yOni - sacred feminine place
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All things yoni - "yOni is a women's circle in cyberspace. a place to honour, empower, share, support and celebrate all that is woman." Might be considered NSFW (vulva-themed handicrafts)
this site was really doing it for me until, looking through their store, I came across the vulva shaped purse with the large white zipper that looked like teeth.
posted by logicpunk at 4:14 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by logicpunk at 4:14 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
Yoni (Sanskrit: योनि yoni) is a Sanskrit word that means “womb, vulva, vagina, place of birth, source, origin. However, Oni are creatures from Japanese folklore, variously translated as demons, devils, ogres or trolls. Maybe the capitalized O in Yoni means something else, but with the notion of a toothy vulva, I can't help but think of this as a site for female demons.
posted by filthy light thief at 4:17 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by filthy light thief at 4:17 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
Respect the cock!
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 4:20 PM on April 17, 2009
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 4:20 PM on April 17, 2009
Click on a word or an image.....
>The server at www.yoni.com at yOni.com members area requires a username and password.
Fuck, I've had this problem ever since high school.
posted by KokuRyu at 4:22 PM on April 17, 2009 [11 favorites]
>The server at www.yoni.com at yOni.com members area requires a username and password.
Fuck, I've had this problem ever since high school.
posted by KokuRyu at 4:22 PM on April 17, 2009 [11 favorites]
I have to admit, I'm impressed endometriosis got some attention. It's hard to believe in the power of menstruation when it feels like your ovary has burst like an overinflated balloon.
Incidentally, this week's Target Women is about euphemisms for ladyparts.
posted by giraffe at 4:31 PM on April 17, 2009
Incidentally, this week's Target Women is about euphemisms for ladyparts.
posted by giraffe at 4:31 PM on April 17, 2009
So the purpose of this post is to point and laugh right?
posted by dersins at 4:33 PM on April 17, 2009
posted by dersins at 4:33 PM on April 17, 2009
So the purpose of this post is to point and laugh right?
at risk of moderating my own thread, i came across this whilst searching for a yoni link for an alphabet thread, and thought it might be of interest. once you get beyond the in-your-faceness of the front page, there's a lot of pretty cool writing, history, personal reflections, art and so on. a bit "goddessy" at times for my tastes, but that needn't mean that others can't get something out of it.
posted by UbuRoivas at 4:43 PM on April 17, 2009
at risk of moderating my own thread, i came across this whilst searching for a yoni link for an alphabet thread, and thought it might be of interest. once you get beyond the in-your-faceness of the front page, there's a lot of pretty cool writing, history, personal reflections, art and so on. a bit "goddessy" at times for my tastes, but that needn't mean that others can't get something out of it.
posted by UbuRoivas at 4:43 PM on April 17, 2009
I don't like to think of my vulva resembling anything muppetlike.
posted by heyho at 4:43 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by heyho at 4:43 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
This site would be cooler if its purpose wasn't to sell you stuff.
Plus, a lot of it is members' only. WTF?
posted by Afroblanco at 4:44 PM on April 17, 2009
Plus, a lot of it is members' only. WTF?
posted by Afroblanco at 4:44 PM on April 17, 2009
Current TV is so awkward.
posted by boo_radley at 4:48 PM on April 17, 2009
posted by boo_radley at 4:48 PM on April 17, 2009
I'd never thought of the Virgin Mary icon like that, but it makes sense.
hm, i'd noted some kind of correspondence like that a number of years ago, but concluded that i was just being a pervy ex-catholic.
posted by UbuRoivas at 4:49 PM on April 17, 2009
hm, i'd noted some kind of correspondence like that a number of years ago, but concluded that i was just being a pervy ex-catholic.
posted by UbuRoivas at 4:49 PM on April 17, 2009
I don't like to think of my vulva resembling anything muppetlike.
"It's time to meet the vulva/
it's time to treat it right.
It's time to see vaginas/
on the Vulva Show tonight!"
posted by happyroach at 4:50 PM on April 17, 2009 [10 favorites]
"It's time to meet the vulva/
it's time to treat it right.
