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[–] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I'll have you know I graduated top of my class in my local birthing center's new parent training, and I've been involved in numerous home diaper changes, and I have over 300 confirmed formula bottles. I am trained in gorilla binkies and I'm the top "got your nose" player in the entire US playground system. You are nothing to me but just another babysitter. I will put your baby the fuck to naptime with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark my fucking words. You think you can get away with saying that shit to me over the Internet? Think again, fucker. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of nannies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your diaper genie. You're fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can change your diaper in over seven hundred ways, and that's just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in one-armed baby wipe retrieval, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the American Association of Pediatrics and I will use it to its full extent to wipe the miserable shit off your baby's butthole, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little "clever" comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your fucking tongue. But you couldn't, you didn't, and now you're paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will shit fury all over you and you will drown in it. You're fucking dead, kiddo.

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[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 31 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

If this motivates them into being good dads then great

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pretty much.

The tactical dads I know are a bit cringy with their military swag, but they're around for their kids.

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[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 111 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Smells more like Call of Doody.

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[–] Soapbox@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 days ago (5 children)

NGL as a dad myself, I would be far more likely to make fun of this guy and his tacticool diaper bag than any dad carrying around the girliest bag their wife obviously picked out. It's way cooler to not give a shit what other people think of your child raising accessories.

Also, it looks like he is wearing his child as a tiny human shield. Squishy plate carrier.

[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

NGL as a dad myself, I would be far more likely to make fun of this guy and his tacticool diaper bag than any dad carrying around the girliest bag their wife obviously picked out.

And people are calling the guy in the OP image fragile...

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago

Shocked we didn't see Elon wearing one of these with his ~~human shield~~ child

[–] TauZero@mander.xyz 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It looks cool, I'd use it! When you start making fun of me I'd just shrug and carry on, because I don't care what judgements some weirdo makes about my accessories.

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[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The baby carrier and bag my wife got do not fit on me. The "mens" ones all look like this, so I had no choice.

On a related note, I find most of the bags marketed towards women focus more on aesthetics than usefulness and have poor functional design all over the place. These "tactical" bags tend to focus on functionality, which is a big plus IMO.

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 89 points 3 days ago (3 children)

When my kids were babies a “man’s” diaper bag looked like a leather satchel.

Thing was awesome, too. The flap was attached with Velcro and was padded plastic on the inside so you could use it as a changing mat.

It held about a dozen diapers and a full pack of wipes and a change of clothes and snacks.

All the moms at the park were jealous.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 48 points 3 days ago

Mine was Hello Kitty. All the moms were jealous.

[–] artifex@piefed.social 25 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Mine was from not REI but somebody like REI, basically industrial strength camping gear baby kit and was also awesome. Lasted through my kids, then my sister’s, and now a cousins. Like 10 kids and almost 20 years and still looks nearly new.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago

Yo, guys. Is it gay to take care of your kids?

Better butch this up.

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 days ago (10 children)

I do like the idea the baby gear can be designed aesthetically for the parents using it. Not just soft pinks and blues, and preschool prints.

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ya, I'm not into the aesthetic but it does represent the societal progress in parental roles.

[–] xorollo@leminal.space 8 points 3 days ago

The molle panel could hold so many binky leashes too.

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[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 51 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Fellas is it gay to have a kid?

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 61 points 3 days ago (18 children)

Well, other than it being all tacti-cool in aesthetics, standard baby gear is not as well arranged as what's in the picture.

That gear in the pic would let you carry the baby stuff with your hands free and able to actually take care of an infant out and about. Waaay better than the usual shoulder sling or backpack options, and absurdly better than the kinds meant to be carried by hand.

There's a reason surplus gear used to be wildly popular. It was mostly designed to work. It would be better than what you could get outside of a surplus store, even when what you were getting was years out of date and current issue was better. With companies making stuff that's built with stuff like molle in mind, following principles that make what's being carried leave hands free but be reasonably accessible, shit just works better, even though it looks ugly.

If I'm toting an infant around, I don't need pretty, I need comfortable and capable.

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[–] cynar@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago (25 children)

To all the people putting guys down for using it, screw you. If it gets dad's more involved in parenting, that's categorically a good thing!

