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Savannahmann

(3,891 posts)
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 11:29 AM Jan 2014

Not sure if I am supposed to laugh, or just give up. Sexist alarm clock.

OK, sexist men think that all women want sex all the time. How many times has some a-hole said that what a woman needs is a good sex, as if they were capable of giving a woman such an experience.

One of those guys must have designed this...



It is an alarm clock that vibrates to wake you ladies up. Instead of being startled awake by a beeping, or clanging alarm clock, you get woken up by a vibrating doohickey that somehow has remained between your thighs while you sleep.

Have trouble waking up in the morning? Then this might just be the gadget to get you up and at 'em.


A smooth, elongated device that looks like a curved iPod, this alarm clock-cum-vibrator promises to make your mornings happier by waking you up with some good vibrations.


You programme the clock to wake you up at the desired hour, choose one of six different 'vibrating patterns', position the gizmo in your pants - and then wait. Come morning, the subdued buzzing emanating from your nether regions will be the only indication it's time to wake up.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2544088/Waking-just-got-fun-70-alarm-clock-doubles-VIBRATOR.html#ixzz2rc3w4sVM


No, I am not making this up, and no, Daily Mail isn't either. Here's the website if you doubt me. http://www.wakeupvibe.com/home.html

Guys, start treating the ladies like people, like equals, and quit assuming that they are created just for sex.
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Not sure if I am supposed to laugh, or just give up. Sexist alarm clock. (Original Post) Savannahmann Jan 2014 OP
I guess this means my radio alarm clock is hopelessly outdated. Arkansas Granny Jan 2014 #1
That depends on where you put it while you sleep. Orrex Jan 2014 #8
Oh FFS redqueen Jan 2014 #2
Proof, please, that men designed this? Are women not allowed to be product designers? NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #3
cool, they just need to add some strap hooks on each side, an optional comfy strap snooper2 Jan 2014 #4
So when, not if, a woman buys this... Lost_Count Jan 2014 #5
is there a male-friendly version of this? geek tragedy Jan 2014 #6
I miss that show so much. Inkfreak Jan 2014 #31
How awful! Happyhippychick Jan 2014 #7
Could someone decide whether this is wonderfully empowering or horribly sexist? (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #9
I'll let you know... TeeYiYi Jan 2014 #10
I imagine many people require ethical direction as they are unable to decide for themselves. LanternWaste Jan 2014 #13
Looks a bit like the Layaspot /nt jakeXT Jan 2014 #11
That was designed by someone who never wore a Kotex to bed. Solly Mack Jan 2014 #12
My wife wondered if it was the cats attacking the thing that was supposed to wake her Savannahmann Jan 2014 #19
My dogs would look for the sound. Small dogs that sleep curled up on either side of me. Solly Mack Jan 2014 #24
Is there a male version of this? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #14
Oh yeah, definitely sexist... pipi_k Jan 2014 #15
So in the dream where a bear is chasing you... NightWatcher Jan 2014 #16
But then I would be OldHippieChick Jan 2014 #17
i think you would be setting it to go off thirty minutes earlier than your usual alarm loli phabay Jan 2014 #25
Ooooor... Maybe a woman designed it. ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #18
I'm trying to understand how this is sexist anymore than any sex toy is sexist. stevenleser Jan 2014 #20
you are supposed to be outraged b/c this is obviously the work of a sexist man leftyohiolib Jan 2014 #23
what makes you think i assume that? that's sexist and prejuding leftyohiolib Jan 2014 #21
So, you are blaming all men for this product quinnox Jan 2014 #22
Well, whoever designed it, madamesilverspurs Jan 2014 #26
This OP is Huckabee-esque. Full-circle. cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #27
The misspellings at the site only add to the ridiculousness. redqueen Jan 2014 #28
Eh, my outrage meter must be switched off... a la izquierda Jan 2014 #29
Speaking of assumptions ... 1000words Jan 2014 #30
I thought they were mice. Whisp Jan 2014 #32
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
3. Proof, please, that men designed this? Are women not allowed to be product designers?
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 11:35 AM
Jan 2014

Surely you aren't suggesting that a woman is incapable of designing a new product.

That would be kind of, well, sexist.

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snooper2

(30,151 posts)
4. cool, they just need to add some strap hooks on each side, an optional comfy strap
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 11:36 AM
Jan 2014

and it's for the man in your life too!

Inkfreak

(1,695 posts)
31. I miss that show so much.
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 02:47 PM
Jan 2014

Raising Hope has the same creator. Even did a "reunion" show of sorts, bringing a bunch of MNiE cast in.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
13. I imagine many people require ethical direction as they are unable to decide for themselves.
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 12:07 PM
Jan 2014

I imagine many people require ethical direction as they are unable to decide for themselves.

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
12. That was designed by someone who never wore a Kotex to bed.
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 12:05 PM
Jan 2014

Or they would know those things can end up anywhere by morning.

 

Savannahmann

(3,891 posts)
19. My wife wondered if it was the cats attacking the thing that was supposed to wake her
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 12:35 PM
Jan 2014

Then she asked. "What idiot thinks that it is going to be anywhere near where it is supposed to be when it starts buzzing?"

We laughed about the image of being woken up by the cats pouncing on the bed trying to get to the buzzing thing. Then the need for bandages as we fought with the cats to get it and turn it off. The fury of the cats for taking away their toy, and the dog barking and running around would not make for a pleasant experience waking up.

My impression would be that the first thought after we had gotten the damned thing turned off would be "This is going to be a crappy day isn't it?"

Then again, if it was actually able to stay in place, that could be worse with the cats on the bed.

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
24. My dogs would look for the sound. Small dogs that sleep curled up on either side of me.
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 12:54 PM
Jan 2014

I can well imagine the scene. The alarm goes off, my dogs investigate the sound, and I start yelling. My husband, still half-asleep, tries to calm everyone down. The gadget would most likely be at the foot of the bed by morning - or someone near my head.


I don't know who invented the gadget but it did bring to mind those early years a long, long time ago and how after a week of trying I gave up the pads for good. At the time, I figured I was the most inept female in the world. Later, I learned I wasn't the only one.


I like gadgets. I just like being in control of my gadgets.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
15. Oh yeah, definitely sexist...
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 12:15 PM
Jan 2014

Here's a picture of some poor woman being victimized by a similar product...


http://www.psfk.com/2013/10/vibrator-alarm-clock.html




So. Seriously...do I really need to wonder if men who think this is "sexist" might be a little jealous that women are waking up happy in the mornings without their help?



NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
16. So in the dream where a bear is chasing you...
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 12:16 PM
Jan 2014

As soon as he is about to shred you to pieces, instead he gives you a happy ending?

And the dream where you go to work naked....?

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
20. I'm trying to understand how this is sexist anymore than any sex toy is sexist.
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 12:36 PM
Jan 2014

Have some folks decided that sex toys are sexist?

I have no idea why I am supposed to care that these products exist. If you don't like them, don't buy them?!?!

redqueen

(115,096 posts)
28. The misspellings at the site only add to the ridiculousness.
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 01:42 PM
Jan 2014

I mean, the idea itself is just so dumb it's sad ... but the quotes at the daily mail made it hilarious

a la izquierda

(11,784 posts)
29. Eh, my outrage meter must be switched off...
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 02:09 PM
Jan 2014

Waking up to this on a Monday morning would be much more enjoyable than some horrid beeping noise.

I mustn't be an empowered woman, but whatever. I don't need a man to feel good.

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