It's time to see vaginas/
on the Vulva Show tonight!"
posted by happyroach at 4:50 PM on April 17, 2009 [10 favorites]
So the purpose of this post is to point and laugh right?
I'm finding it difficult to balance the 'I respect how other people view their bodies and womanhood' with 'this is sooooo not for me'.
Also, 'moontime'? You learn a new word everyday it seems.
posted by Sova at 4:54 PM on April 17, 2009
I'm finding it difficult to balance the 'I respect how other people view their bodies and womanhood' with 'this is sooooo not for me'.
Also, 'moontime'? You learn a new word everyday it seems.
posted by Sova at 4:54 PM on April 17, 2009
Yonis? More like unblinking eye of Sauron.
posted by klangklangston at 4:56 PM on April 17, 2009 [3 favorites]
posted by klangklangston at 4:56 PM on April 17, 2009 [3 favorites]
It has been observed that the international women's day logo suggests, well see for yourself.
posted by jeffburdges at 5:14 PM on April 17, 2009 [4 favorites]
posted by jeffburdges at 5:14 PM on April 17, 2009 [4 favorites]
Also, 'moontime'? You learn a new word everyday it seems.
I think they used this term in The Mists of Avalon, too. My sister prefers to say she's gotten "a visit from Aunt Flo", and then giggles. Every time.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 5:30 PM on April 17, 2009
I think they used this term in The Mists of Avalon, too. My sister prefers to say she's gotten "a visit from Aunt Flo", and then giggles. Every time.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 5:30 PM on April 17, 2009
--so what *do* you call your yoni-temple of the goddess?
- depends on my mood
I wrote a poem about it once
on a dare .
posted by The Whelk at 5:30 PM on April 17, 2009
- depends on my mood
I wrote a poem about it once
on a dare .
posted by The Whelk at 5:30 PM on April 17, 2009
yOni is a women's circle in cyberspace. a place to circle endlessly.
posted by Mblue at 5:44 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Mblue at 5:44 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
It has been observed that the international women's day logo suggests, well see for yourself.
Oh, my lord. Maybe I'm just a victim of too much internet, but I saw that pretty immediately. Nothing says international woman's day like a fist on a crucifix being... um... no, on second thought, no, it doesn't.
posted by Devils Rancher at 6:02 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
Oh, my lord. Maybe I'm just a victim of too much internet, but I saw that pretty immediately. Nothing says international woman's day like a fist on a crucifix being... um... no, on second thought, no, it doesn't.
posted by Devils Rancher at 6:02 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
From the site:
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:04 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
Fluffy Pussy PurseThe seriousness in which this and other stuff is portrayed is so gloriously silly that I can't help but be charmed. Don't really get it, but more power to'em.
Price: US$17.00
Fluffy Pussy Purse
Have you ever seen anything more beautiful? Sumptuous red ruffled lips are surrounded by burgundy velvet and feathers. Pinch the base and reveal a soft pink satin lining the inner walls. A fluffy pussy purse is the perfect place to store your most cherished treasures, coins, a diamond ring, a message of love or the secret wish that lies behind the door of your heart.
Our fluffy pussy purse is 3.5 inches long by 2 inches deep.
Usually only available in the USA - but for a limited time we can ship the Fluffy Pussy Purse worldwide.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:04 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
What is the male equivalent of this hilarity?
Oh, probably this website.
posted by KokuRyu at 6:23 PM on April 17, 2009 [8 favorites]
Oh, probably this website.
posted by KokuRyu at 6:23 PM on April 17, 2009 [8 favorites]
euphemisms for ladyparts
such as "ladyparts"?
Look, I'm a fan of my vulva for the most part, but a purse shaped like one seems wrong; it's not a place to store spare change, people!*
How funny that I'm reading The Chalice and the Blade right now, and apparently, prehistoric art is just full of vulvas, especially if you count cowrie shells.
*unless you're into that.
posted by emjaybee at 6:24 PM on April 17, 2009 [2 favorites]
such as "ladyparts"?
Look, I'm a fan of my vulva for the most part, but a purse shaped like one seems wrong; it's not a place to store spare change, people!*
How funny that I'm reading The Chalice and the Blade right now, and apparently, prehistoric art is just full of vulvas, especially if you count cowrie shells.
