r/dankmemes • u/Some_Syrup_7388 • Mar 12 '25
Wow. Such meme. I have gallen a victim to pointlessly gendered pockets
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u/ghost_n_the_shell Mar 12 '25 edited Mar 12 '25
You’re lucky the pockets are even real.
I worked with a lot of ladies, and I have been a part of many discussions in which they lament (rightfully so) the lack of pockets, or FAKE pockets on their pants.
It’s madness.
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u/offbrandbarbie Mar 12 '25
It’s a conspiracy by fashion companies to make us buy purses
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u/discord-dog ☢ Mar 12 '25
Is this real? I everybody I know says it as a joke but now idk…
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u/offbrandbarbie Mar 12 '25
I have no proof other than the tiny pockets on my jeans but my heart of hearts believes it to be true
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u/DoomPlatypus Mar 12 '25
I'm pretty sure it is by now. There's some bs about the pockets looking bad on bigger tighs but there're plenty of reasons why this makes no sense. Especially with all those fake pockets and fake pocket creases. I'm pretty sure they want to make purses mandatory plus go cheaper on materials, especially with fake pockets.
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u/Neveronlyadream Mar 12 '25
It's to ensure that the lines of the piece are maintained and remain unmarred by anything that might be in pockets.
The fashion industry is, many times, so woefully out of touch with practicality that it's actively farcical. They really believe that women would rather not have visible bulges on their pants than pockets that actually function as pockets.
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u/Lord-Lurkingham Mar 13 '25
Also this is only an "issue" with skinny jeans. But even baggy womens jeans have smaller pockets
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u/Yoshi2255 Mar 12 '25
It's not real, the most likely reason why women's pockets are smaller is because they always were smaller. When true pockets first appeared women wore mostly dresses (because it was 1600s) and pants were mostly made for men, because of that women were still using pouches that you put on a belt/rope around your waist because it was more convenient than having pockets in free flowing dresses and during that time function in women's clothing wasn't a big deal. Later when industrialisation hit and mass produced clothing started to appear, women clothing's lack of pockets was a status quo, so mass producing companies didn't bother with wasting material to make them, and if they did they kept them small because people assumed that they were unnecessary for them.
Answer in progress made a good video about this topic if you want to learn more about it, also my explanation might contain some oversimplifications and interpretations that may not be entirely correct because I wrote that from memory without fact checking myself too much so if you are actually interested in it watch the video :
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u/Firewolf06 𝕶𝖍𝖈𝖚𝖊𝖎𝖔𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖟𝖐𝖍𝖞𝖚𝖜𝖐𝖔𝖉𝖊𝖇𝖚𝖜𝖔𝖟 Mar 12 '25
no. most major pants manufacturers have no ties to bag manufacturing.
womens pants have tiny/no pockets because that sells better. its that simple, women are more likely to buy pants without pockets. they can buy pants with bigger pockets (either the rare pair still branded for women or just mens pants) but by and large they dont
the most common complaints about just buying mens pants is that theyre less comfortable and look worse, and... yeah. as someone who regularly wears both, womens pants are generally more comfortable and look way better. its not magic, big pockets are a tradeoff. mens slim jeans kinda-sorta land somewhere in the middle, for what its worth
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u/Irisena Mar 13 '25
womens pants have tiny/no pockets because that sells better.
Feels like there may be some bias in there. If 95% pants have little pockets, of course it's going to sell well because it's what's available. Rather than going out of your way to hunt the 5% pants with decent pockets, you just pick whatever you can grab.
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u/SilverDiscount6751 Mar 19 '25
Whenever you sell pants with pockets, they don't sell much, you learn to not make more of them.
Men's pants are available for women too
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u/Flowy_Aerie_77 Mar 13 '25
There's an issue, which is that women don't have many pants with pockets available to buy, in the first place. Probably is not the first priority of most, but also I've never owned jeans with big pockets in my life, that's because I never found one, but also never looked for one and chose based on appearance.
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u/FlerD-n-D Mar 12 '25
It's not true. It's because women's pants are more fitted/tight. Leaves press room for pockets plus the pockets create an ugly outline if they are too big.
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u/penisdevourer Mar 12 '25
As a woman who has pants that fit tight around my thighs and have big pockets, no. There is no outline. There is plenty of space.
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u/Julian_Seizure Mar 14 '25
Probably not. From what I've heard it's to preserve the silhouette of the pants even when seated especially since women tend to wear their pants tight on the hips.
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u/justanotheruser46258 Mar 14 '25
It's actually a trend that was started in the 70's by Calvin Klein (by a female fashion designer) because it looked "seamless and sleek", and then the other companies picked it up and copied them. So it didn't start as a way to force women to buy bags and purses but it wouldn't surprise me if it continues today for that reason.
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u/SilverDiscount6751 Mar 19 '25
No. Full pockets screw with the shape of tight pants so most women chose the better looking ones which are those without pockets. Then thry buy purses cause they still need to carry stuff.