Is it a cheap trick to boost some men's confidence? Yes. But so what? If your wife has an overly girly nappy bag, an "ironic" overly manly one has a lot more effect than you might think.

A lot of men are very insecure, when it comes to parenting. There is a massive amount of training and advice out there for mums, but VERY little for dads. We are left in a limbo of either being disconnected, and complained about, or bumbling and being complained about. It's improving, but slowly.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

I agree. To me, this is just an amusing fashion choice. If you're gonna need the gear, so you may as well have fun with it.

Honestly, when it comes to any accessory or tool, it's going to have an aesthetic. Who cares what that is (as long as it's not offensive). There's also a tendency to consider terms like 'fashion' to be emasculating, but that's what this is: fashion. Plus, kiddo isn't going to care about logos and any gender representation; the only shit they're giving is in their pants.

Other fashion choices for diaper bags that could be explored:

  • Metal (leather/pleather, spikes, denim, band patches)
  • Goth (like above, but with less denim and more ankhs and crosses)
  • Gamer (cosplay appropriate bags, pokemon that's also a bag, D&D mimic on a shoulder strap)
  • Sports (tons of practical and team-branded merch options here)
  • Office (suit material, inoffensive beige, briefcase handles and leather)
  • Handyman/tradesman (toolbag or toolbelt aesthetic, tool manufacturer branding)
  • EMT/firefighter (first-aid compartment, red/white aesthetic, cheeky "diaper emergency kit" on outside)
  • Outdoorsman (gore-tex, tent material, typical REI brands, lots of straps for different carry options)

Edit: not a dad. Some of these may already exist. Point being: it's all a matter of taste.

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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Such a waste. Men get so few opportunities to wear peppa pig branded gear and still get respect and recognition from passers by.

[–] Patches@ttrpg.network 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Peppa Pig is a shit head. Her dad is one of the worst personification of a father that I have ever seen in a children's show.

Why would I want to represent that?

Now a Bluey Diaper Bag ...

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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Call of doody

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Don't forget to complete your style with your tactical baby.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So much marketing is directed towards men set on convincing others they're not gay

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Which in itself is kinda gay lol

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not that there's anything wrong with that

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wow a recent Seinfeld reference - nice!

[–] _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That reference is old enough that Seinfeld himself wouldn't date it.

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[–] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My daughters diaper bag was vintage Gucci , get with it tacticool dad

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[–] _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 30 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Actually, Call of Daddy is the name of the queer dating sim I made.

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's good advertising is what it is.

They know there are millions of underdeveloped, insecure men out there that need to feel like they aren't the little bitches they actually are.

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Here's the sad thing dawg. I love the tacticool aesthetic. I love the feel of the material and I love patches. But the entire industry is propped up and advertised for these "I am a manly man man who man's harder than women and other men" and that's so sad. It's an aesthetic ruined by the culture it belongs to.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Actually kind of looks cool if you are into military gear… what’s the big deal.

Dad’s are awesome

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[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (2 children)

When I first saw this when my wife was pregnant I was really annoyed & upset & scoffing at the thing. But then I looked at it & it has all the functional shit I should expect out of parenting gear & pockets/ loops galore.

then I got mad all over again because it shouldn't just be MEN'S baby gear that has all the utilities.

the patriarchy done got me again

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Weak. Just buy a desert tan Pelican Case and cut a baby shaped hole in the foam. Put the baby in the case and throw the case in the back of your Humvee. That’s what a real man would do.

[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This has the opposite effect to me. If I see a man taking care of their kid, taking them to the park, carrying them, generally being a parent, that to me is more manly than whatever this is.

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[–] qwerty@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 days ago (11 children)

All the people on here calling guys who like military/tacticool aesthetic insecure are no different than people calling guys fags for wearing skinny jeans.

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[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 days ago

Hot take: This is just an aesthetic, like baby aesthetic. Nothing wrong with it. Bro lines CoD

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Kevlar for your baby seems like a good idea in the US

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

the kid doesn't even get their own holster? WTF is the kid supposed to do with it's gun?

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[–] simsalabim@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Masculinity, so fragile...

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Not sure how this is any different than buying any of the branded fashion bags. Those offer no special or unique functionality, just a name and maybe a specific material design.

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