One Size Does Not Fit All
- Thread starter Susan Arendt
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Gay people exist?badgersprite said:
I kid, I kid.
Though I can just imagine the outrage on Fox News.
"Is Marvel Training your son to be a homosexual?"
My mom and aunt are the same height and have similar problems. My mom gave up on women's fashion years ago and dresses in male clothes and to hell with the fit issues, and my aunt has basically worn black tees and jeans for years.Amazon warrior said:
Which is weird, because the only thing I can't find in my size is shoes, and that's mostly because I'm a mutant >.<
I'm also 6'5" but it's mostly the mutant thing. Damn Hobbit feet!
Well damn, if you say so, it must be true.Tin Man said:
Honestly, the demographic is larger than you give it credit for. Will it ever wrest away the male lead? No. But come on, don't be silly.
Actually, be silly if you want, but at least wear a funny hat when you're doing it.
I have a huge--HUGE--collection of geeky t-shirts, but I have not bought even one in a shop. The ones I find that are awesome in shops are all boy-cut. I have to get my girl geek on online.
And yeah...those girl shirts they have are stupid. Even if my someday boyfriend DOES turn out to be a superhero (Johnny Storm and Steve Rogers, you can call me ANYTIME), why would I proclaim that on my shirt? My shirts have better things to convey.
And yeah...those girl shirts they have are stupid. Even if my someday boyfriend DOES turn out to be a superhero (Johnny Storm and Steve Rogers, you can call me ANYTIME), why would I proclaim that on my shirt? My shirts have better things to convey.
Yes, one of the perks of the job is that I get to write about pretty much whatever I like, so long as it's of potential interest to our readers. Given that this is a fairly common occurrence for nerd girls, I thought they'd certainly be able to identify with the situation.mrblakemiller said:
You're right - in the grand scheme of things, not being able to buy a t-shirt is really no big deal. There are plenty of places online I can go, or cons, or any number of other solutions. But this isn't about solving the problem, it's about getting people to realize that there is a problem in the first place.
I have a huge--HUGE--collection of geeky t-shirts, but I have not bought even one in a shop. The ones I find that are awesome in shops are all boy-cut. I have to get my girl geek on online.
And yeah...those girl shirts they have are stupid. Even if my someday boyfriend DOES turn out to be a superhero (Johnny Storm and Steve Rogers, you can call me ANYTIME), why would I proclaim that on my shirt? My shirts have better things to convey.
And yeah...those girl shirts they have are stupid. Even if my someday boyfriend DOES turn out to be a superhero (Johnny Storm and Steve Rogers, you can call me ANYTIME), why would I proclaim that on my shirt? My shirts have better things to convey.
I feel a spiritual kinship with your aunt, at least from a clothing perspective!Zachary Amaranth said:
It's extremely rare to find me wearing anything other than jeans and a vaguely geeky shirt (today it's my CDO one...). Thankfully, my office has a very relaxed dress code.I can sympathise on the shoe front, too. Being female with size 9.5-10 feet isn't much fun either. The options usually boil down to a miniscule selection of spectacularly ugly large women's shoes or the men's section. Must be even worse to be male with difficult feet because there's no other section they can point you at...
I figure this is as good place as any to bring this up: while The Escapist's store is very good about having both male and female versions of the shirts, this isn't universally true. Specifically, I'd love to get a "putrescent waters of knowledge" shirt for my girlfriend in a women's cut. Any chance of this happening?Susan Arendt said:
I enjoyed the article; I especially enjoyed being one of the "insiders" who was already previously shocked upon hearing in the podcast that you're married to Russ, so now I can be all smug and say "you didn't know?"
I *think* that what's left of that design is just whatever is left - I don't think we're doing a reprinting of it. (But I'm not 100% sure of that, so don't quote me, or anything.) That could very well be why there's no girl's version. We have enough ladies here on staff that we try to make sure there's always a ladies' cut available, unless some outside force prevents it.UNHchabo said:I figure this is as good place as any to bring this up: while The Escapist's store is very good about having both male and female versions of the shirts, this isn't universally true. Specifically, I'd love to get a "putrescent waters of knowledge" shirt for my girlfriend in a women's cut. Any chance of this happening?Susan Arendt said:
I enjoyed the article; I especially enjoyed being one of the "insiders" who was already previously shocked upon hearing in the podcast that you're married to Russ, so now I can be all smug and say "you didn't know?"
I thought WeLoveFine WAS an official licensee of Hasbro's IP. That's what everyone says, and I think if Equestria Daily used the word "official" [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/09/more-official-shirts-at-we-love-fine.html] when they shouldn't, someone at Hasbro would be quick to correct them.Chrono212 said:
I was under that impression too, but nowhere on the site does it mention that Hasbro has any affiliation with them.Formica Archonis said:
The reason I say 'officialdom' is because of EQ having 'official' in the ads. But I have no idea. I'm still making a list of stuff I want from them. X3
Amen! I wish I could wear all the awesome shirts that guys get to, without having to wearing their over-sized boxy shirts. I'm also sick of seeing the "I Only Date Superheros" or "My Boyfriend is a Superhero" shirts. I just want an awesome looking shirt with Nightcrawler or Wolverine on it!