Nothing prevents women from buying cargo pants and yet they dont.
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u/dankspankwanker Mar 12 '25
Ever tried belt pouches?
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u/offbrandbarbie Mar 12 '25
Yeah I have a couple, but it’s all the same. They’re still tricking us into buying more accessories
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u/dankspankwanker Mar 12 '25
Work wear retailers like Engelbert Strauss make their cargo pants in both male and female sizes and they habe huge pockets
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u/leadraine Mar 12 '25 edited Mar 12 '25
some of the pants my wife owns have fake pockets
like they're just seams which only exist to serve as cruel illusions
in between boobs or above the ass are apparently where women are supposed to put their phones i guess
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u/Allways_a_Misspell Mar 12 '25
Fanny pack
Complete the look
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u/Rs90 Mar 12 '25
Coworker gave me one and it changed my life. I don't have a car so I walk or bike and don't always wanna bring a backpack. Fanny pack is the perfect compromise. Love my belt purse.
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u/ATG915 Mar 12 '25
My girlfriend got me a set of pajamas that ended up being for women and they were comfy as hell but they have no pockets so I don’t wear them. Dropped my phone too many times trying to put it in a non existent pocket
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u/Omega_Zarnias Mar 12 '25
Men's Lees flex slim fit jeans. Pockets, not super baggy. A little give.
Shazam
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u/Fizzy-Odd-Cod Mar 12 '25
I wear the same jeans, not the slim fit but maintaining full range of motion in jeans is amazing.
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u/Suyefuji Mar 12 '25
Men have really comfy pants too, y'all not putting in the effort.
Sincerely, a trans male who has worn both
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u/Zeverai_ Mar 12 '25 edited Mar 12 '25
“If I can’t fit a pcc and three backup mags in my lady-jeans on the way to get covfefe, is this really ‘Murica? I’m sorry, I thought this was ‘Murica!”
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u/Fizzy-Odd-Cod Mar 12 '25
Just a pcc? Sorry, you’re gonna need an m2 browning if you want to be safe while getting coffee.
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u/EmbarrassedStudy3796 Mar 12 '25
I'm a fat guy that pretty much only wears the ava and viv plus size women's straight leg pants from target. The pockets are deep, they're not branded, they're solid and last a few years, they're easily sewn back up if you rip them--my only complaint is that they're too long and I'm 5'4 lol. But they stay up without a belt and fit like men's pants on me, so I'll take it.
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u/destripet Mar 12 '25
this literally happened to me, realization set in only when someone said “are those womens pants?” 😭 small hearts inside the pockets should have been my first clue
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u/Skatneti Mar 12 '25
From UK here. I read this in context to our definition of pants. I was like, how the fuck can you mistake knickers for boxers?
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u/Long__Jump Mar 13 '25
I have done this as well.
Probably the most comfortable pants I own, but they don't even fit my phone in the pockets.
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u/ux3l 🚿 shower? never heard of it 🤔 Mar 13 '25
I had women's jeans long ago, without knowing for quite a while. The only difference was the cut. Normal pockets like any other jeans, right length, and I didn't need a belt. I loved it.
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u/Maskdask Flairn't Mar 13 '25
If everyone stops buying pants with tiny pockets, they will stop selling them
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u/FlashyDiagram84 Mar 13 '25
To be fair, it's kinda weird for a man to carry a purse so I think we're even.
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u/Jroboi16 Mar 13 '25
This was me last week. Bought the jeans cause they’re super comfy and they look good but the shit pockets infuriate me regardless
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u/SUMMATMAN Mar 13 '25
Disappointed Englishman here who didn't realise you were talking about trousers until the 3rd section of the meme
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u/SquishyWasTaken Mar 13 '25
I got so frustrated with this that i learned to sew my own, much larger pockets on
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u/ImSoDeadLmao Mar 16 '25
Yeah I was pretty surprised by the pocket size when I first wore men's pants, my whole hand and wrists went in it like how
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u/LunarCrisis7 Mar 16 '25
In all seriousness, if you plan to wear them regularly, just alter the pockets yourself. They’re a pretty easy project since it’s basically just a sack and won’t take too much time.
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u/p_marjo Mar 12 '25
You tried them....Why would you do that??
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u/Excellent_Set_232 Mar 12 '25
How difficult would it be for a tailor to rip out the stitch holding the pocket fabric and sew in a new, deeper pocket?
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u/Some_Syrup_7388 Mar 12 '25
Not hard, but I do not have time to drop it and when I do I usually wear them
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u/LaylasJack Mar 12 '25
Once while I was dating my first girlfriend, something happened and I needed a change of pants. She and I were about the same size, so I borrowed a pair of cargo pants she had, and this was almost my exact reaction: fits nice, feels comfy, nothing fit in the pockets.