ePad Femme is the Latest Sexist Gadget for Women

[quicksand10]

Hey TH, this "story" was on ArsTechnica over 10 days ago.

 

[madjimms]

I'm tired of all the "in the kitchen" jokes. What is this?, the 50's?

 

[Fulgurant]

[citation][nom]athulajp[/nom]That's because not every woman wants the same things. Just because woman x wants something doesn't mean woman y wants it. Just like how some people like a certain flavour and others don't. Everyone has different tastes. You can't figure it out because it doesn't apply to all of them.[/citation]
Man, you nuked that joke from orbit -- like four times.

 

[nitrium]

In what way exactly are current tablets too "manly" for women? This whole product makes no sense.

 

[chaospower]

[citation][nom]killerclick[/nom]Mani Nair is an Indian name, and a Middle Eastern company could be in Israel. I think they're not out of touch, but that they're marketing this to regular people in the Middle East region, who are obviously not as liberated as people in the Western World.[/citation]

Is Israel not blamed enough all over the world for violating human rights and being an apartheid state that you're gonna pin this atrocity on us as well? If it was an Israeli company the article would have said it is and not that it is Middle Eastern...
Women in Israel live a far better life than in the neighbouring countries, for example our fourth prime minister was a woman (Golda Meir).
And if you're suggesting that this is an Israeli tablet designed for women in arab countries then no, that's not an option because that would make about as much sense as selling Iphones in North Korea.

Anyway, a quick google search of Eurostar would reveal that it is infact an arab company based in Dubai...

 

[hetneo]

Sexist tablet?! Does it occasionally scream "back to the kitchen"? Does help section of custom apps start with "because you are not smart as men..."?

This is just a tablet aimed at certain part of certain demographic group of which some members might find it as not desirable. Nothing sexist in it.

Reductio ad absurdum: if this tablet is sexist then by the same logic tablet with black carbon fiber shell and sports results/news apps would be homophobic.

 

[smeezekitty]

[citation][nom]madjimms[/nom]I'm tired of all the "in the kitchen" jokes. What is this?, the 50's?[/citation]
I, too am very much tired of those jokes.

 

[falchard]

C'mon this product screamed for a "in the kitchen" joke. How could someone not take the low hanging fruit?