money to be made and you'll be falling over the ladies trainers every shop you go in. That said, yes it is frustrating though it is significantly better than about 10 years ago. Outdoor clothing (proper stuff, not the I want to look outdoorsy and active in my insta/tinder pics stuff) is finally getting easier to find but this has only been because there is a market there now which barely existed before. Try finding a shop that stocks a decent range of climbing shoes ... Mr" It wasn't about believing the shop to be a beacon of gender neutrality. It was my belief that the same volume of women participate in sport as men. | |||
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"..today I went looking for a pair of trainers to play netball. Walked into a well known outlet. Mens and juniors section clearly displayed, 3 big signs with black background and bold white lettering. Visually draws the eye in. Takes up almost half the store. Took ages to find the women's section. Tucked away in a corner with one pale looking sign. Very small selection and no trainers. What's that about? " I was shopping for a running top for my sister this Christmas and I must say there was way less choice than in previous years (yes I’m boring and buy people similar presents every year haha) and it was mostly fashion clothing rather than proper sports clothes. It was the same in every sports shop I went into as well so there must be a reason for it but I don’t know what it is. When I used to go to the gym, pre pandemic, it was usually a 50/50 mix of males and females and there were always more females in the exercise classes. It’s not the shops being sexist in any way though and purely a business decision, they probably spend a fortune researching their market and the best layout for their stores. I’m very surprised there weren’t any women’s trainers at all though.... The only reason I can possibly think is that maybe women are more inclined to shop online so the stores cater more for males and juniors....I have absolutely no evidence to back this up and it might be totally false but I’m just thinking of possible reasons... | |||
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"It was my belief that the same volume of women participate in sport as men. " They don't. It's better than it used to be but still not the same. | |||
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"Cause it’s been scientifically proven that women are rubbish at sport so therefore don’t need trainers or any other sports equipment
Cheek!
Bet I'd win in 100 metre sprint. "You could take your revenge on the sports shop by shoplifting. | |||
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"It's to make up for the acres of shop floor space dedicated to women's fashion. I've never understood why people believe shops should be beacons of gender neutrality. They're businesses whose only purpose is to make money. I suspect the lack of female trainers reflects the lack of customers who want female trainers. It isn't the shop you need to complain about, it's other women. Convince them to go trainer shopping more often and the shops will soon notice there's money to be made and you'll be falling over the ladies trainers every shop you go in. That said, yes it is frustrating though it is significantly better than about 10 years ago. Outdoor clothing (proper stuff, not the I want to look outdoorsy and active in my insta/tinder pics stuff) is finally getting easier to find but this has only been because there is a market there now which barely existed before. Try finding a shop that stocks a decent range of climbing shoes ... Mr" Cotswolds? | |||
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"It's to make up for the acres of shop floor space dedicated to women's fashion. I've never understood why people believe shops should be beacons of gender neutrality. They're businesses whose only purpose is to make money. I suspect the lack of female trainers reflects the lack of customers who want female trainers. It isn't the shop you need to complain about, it's other women. Convince them to go trainer shopping more often and the shops will soon notice there's money to be made and you'll be falling over the ladies trainers every shop you go in. That said, yes it is frustrating though it is significantly better than about 10 years ago. Outdoor clothing (proper stuff, not the I want to look outdoorsy and active in my insta/tinder pics stuff) is finally getting easier to find but this has only been because there is a market there now which barely existed before. Try finding a shop that stocks a decent range of climbing shoes ... Mr It wasn't about believing the shop to be a beacon of gender neutrality. It was my belief that the same volume of women participate in sport as men. " Maybe the women are more selective of where they buy their trainers, I use one store as it has the biggest selection of size 13 trainers. | |||
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"It was my belief that the same volume of women participate in sport as men. They don't. It's better than it used to be but still not the same. " Nicked this off the internet, published in October 2020...... • 26% of women are inactive (less than 30 minutes of physical activity each week) compared to 25% of men. • 13% of women are fairly active (30-149 minutes of physical activity each week). • 61% of women are active (doing 150+ minutes of physical activity each week) compared to 65% of men. Looks like women have roughly the same need for sports clothing as men... | |||
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"Cause it’s been scientifically proven that women are rubbish at sport so therefore don’t need trainers or any other sports equipment
Cheek!
Bet I'd win in 100 metre sprint.
You could take your revenge on the sports shop by shoplifting."I'll need a get away driver | |||
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"Cause it’s been scientifically proven that women are rubbish at sport so therefore don’t need trainers or any other sports equipment
Cheek!
Bet I'd win in 100 metre sprint.
You could take your revenge on the sports shop by shoplifting.
I'll need a get away driver "Get some trainers. | |||
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"Cause it’s been scientifically proven that women are rubbish at sport so therefore don’t need trainers or any other sports equipment
Cheek!
Bet I'd win in 100 metre sprint.
You could take your revenge on the sports shop by shoplifting.
