Apple’s bigger-screen iPhones are slammed for being ‘sexist’

New York Post ^ | By Christian Gollayan

[ConservativeStatement]

When Apple released its iPhone XS line, with screens that range from 5.8 inches to 6.5 inches, they became the company’s largest phones yet. But the big screens have triggered a backlash from women who say the device is too large for the average female hand.

“Women like me with small hands who need the most secure phone for safety reasons are stuck with something they can’t hold and constantly risk dropping,” tweeted sociology professor Zeynep Tufekci, who teaches at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “Some people like the bigger phones. Fine. Keep an alternative for the rest of us.”

[Mark17]

A bigger iPhone? Oh dear, it’s the end of the world!

Women and minorities hardest hit? Do you think the skank rats 🐀 will impeach Trump for that?

[Mark17]

I wish apple would make a phone that doesn’t need a hundred dollar case to protect the glass back they put on everything now.

I got my IPhone X at the Apple Store in the Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto, and got a real nice protective case, at the first little kiosk I came to. It was $40, but she gave me a Miltary discount.

[bgill]

What, iphones are like shoes in that you buy what’s new rather than what fits?

[bigbob]

It just doesn’t fit as nicely in her purse.

[Architect of Avalon]

The phrase hard drive is sexist.

[Newbomb Turk]

Mark17. Thank you for your service. It’s not that cases are so pricy it’s that the phones are so damned delicate. Seriously my last iPhone I think it was a 6 lasted 3 plus years and I never had it in a case, dropped it a zillion times, but the one day I didn’t need to deal with Verison I dropped it on the hospital floor while my 82 year old mom was having surgery. I knew I was screwed before it hit the floor. That how life is some days.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I have hands a little smaller than the average man's, but you don't hear me whining.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Probably Turkish. Maybe a Moslem.

[Gil4]

My daughter was selling some custom ones as a fundraiser for a mission trip, so I bought one. I was surprised at how often I use it. I saw the car mount for them in the video - I didn’t know such a thing was available, but I ordered one tonight.

[Rebelbase]

The lady prof is complaining because she doesn’t have man hands. Go figure.

[Reno89519]

Makes a bit of sense. My wife has dropped her 7+ more times than all previous phones combined. And she wasn’t surprised when I shared this article. But sexist, no, I don’t think so!

[tinamina]

I thought they were going to say the sexism is because you need a purse to carry one but then I remembered man bags.

[thegagline]

I believe that it is sexist. I will have to buy a bigger man purse.

[null and void]

Racist, sexist, same diff...

[Mark17]

Hang in there bro. 😁

[CrimsonTidegirl]

This whining brat could do like me, purchase an iPhone SE. They are the size of an ipod and are perfect for people with small hands, like myself. I love mine.

So sick of these hypocritical snowflakes.

[Always A Marine]

There are references to sexism within that link including pay gap and, ahem, how men are obsessed with “size” per one open-minded, diverse and tolerant female.

I went to the link but obviously read only an abbreviated section and confused it with the whole. Thank you!

[doorgunner69]

That’s OK, women have much larger mouths..........audibly and physically.

[Secret Agent Man]

That is basically how most folks are using them. They need bigger screens to make that happen for the max number of potential buyers/users.

[Secret Agent Man]

I think they are pissed they cant easily slip them into skinny jeans and spandex stuff anymore. They dont want to carry them on a belt holster like a guy even if its pink.