*unless you're into that.
posted by emjaybee at 6:24 PM on April 17, 2009 [2 favorites]
What is the male equivalent of this hilarity?
Oh, probably this website.
God. Okay, here's my oppotunity to be shamelessly male in a womens' thread.
I'm going to just come right out and admit it - I fucking love the hardware store.
I moved to NYC 6 years ago, and soon realized that my landlord wasn't going to do SHIT. He hired some doddering 70-year-old non-english-speaking man to be the super, who could barely walk let alone fix shit. So real quick I got used to the fact that I either needed to become handy WITH A QUICKNESS or live in various forms of squalor.
Six years later, I've come a long way! I can hang shelves with the best of them, perform any sort of minor repair, engage in various woodcraft (especially when it comes to making a workspace more ergonomic), and fix bathroom doors that have been knocked down by drunken red-headed friends(don't ask). But all of this has only raised my esteem for the NYC hardware store.
For those of you who have never lived in NYC, I will sum it up for you - the NYC hardware store is a place of magic. Typically the size of a shoebox, you will wonder how they could possibly have what you need. Yet, I guarantee you will rarely (if ever) leave the hardware store unsatisfied. Somehow they manage to fit every piece of hardware under the sun into a space the size of a small restaurant. AND they will grind a new set of keys for you while you wait. It's AMAZING.
But even better than that is the staff. Easygoing, capable men. They know what you're trying to do. They've done it a hundred times. They've seen people like you come and go, and know exactly what you need. And although you are technically going to them for help, they're almost never patronizing. You're a dude involved in some actual DIY, and not one of the metrosexual mantywaists who've been crowding our city as of late.
The NYC hardware store is a wonderful place. It's a place of empowerment. It's a place where you get what you need. And once all is said and done and your shit is fixed, you can stand back and look at the shelves or miniblinds you hung or the sink you fixed and think, "fuck yeah, I did *that*. Fuck YEAH."
Anyway, I don't want to make it seem like any of this is the sole property of males. The customer base of my neighborhood hardware stores are decidedly co-ed. But sometimes, you just gotta stand back and say "fuck yeah it's good to be a man!" and not be ashamed or apologetic in the slightest.
posted by Afroblanco at 7:01 PM on April 17, 2009 [9 favorites]
Oh, probably this website.
God. Okay, here's my oppotunity to be shamelessly male in a womens' thread.
I'm going to just come right out and admit it - I fucking love the hardware store.
I moved to NYC 6 years ago, and soon realized that my landlord wasn't going to do SHIT. He hired some doddering 70-year-old non-english-speaking man to be the super, who could barely walk let alone fix shit. So real quick I got used to the fact that I either needed to become handy WITH A QUICKNESS or live in various forms of squalor.
Six years later, I've come a long way! I can hang shelves with the best of them, perform any sort of minor repair, engage in various woodcraft (especially when it comes to making a workspace more ergonomic), and fix bathroom doors that have been knocked down by drunken red-headed friends(don't ask). But all of this has only raised my esteem for the NYC hardware store.
For those of you who have never lived in NYC, I will sum it up for you - the NYC hardware store is a place of magic. Typically the size of a shoebox, you will wonder how they could possibly have what you need. Yet, I guarantee you will rarely (if ever) leave the hardware store unsatisfied. Somehow they manage to fit every piece of hardware under the sun into a space the size of a small restaurant. AND they will grind a new set of keys for you while you wait. It's AMAZING.
But even better than that is the staff. Easygoing, capable men. They know what you're trying to do. They've done it a hundred times. They've seen people like you come and go, and know exactly what you need. And although you are technically going to them for help, they're almost never patronizing. You're a dude involved in some actual DIY, and not one of the metrosexual mantywaists who've been crowding our city as of late.
The NYC hardware store is a wonderful place. It's a place of empowerment. It's a place where you get what you need. And once all is said and done and your shit is fixed, you can stand back and look at the shelves or miniblinds you hung or the sink you fixed and think, "fuck yeah, I did *that*. Fuck YEAH."
