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pinkgundam (![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} pinkgundam) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif){kind=small} otf_wank,@ 2006-04-10 22:46:00 |
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what we talk about when we talk about hats
As seen on Gawker: easily offended hipster parents.
It starts when Helene finds a hat.
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:25:27 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Found: boy’s hat
Friday, at the corner of 11th street and 8th ave, adorable navy blue or maybe black fleece hat with triangles jutting out ofit of all different colors. Sorry did not post right away.
For older child.
Are you offended yet? Lisa is.
I’m sorry, I know that you are just trying to be helpful, but what makes this a “boy’s hat”? Did you see the boy himself loose it? Or does the hat in question possess an unmistakable scent of testosterone?
It’s innocent little comments like this that I find the most hurtful…
What does this comment imply about the girl who chooses to wear just such a hat (or something like it)? Is she doing something wrong? Is there something wrong with her?
As one might expect, it's all downhill from there.
Trina: Its emails like yours that drive me up the wall!...Since it was obviously not your “boys” hat then there really was no reason for you to write other that to make sure that everyone complies to your PC view of life.
Helene defends herself.
Helene: I used the term ‘boy’s hat’ as a department store indicator to help parents identify whether it might belong to them…Is every context saturated by gender politics - even a lost hat?
Not everyone is missing their sense of humour.
Susan: I’m sorry but, HOW DO YOU KNOW it’s for an older child? What does this say about younger children who happen to have large heads? Is something wrong with them??
Jennifer: Doesn’t this just speak to our conventional understanding of what a “hat” really is?
Lisa keeps going. She found Helen's language hurtful. And there's something about Peggy Seager and kids thinking she's a man.
Someone claims the hat.
Ben: It is my hat, OK? I’m a 42 year-old man and I like wearing little boy’s and girl’s hats, as long as they have little triangles on them.
Lisa's last word on the topic - it was a joke! (sort of)
Lisa: I meant my post to be somewhat comical. Many people read it as such, and some replied with similar humor. I am VERY SORRY that my attempt at humor was more subtle than I had intended. Aw, c’mon! I am still amused by the image of the mysteriously all-knowing mother putting the hat to her nose and proclaiming “Ah, yes! This hat belongs to a BOY child!”
There's a lesson here - if you find a (non-gender specific) hat, post it on craigslist.
As seen on Gawker: easily offended hipster parents.
It starts when Helene finds a hat.
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:25:27 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Found: boy’s hat
Friday, at the corner of 11th street and 8th ave, adorable navy blue or maybe black fleece hat with triangles jutting out ofit of all different colors. Sorry did not post right away.
For older child.
Are you offended yet? Lisa is.
I’m sorry, I know that you are just trying to be helpful, but what makes this a “boy’s hat”? Did you see the boy himself loose it? Or does the hat in question possess an unmistakable scent of testosterone?
It’s innocent little comments like this that I find the most hurtful…
What does this comment imply about the girl who chooses to wear just such a hat (or something like it)? Is she doing something wrong? Is there something wrong with her?
As one might expect, it's all downhill from there.
Trina: Its emails like yours that drive me up the wall!...Since it was obviously not your “boys” hat then there really was no reason for you to write other that to make sure that everyone complies to your PC view of life.
Helene defends herself.
Helene: I used the term ‘boy’s hat’ as a department store indicator to help parents identify whether it might belong to them…Is every context saturated by gender politics - even a lost hat?
Not everyone is missing their sense of humour.
Susan: I’m sorry but, HOW DO YOU KNOW it’s for an older child? What does this say about younger children who happen to have large heads? Is something wrong with them??
Jennifer: Doesn’t this just speak to our conventional understanding of what a “hat” really is?
Lisa keeps going. She found Helen's language hurtful. And there's something about Peggy Seager and kids thinking she's a man.
Someone claims the hat.
Ben: It is my hat, OK? I’m a 42 year-old man and I like wearing little boy’s and girl’s hats, as long as they have little triangles on them.
Lisa's last word on the topic - it was a joke! (sort of)
Lisa: I meant my post to be somewhat comical. Many people read it as such, and some replied with similar humor. I am VERY SORRY that my attempt at humor was more subtle than I had intended. Aw, c’mon! I am still amused by the image of the mysteriously all-knowing mother putting the hat to her nose and proclaiming “Ah, yes! This hat belongs to a BOY child!”
There's a lesson here - if you find a (non-gender specific) hat, post it on craigslist.
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