Sorry Dudes, it is a different world we live in. Travis may not agree with the perspectives on his company but he should understand that people will see his company from all sorts of perspectives. For instance, I noticed right away that the article referred to the co-owners as "Travis Bothner and his partner Ying." I instantly thought, what is Ying's last name? Why didn't they mention it? She seems pretty important to the company - I would have expected equity in how the people were introduced. I know it seems picky but women's contributions have been disregarded forever so this type of nuance can be a sore spot for some.
The optics for this article and his website are that there is a team of women sewing clothes for men to recreate in. If you think about it, the fact that you have an all female crew sewing these clothes and they don't even make a single item specifically for women is bad optics? In this day and age - that is the definition of a sausage fest. To say that 5 women make do and use the men's clothes is not equality. Travis is putting his product out there and will catch criticism and kudos, you can't accept the kudos without also accepting the criticism. Good on Trumpstinyhands for seeing this a commenting on it without starting a flame war.
March 5, 2020, 8:33 p.m. - Reed Holden
Sorry Dudes, it is a different world we live in. Travis may not agree with the perspectives on his company but he should understand that people will see his company from all sorts of perspectives. For instance, I noticed right away that the article referred to the co-owners as "Travis Bothner and his partner Ying." I instantly thought, what is Ying's last name? Why didn't they mention it? She seems pretty important to the company - I would have expected equity in how the people were introduced. I know it seems picky but women's contributions have been disregarded forever so this type of nuance can be a sore spot for some. The optics for this article and his website are that there is a team of women sewing clothes for men to recreate in. If you think about it, the fact that you have an all female crew sewing these clothes and they don't even make a single item specifically for women is bad optics? In this day and age - that is the definition of a sausage fest. To say that 5 women make do and use the men's clothes is not equality. Travis is putting his product out there and will catch criticism and kudos, you can't accept the kudos without also accepting the criticism. Good on Trumpstinyhands for seeing this a commenting on it without starting a flame war.