Anyway, I don't want to make it seem like any of this is the sole property of males. The customer base of my neighborhood hardware stores are decidedly co-ed. But sometimes, you just gotta stand back and say "fuck yeah it's good to be a man!" and not be ashamed or apologetic in the slightest.
posted by Afroblanco at 7:01 PM on April 17, 2009 [9 favorites]
I don't like to NOT think of my vulva resembling anything muppetlike. Plus, I love the hardware store.
posted by jessamyn at 7:16 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by jessamyn at 7:16 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
Anyway, I don't want to make it seem like any of this is the sole property of males. The customer base of my neighborhood hardware stores are decidedly co-ed. But sometimes, you just gotta stand back and say "fuck yeah it's good to be a man!" and not be ashamed or apologetic in the slightest.
I feel like you're going to get jumped on for this, be it for trying to give yourself an out ('the customer base etc') or the implication that it's manly to fix stuff. I don't really feel up to it right now, but I'm sure someone could hit this one out of the park.
posted by seagull.apollo at 7:40 PM on April 17, 2009
I feel like you're going to get jumped on for this, be it for trying to give yourself an out ('the customer base etc') or the implication that it's manly to fix stuff. I don't really feel up to it right now, but I'm sure someone could hit this one out of the park.
posted by seagull.apollo at 7:40 PM on April 17, 2009
I think it IS manly to fix stuff. But also it could be womanly, depending on the woman. Lotsa single women in this city, can't imagine they all rely on their supers to fix everything. (HAH! good luck!) I dunno. I'm sure someone will think of something mean to say to me, but I think I've made it clear that I don't care.
posted by Afroblanco at 8:07 PM on April 17, 2009
posted by Afroblanco at 8:07 PM on April 17, 2009
Think about it, sleep on it and see if you feel different in the morning.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:10 PM on April 17, 2009
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:10 PM on April 17, 2009
Afroblanco, you get down with your bad DIY self and all, but please do remember that women also can and do successfully and satisfyingly wield power tools (in all their permutations).
The sisters? Are doing it for themselves.
posted by Sublimity at 8:11 PM on April 17, 2009
The sisters? Are doing it for themselves.
posted by Sublimity at 8:11 PM on April 17, 2009
Is anyone else picturing Afroblanco standing on a windswept peak, holding a hammer aloft, and a falcon silently alights on the hammer while majestic sunbeams burst through the clouds like a Nick Gaetano book cover?
posted by fleetmouse at 8:31 PM on April 17, 2009 [4 favorites]
posted by fleetmouse at 8:31 PM on April 17, 2009 [4 favorites]
i came across this whilst searching for a yoni link for an alphabet thread, and thought it might be of interest.
I see you, Ubu. You know you want YONI.
posted by twoleftfeet at 8:43 PM on April 17, 2009
I see you, Ubu. You know you want YONI.
posted by twoleftfeet at 8:43 PM on April 17, 2009
Their favicon looks like the Zune logo.
posted by Ratio at 8:49 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Ratio at 8:49 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
I had a very dear friend (now deceased) whose hippie mother gave her the middle name "Yoni". No matter how woman-affirming you feel at the birth of your newborn daughter DO NOT DO THIS.
It was a long, hard road, her getting over that name, and it was mostly gotten over by her convincing everyone that the birth certificate said "Joni".
posted by smartyboots at 8:52 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
It was a long, hard road, her getting over that name, and it was mostly gotten over by her convincing everyone that the birth certificate said "Joni".
posted by smartyboots at 8:52 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
I also love the hardware store, but more because I like to plunge my hands into a cool hard pile of zinc washers and pretend it is ancient money. And I am about to buy a horse with it. TYPICAL FEMALE
posted by Powerful Religious Baby at 8:58 PM on April 17, 2009 [5 favorites]
posted by Powerful Religious Baby at 8:58 PM on April 17, 2009 [5 favorites]
I don't like to think of my vulva resembling anything muppetlike.
posted by heyho at 7:43 PM
AskMefi: I'm looking for a way to attach a Fluffy Pussy Purse to my vintage 1980's stuffed Miss Piggy doll. Please help!
posted by orme at 9:00 PM on April 17, 2009
posted by heyho at 7:43 PM
AskMefi: I'm looking for a way to attach a Fluffy Pussy Purse to my vintage 1980's stuffed Miss Piggy doll. Please help!
posted by orme at 9:00 PM on April 17, 2009
I'm going to just come right out and admit it - I fucking love the hardware store.
