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Guys, I’m getting a little sick of these stereotypical products made just for men or women. I mean, we’ve got brogurt because regular Greek yogurt is too feminine for men, we have energy drinks just for girls because, you know, they’re pink and we even have pink tools because ladies only like things that are pretty, right? Oh, and who can forget about the infamous Bic For Her pen?

Well, add another ridiculous product aimed at women onto the list, because ladies, we’ve got ourselves our very own tablet for women. I know, the iPad and Kindle are just not pink enough and you were just thinking you needed this, right? Obviously.

The tablet is called the ePad Femme and was created by the Middle East-based Eurostar Group. They describe is as the “world’s first tablet made exclusively for women.” As you can probably guess, they’re already being slammed for the stereotypes and sexism that go hand-in-hand with this tablet.

Why? Well, let’s consider what it looks like, for one thing. When you buy the ePad Femme, the background is pink. Because, I mean, duh – all women like pink! Come on, guys. Can’t any of you be a little original? Why is that every single product made “just for women!” has to be pink? I don’t understand. There is nothing wrong with loving pink, but some of us do like other colors.

The ePad Femme also comes already loaded with apps that are absolute must-haves for women. These apps are about cooking, yoga, making grocery shopping lists, fitness, clothing and perfume. What else do you need in life, AMIRITE girls?! It’s a good thing it comes pre-loaded with these apps, because otherwise you might just have an empty tablet that you don’t know what to do with. To add insult to injury, Eurostar associate Mani Nair told the Jerusalem Post that the tablet comes with apps already loaded because it “makes a perfect gadget for a woman who might find difficulties in terms of downloading these applications and it is a quick reference.” Because downloading apps is hard, girls. Too hard for us to figure out on our own.

The fact that this was created and is now being sold is crazy to me. A lot of you may tell me to lighten up, but the thing is, stuff like this only furthers unfair stereotypes about women. Yes, there are women out there who love to cook, go to the food store, try on clothes and do yoga – I’m one of them, in fact. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with liking that stuff. But there are also plenty of women out there who aren’t into that stuff and that’s totally fine too. The point is, not all women are the same and we shouldn’t be grouped together as if we all think the same and want the same things – and products like these that make it seem like we do are just sexist.

Now the only question is – are the women who buy this going to know how to turn it on? Or will the tablet help us with that too?

Would you ever buy this tablet? Do you think it’s ridiculous or totally fine? Would you be happy if someone bought this for you? Tell me in the comments.

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