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Hey, autists. What's something that irritates you that absolutely nobody else/a severe minority seems to care about? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 3 months ago by VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/autism@lemmy.world
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Title says it all. What really irks you that you don't get to complain about much without catching some glances? Seriously, get as passionate as you'd like. I assume you're an expert.

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[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 26 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Women's and Children's pants sizes. It's an 11 WHAT? THE FUCK DOES THIS NUMBER MEAN GODDAMMIT?

All pants sizes should be Waist circumference, Hip circumference, and (in the case of pants versus shorts) Length to ankle. Objective and not subjective measurements. Something I can put a measuring tape to and confirm. It's not perfect, as everybody is different, but at least I'm not trying to dress my children and remember "A size 12 in this brand is a size 10 in this brand" bullshit.

I nearly foamed at the mouth ranting about how this shit drives me insane.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 1 points 3 months ago

Oh god yes. For over 20 years i have bought pants that say: 32/32. Not really sure what it means, but i know that it's length and waist or vice versa. They fit, every time. T-shirt is an M. Pullover a L. Why isn't that not standardized? Why do women have a completely different system? Why is it different for children? Why are shoe sizes different depending on the brand?

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Having worn mens clothes for most of my life, I was accustomed to being able to say I wear a 30-30 and get pants that fit every time regardless of brand.

When I started wearing women's clothes (because I like being pretty), WHAT THE FUCK ARE THESE SIZES? the hell even, how can you have a size zero? None of it makes sense!