I was just in the hardware store today, and I was thinking how much I love the smell of the place. The lawnmower tires, and the solvents and paint and shit. Tomorrow is Saturday, time to fix something, oh yeah. I think I'm going to take all my door knobs to the locksmith to get them rekeyed.
It's okay to be a manly woman. It's okay to be a womanly man. Thanks for reminding me of who I am.
posted by zinfandel at 9:01 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
I was just in the hardware store today, and I was thinking how much I love the smell of the place. The lawnmower tires, and the solvents and paint and shit. Tomorrow is Saturday, time to fix something, oh yeah. I think I'm going to take all my door knobs to the locksmith to get them rekeyed.
It's okay to be a manly woman. It's okay to be a womanly man. Thanks for reminding me of who I am.
posted by zinfandel at 9:01 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
The best hardware store I ever went into was the one in Provincetown. You know the place as the lovely vilage at the very tip of Cape Cod, with a (well-deserved) reputation as a gay mecca. Picture, if you will, everything that is wonderful about a well-stocked and staffed small-town hardware store - the selection, the knowledge, the variety - and then add in the style and sophistication of a gay-owned and operated establishment. Well.
posted by yhbc at 9:04 PM on April 17, 2009
posted by yhbc at 9:04 PM on April 17, 2009
dersins: So the purpose of this post is to point and laugh right?
Oh, but pointing is so phallic...
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:09 PM on April 17, 2009
Oh, but pointing is so phallic...
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:09 PM on April 17, 2009
In Canada we had for many years a chain of building supply and hardware stores called Beaver Lumber.
posted by islander at 10:32 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by islander at 10:32 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
In Canada we had for many years a chain of building supply and hardware stores called Beaver Lumber.
...aaaaaaand there's another simple, innocent piece of my childhood dragged out of its warm, blanketed hiding place and beaten senseless by serendipitously juxtaposed sexual innuendo.
posted by jimmythefish at 11:03 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
...aaaaaaand there's another simple, innocent piece of my childhood dragged out of its warm, blanketed hiding place and beaten senseless by serendipitously juxtaposed sexual innuendo.
posted by jimmythefish at 11:03 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
I think what I'm learning from this thread is that we need a hardware store with less lingam-like objects in the power tools section.
posted by adipocere at 11:11 PM on April 17, 2009
posted by adipocere at 11:11 PM on April 17, 2009
Maybe the capitalized O in Yoni means something else
Rice transliteration scheme. Vowels in Brahmi script have two tones, a 'regular' flat sound and an extended vowel sound, variously, 'diirgham' and 'baDi O ki maatra' in this particular case). In Telugu, transliterating it as yOni would mean యోని, while Yoni would imply యొని which would be completely different.
That said, I notice that an online Sanskrit dictionary wrote it as योनि, which would correspond to yoni, and not as यौनि as I presumed it would be. When writing Sanskrit in the Telugu script, though, it is written with the extended vowel, as suggested by a dog-earred copy of a book of slokas that I'm holding now.
posted by the cydonian at 11:23 PM on April 17, 2009 [2 favorites]
Rice transliteration scheme. Vowels in Brahmi script have two tones, a 'regular' flat sound and an extended vowel sound, variously, 'diirgham' and 'baDi O ki maatra' in this particular case). In Telugu, transliterating it as yOni would mean యోని, while Yoni would imply యొని which would be completely different.
That said, I notice that an online Sanskrit dictionary wrote it as योनि, which would correspond to yoni, and not as यौनि as I presumed it would be. When writing Sanskrit in the Telugu script, though, it is written with the extended vowel, as suggested by a dog-earred copy of a book of slokas that I'm holding now.
posted by the cydonian at 11:23 PM on April 17, 2009 [2 favorites]
Actually, the Vagina de Guadalupe candles are kinda nifty. I wonder how long it'd take my mum to notice what's up if I bought one for her as a gift?
posted by harriet vane at 2:15 AM on April 18, 2009
posted by harriet vane at 2:15 AM on April 18, 2009
I'm looking for a way to attach a Fluffy Pussy Purse to my vintage 1980's stuffed Miss Piggy doll.
