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Originally Posted by marshall
No really, it's not a spam thread, I promise.
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I was surprised to see what I thought was spam at first with two replies
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Originally Posted by marshall
It's a complaint I hear frequently from the female students on our team (No, I don't choose to talk fashion with them, they bring it up). Their pants lack pockets. Not only that but they've shown me pants that appear to have pockets that are sewn shut.
It's not a problem I personally have had to suffer from but it annoys me that anyone has a hard time shopping for a decent pair of pants.
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While many may deem this to be a ridiculous topic to address, I can agree that it is an underlying issue of sorts. I am going to approach this as seriously as possible.
I have heard plenty of complaints about this from female students on teams, my own and others included. We have ladies who do just as much handy work as the male students on the team, yet the biggest difference between the two in workflow are the pockets. I do not know how I would stand to live with half my phone sticking out my pocket, but it is an issue that plenty of ladies seem to face. Beyond the necessary cellular device, most of them cannot fit a ball-end hex driver, an open ended wrench, or even their entire hand into their pocket. I know that if I were in this situation, I would be bit outraged to say the least.
I have seen ladies within FRC resort to buying men's pants, that is, if they could find a sizing that fits them reasonably. Beyond that, I have seen utility belts, fanny packs, and even some custom made items to address this issue for the ladies. The decent pair of female pants that you speak of seems to be something of a rare find for them, and I do not understand why that has to be the case. I know nothing of fashion or clothing trends, but I see the shrinking pocket size as a mistake.