I'll need a get away driver "If you had a decent pair of trainers you could just run away.... | |||
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"It's to make up for the acres of shop floor space dedicated to women's fashion. I've never understood why people believe shops should be beacons of gender neutrality. They're businesses whose only purpose is to make money. I suspect the lack of female trainers reflects the lack of customers who want female trainers. It isn't the shop you need to complain about, it's other women. Convince them to go trainer shopping more often and the shops will soon notice there's money to be made and you'll be falling over the ladies trainers every shop you go in. That said, yes it is frustrating though it is significantly better than about 10 years ago. Outdoor clothing (proper stuff, not the I want to look outdoorsy and active in my insta/tinder pics stuff) is finally getting easier to find but this has only been because there is a market there now which barely existed before. Try finding a shop that stocks a decent range of climbing shoes ... Mr It wasn't about believing the shop to be a beacon of gender neutrality. It was my belief that the same volume of women participate in sport as men. Maybe the women are more selective of where they buy their trainers, I use one store as it has the biggest selection of size 13 trainers." Yes I think that might be it. My team have just told me most of them shop in a specific local shop. Not the big well known places. | |||
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"Cause it’s been scientifically proven that women are rubbish at sport so therefore don’t need trainers or any other sports equipment
Cheek!
Bet I'd win in 100 metre sprint.
You could take your revenge on the sports shop by shoplifting.
I'll need a get away driver
If you had a decent pair of trainers you could just run away...."Their sneaky plans to stop me stealing their sneakers | |||
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"It's to make up for the acres of shop floor space dedicated to women's fashion. I've never understood why people believe shops should be beacons of gender neutrality. They're businesses whose only purpose is to make money. I suspect the lack of female trainers reflects the lack of customers who want female trainers. It isn't the shop you need to complain about, it's other women. Convince them to go trainer shopping more often and the shops will soon notice there's money to be made and you'll be falling over the ladies trainers every shop you go in. That said, yes it is frustrating though it is significantly better than about 10 years ago. Outdoor clothing (proper stuff, not the I want to look outdoorsy and active in my insta/tinder pics stuff) is finally getting easier to find but this has only been because there is a market there now which barely existed before. Try finding a shop that stocks a decent range of climbing shoes ... Mr It wasn't about believing the shop to be a beacon of gender neutrality. It was my belief that the same volume of women participate in sport as men. Maybe the women are more selective of where they buy their trainers, I use one store as it has the biggest selection of size 13 trainers. Yes I think that might be it. My team have just told me most of them shop in a specific local shop. Not the big well known places. " Support local businesses!! | |||
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"It was my belief that the same volume of women participate in sport as men. They don't. It's better than it used to be but still not the same. Nicked this off the internet, published in October 2020...... • 26% of women are inactive (less than 30 minutes of physical activity each week) compared to 25% of men. • 13% of women are fairly active (30-149 minutes of physical activity each week). • 61% of women are active (doing 150+ minutes of physical activity each week) compared to 65% of men. Looks like women have roughly the same need for sports clothing as men..." Thanks. Must be correct then 
Nicked this off the internet:
There are two different ways that people wipe their butts! Some people remain sitting, while others stand up to the task.
A survey of 100 people, split equally between men and women. Polling them on their sit-or-stand preference, we found that 79% of respondents were sitters, and only 21% stand up to wipe. | |||
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"It was my belief that the same volume of women participate in sport as men. They don't. It's better than it used to be but still not the same. Nicked this off the internet, published in October 2020...... • 26% of women are inactive (less than 30 minutes of physical activity each week) compared to 25% of men. • 13% of women are fairly active (30-149 minutes of physical activity each week). • 61% of women are active (doing 150+ minutes of physical activity each week) compared to 65% of men. Looks like women have roughly the same need for sports clothing as men... Thanks. Must be correct then
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There are two different ways that people wipe their butts! Some people remain sitting, while others stand up to the task.
A survey of 100 people, split equally between men and women. Polling them on their sit-or-stand preference, we found that 79% of respondents were sitters, and only 21% stand up to wipe. "Me and my mates discussed this once and out of the group only one stood up to wipe and the rest remained seated so those stats sound about right. | |||
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"Me and my mates discussed this once and out of the group only one stood up to wipe and the rest remained seated so those stats sound about right. "  | |||
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"But you look at the choice of sports clothing for women and there is a huge range compared to mens" They have more bits to clothe. | |||
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"But you look at the choice of sports clothing for women and there is a huge range compared to mens They have more bits to clothe. " In what way do they have more bits to clothe? Just because men don’t have boobs, in my experience, they still wear a top when exercising.... | |||
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"But you look at the choice of sports clothing for women and there is a huge range compared to mens They have more bits to clothe. In what way do they have more bits to clothe? Just because men don’t have boobs, in my experience, they still wear a top when exercising...." In your desperation to have a dick measuring contest on a sex forum you seem to have misread that I was referring to women wearing more clothes, because yeah in my experience women have boobs too | |||
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"But you look at the choice of sports clothing for women and there is a huge range compared to mens" Eh?!?! My experience of women's "sports" clothing is that much of it is just for fashion. Sports bras for massive knockers are either impossible to find or cost the earth. Women with a bit of chub probably don't want tiny crop tops or similar. Most of the stuff in JD Sports doesn't go above a dress size 14 or so and that's pretty typical. Finding practical and comfortable sportswear if you have big boobs and a belly and are dress size 16+ is nigh on impossible. I recycle the same garments over and over and have the washer on constantly. I gave up looking for sweat wicking tops that weren't skin tight and made me resemble the Michelin man. | |||
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