You should definitely go with the Live Doll instead.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 3:30 AM on April 18, 2009
You should definitely go with the Live Doll instead.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 3:30 AM on April 18, 2009
I did not go very deep into that site (ha!), but from the keywords on the first page alone ("sacred gateway", "goddess", "fertile", "birth", "mother", "ritual") this seems to emphasize a mystical, spiritual component. Something that transcends mere flesh and blood and turns an organ into a path towards a beginning and an end, a transubstantiation in the flesh...
We men just do stupid things with our penises and then write about it. I think that example highlights some of the differences between the sexes quite nicely.
posted by PontifexPrimus at 3:57 AM on April 18, 2009 [1 favorite]
We men just do stupid things with our penises and then write about it. I think that example highlights some of the differences between the sexes quite nicely.
posted by PontifexPrimus at 3:57 AM on April 18, 2009 [1 favorite]
I see you, Ubu. You know you want YONI.
that was it exactly, twoleftfeet: i was like "cool, yoni...hey, WTF is this schmaltzy eurotrash singer?!??" and it all went on from there.
posted by UbuRoivas at 4:26 AM on April 18, 2009
that was it exactly, twoleftfeet: i was like "cool, yoni...hey, WTF is this schmaltzy eurotrash singer?!??" and it all went on from there.
posted by UbuRoivas at 4:26 AM on April 18, 2009
I wonder how long it'd take my mum to notice what's up if I bought one for her as a gift?
hey, the rather elderly parents of an italian friend of mine have a wooden sculpture on their mantlepiece of a franciscan monk that looks exactly like a penis. it's a pity i can't link a picture, because unless you saw it, you wouldn't believe me when i say it looks *exactly* like. a. penis.
posted by UbuRoivas at 4:29 AM on April 18, 2009
hey, the rather elderly parents of an italian friend of mine have a wooden sculpture on their mantlepiece of a franciscan monk that looks exactly like a penis. it's a pity i can't link a picture, because unless you saw it, you wouldn't believe me when i say it looks *exactly* like. a. penis.
posted by UbuRoivas at 4:29 AM on April 18, 2009
I'm looking for a way to attach a Fluffy Pussy Purse to my vintage 1980's stuffed Miss Piggy doll.
"No, m'lady, tis not my time yet."
posted by Servo5678 at 4:47 AM on April 18, 2009
"No, m'lady, tis not my time yet."
posted by Servo5678 at 4:47 AM on April 18, 2009
God, I'm irascible today. I was amused at the 'I love Vagina' t-shirts, and wanted to idly imagine buying one and wearing it about at weekends, while never seriously intending to do so. On navigating to the store, however, it emerged that 'I love Vagina' t-shirts are men only. Women's t-shirts say 'I love ^MY Vagina', because what kind of sick fuck woman likes vaginas not her own, eh?
Although I a) almost never wear women's t-shirts anyway and b) never in a million years would have bought one of these, I am now massively annoyed with yOni and their so-called 'empowerment' bullshit. Seriously, yOni, fuck you for making fucking Vulva hand puppets (which, by the way, best wedding present ever, no?) and yet somehow overlooking lesbians in your stupid t-shirt shop.
Also Tesco's didn't have any good special offers on fruit and vegetables this morning. What the fuck was that about? Fuckin' Saturdays.
posted by Acheman at 5:33 AM on April 18, 2009 [2 favorites]
Although I a) almost never wear women's t-shirts anyway and b) never in a million years would have bought one of these, I am now massively annoyed with yOni and their so-called 'empowerment' bullshit. Seriously, yOni, fuck you for making fucking Vulva hand puppets (which, by the way, best wedding present ever, no?) and yet somehow overlooking lesbians in your stupid t-shirt shop.
Also Tesco's didn't have any good special offers on fruit and vegetables this morning. What the fuck was that about? Fuckin' Saturdays.
posted by Acheman at 5:33 AM on April 18, 2009 [2 favorites]
Anyway, I don't want to make it seem like any of this is the sole property of males.
