I mean, with how America is going, a kevlar baby carrier might be a reasonable purchase. Sigh.
That’s more things you’d want to start putting on a 4th birthday registry.
Just in time for the school year… if we still have education as an option by then.
Tactical papoose.
It's a ridiculous ad so people would talk about it and it seems it's working...
Men need to feel like they're in the army to take on operation traditionaly woman's work
I don't know if this applies everywhere, but masculinity in the USA is real tenuous, and may be revoked in an instant.
They are revoking themselves because they are fragile. I have no issues doing, carrying, or drinking "girly" things and still feel like a man. It's pathetic how fragile masculinity is for most American men.
Oh definitely. Masculinity in the US is largely about projecting the idea that it might be a bad idea for someone to fuck with you. You don't want to be someone who can be freely bullied or victimized without repercussions. It's part of why some men spend lots of money and time training to win street fights they'll probably never get in to (apart from the physical fitness and health aspects, of course).
It's a little bit like being in jail.
Its a capitalist mindset. Resources are scarce so I need to be prepared to fight for them / defend what I have.
Well tbf fella in the pic is carrying Toddler-4 (enhanced with triple attack mode).
Someone will think that's your armor plate carrier
I mean in a way...
Ohh that's dark. I like it.
It’s pretty gross to pin this on an entire gender.
I can't imagine an accessory screaming, "I'm insecure in my masculinity!" any more than this.
Fellas? Is it gay to take care of the child you made with a woman?
Apparently you can have a whole child and still feel unmanly enough to buy this, lol.
I'd get that type of diaper bag, if I had kids. I like the look. Most of my bags and backpacks are black MOLLE-covered military looking shit. You can like a functional aesthetic without being insecure about your masculinity. Some people just thinks it looks good, you know?
No different than 'feminine' bags with cute flowers on them
This sort of thing is really only exclusive to the US markets. Elsewhere in the world, it is rare to see components of tactical gear outside of the specific situations they are for. However, military gear is the nastiest for the job, so you tend to only get it if strapped for cash. Obviously this means there is no military themed stuff like in the US, beer coolers, baby carriers, slippers, etc. For the insecure man.
I live in Germany and there are three "survivalist" stores with mostly surplus and replica military equipment for sale in my city alone. Also genuine military gear can be absolute dogshit. It depends on the country of origin and era but stuff is not automatically durable just because it was designed for war.
Here you can see an image of a surplus backpack that looks just like the one I used to carry as my schoolbag:
This is what they call the exception proving the rule; you think you've countered them, but by explaining that it's literally one of three army surplus shops you have to go to and not just the local Wal-Mart equivalent, you've proven their point quite well.
Shopping just works a bit different here with fewer large chains. Also walmart doesn't sell surplus. The point is you see people using that stuff all the time here too. Our equipment just looks less conspicuous.
Men are okay.
People that need this are not men. They are perpetually insecure children.
NGL I'd definitely assume any dude dressed and tatted like the guy in the ad was extremely insecure, yells at their kids, and has a loan on a F150 they're underwater on.
Just the bag or carrier I wouldn't even notice.
Military people be laughing at the term "military grade"
Russian Military bought out the entire stock.
We just used the free one we got from the NSW government. This thing looks stupid and I bet you'd feel stupid after 5 mins wearing it.
No, way. I'm not taking that girly diaper bag. My friends will call me a fag. I don't want to look ridiculous.
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