That's good, because both my wives have loved hardware stores far more than I do (and I'm quite fond of them considering I rarely use the stuff).
posted by languagehat at 7:45 AM on April 18, 2009
That's good, because both my wives have loved hardware stores far more than I do (and I'm quite fond of them considering I rarely use the stuff).
posted by languagehat at 7:45 AM on April 18, 2009
I don't understand how the "it's great to be a guy!" thing is connected to "I love hardware stores!" thing. Though possibly it's the male version of "It's great to be a girl, we wear pretty things, heehee!" stuff you hear occasionally.
And then I think about all the bookshelves I've put up and all the men I've seen who really look fabulous in pretty clothes.
My experience in Brooklyn hardware stores was not yours at all...not because of my unmanliness, but because the place was an overpriced rat's nest. Saw a drill for 60.00 (!) went home and ordered a better one for 20.00, and I didn't have to deal with pimpled teenage clerks ignoring me behind the counter.
They did make my duplicate keys though, so they were good for something. But I loves me some Lowe's and Home Depot, now that's a fun afternoon.
/complete derail
posted by emjaybee at 9:47 AM on April 18, 2009 [2 favorites]
And then I think about all the bookshelves I've put up and all the men I've seen who really look fabulous in pretty clothes.
My experience in Brooklyn hardware stores was not yours at all...not because of my unmanliness, but because the place was an overpriced rat's nest. Saw a drill for 60.00 (!) went home and ordered a better one for 20.00, and I didn't have to deal with pimpled teenage clerks ignoring me behind the counter.
They did make my duplicate keys though, so they were good for something. But I loves me some Lowe's and Home Depot, now that's a fun afternoon.
/complete derail
posted by emjaybee at 9:47 AM on April 18, 2009 [2 favorites]
Metafilter: here's my oppotunity to be shamelessly male in a womens' thread.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 2:38 PM on April 18, 2009 [3 favorites]
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 2:38 PM on April 18, 2009 [3 favorites]
That should be read as "wimmensis," by the way.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 2:42 PM on April 18, 2009
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 2:42 PM on April 18, 2009
Wimmensis, my wimmensis, give it to me.
posted by klangklangston at 2:52 PM on April 18, 2009
posted by klangklangston at 2:52 PM on April 18, 2009
A vulva puppet?! This could be my key to the best Senor Wences tribute act ever.
posted by Bromius at 11:39 PM on April 18, 2009
posted by Bromius at 11:39 PM on April 18, 2009
I don't understand how the "it's great to be a guy!" thing is connected to "I love hardware stores!" thing.
Me neither. I hate hardware stores, at least the big chains, despite the fact that I build stuff and own lots of tools. Going to one invariably means dealing with some surly tobacco-chewing redneck who is unhelpful as possible and only recognizes whatever items you're looking for when they're referred to in the dipshit patois unique only to chain hardware stores. The last time I went to one it took like 3 tries to get across that I wanted metric bolts.
posted by DecemberBoy at 4:00 AM on April 19, 2009
Me neither. I hate hardware stores, at least the big chains, despite the fact that I build stuff and own lots of tools. Going to one invariably means dealing with some surly tobacco-chewing redneck who is unhelpful as possible and only recognizes whatever items you're looking for when they're referred to in the dipshit patois unique only to chain hardware stores. The last time I went to one it took like 3 tries to get across that I wanted metric bolts.
posted by DecemberBoy at 4:00 AM on April 19, 2009
I don't understand how the "it's great to be a guy!" thing is connected to "I love hardware stores!" thing. Though possibly it's the male version of "It's great to be a girl, we wear pretty things, heehee!" stuff you hear occasionally.
Actually, you hit it right on the head. I think it's totally okay to shamelessly enjoy a gendered activity. Note that I'm not denying that women have positive hardware store experiences. Just that I, as a man, enjoy an activity that is traditionally (or stereotypically) associated with men.
Also, thanks to Sublimity for the link to Babeland! Best sextoy shop ever! I used to live right down the block from them back when I lived in the LES.
posted by Afroblanco at 12:01 PM on April 19, 2009
Actually, you hit it right on the head. I think it's totally okay to shamelessly enjoy a gendered activity. Note that I'm not denying that women have positive hardware store experiences. Just that I, as a man, enjoy an activity that is traditionally (or stereotypically) associated with men.
Also, thanks to Sublimity for the link to Babeland! Best sextoy shop ever! I used to live right down the block from them back when I lived in the LES.
posted by Afroblanco at 12:01 PM on April 19, 2009
I think it's totally okay to shamelessly enjoy a gendered activity.
Yeah, well if you're revelling in it because it's traditional, and gendered, you're just grooving on how fun gender binarism is and it's pretty indicative of your privileged position in relation to it. I don't mean to judge, I love playing fancy white lady, just sayin' that's what "the problem" is with it.
And what a city slicker version of a hardware store you describe! Haw! Don't you have a pap you c'n burrow that'n'all offa anyways?
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:41 PM on April 19, 2009
Yeah, well if you're revelling in it because it's traditional, and gendered, you're just grooving on how fun gender binarism is and it's pretty indicative of your privileged position in relation to it. I don't mean to judge, I love playing fancy white lady, just sayin' that's what "the problem" is with it.
And what a city slicker version of a hardware store you describe! Haw! Don't you have a pap you c'n burrow that'n'all offa anyways?
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:41 PM on April 19, 2009
I'm not reveling in it because it's traditional and gendered. I'm reveling in something that happens to be traditional and gendered. And yes, I do kinda think guys should be able to fix stuff. But I also admire women who buck the stereotype and enjoy some DIY. The two, in my mind, are not exclusive.
Responding to your quip - my pap lives back in the Midwest. Don't think he'll be helping me w/ weekend projects any time soon.
I should note that nearly all of the hardware stores I'm familiar with are independent mom-and-pop type places. It's kind of interesting what "chain" places don't make it in NYC. Nearly all the hardware stores and bodegas are independently owned and operated. And with the exception of the odd K-Mart or Target, most "houseware" stuff is sold at independent $.99 stores. Wal Mart has yet to make any inroads.
There is actually an Ace Hardware in my neighborhood. And although it's useful for some things, it's rarely my first choice. They do have a good paints section, but I don't spend a whole lot of time painting.
There's also a Lowe's (or Home Depot, can't remember) out in BK, but there's not much of a point in going there when neighborhood places 1/16 the size give me what I need at a reasonable price.
posted by Afroblanco at 1:18 PM on April 19, 2009
Responding to your quip - my pap lives back in the Midwest. Don't think he'll be helping me w/ weekend projects any time soon.
I should note that nearly all of the hardware stores I'm familiar with are independent mom-and-pop type places. It's kind of interesting what "chain" places don't make it in NYC. Nearly all the hardware stores and bodegas are independently owned and operated. And with the exception of the odd K-Mart or Target, most "houseware" stuff is sold at independent $.99 stores. Wal Mart has yet to make any inroads.
There is actually an Ace Hardware in my neighborhood. And although it's useful for some things, it's rarely my first choice. They do have a good paints section, but I don't spend a whole lot of time painting.
There's also a Lowe's (or Home Depot, can't remember) out in BK, but there's not much of a point in going there when neighborhood places 1/16 the size give me what I need at a reasonable price.
posted by Afroblanco at 1:18 PM on April 19, 2009
Can one be empowered by one's genitalia whilst simultaneously demanding to be recognised by more than just what is between one's legs? Still, it's good to see these women reclaiming the vagina.
posted by turgid dahlia at 3:35 PM on April 19, 2009
posted by turgid dahlia at 3:35 PM on April 19, 2009
I love playing fancy white lady
Shit. I might just have to start saying this all the time, in response to a huge range of possible questions. For example, why did I spend a bunch of time today reading Metafilter instead of studying? I love playing fancy white lady.
Shit yeah! It's gold.
posted by supercrayon at 7:24 PM on April 19, 2009
Shit. I might just have to start saying this all the time, in response to a huge range of possible questions. For example, why did I spend a bunch of time today reading Metafilter instead of studying? I love playing fancy white lady.
Shit yeah! It's gold.
posted by supercrayon at 7:24 PM on April 19, 2009
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