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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago

Lululemon party!

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A women's clothing brand. Back when I was on Reddit there was a subreddit for it and all of the women would brag about their weekly hauls that they spent hundreds on, and how they would have to hide it from their husbands, or how their constant purchases were leading to fights in their household. It was insane.

[–] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 hours ago

It’s not a women’s brand, but it is more popular among women

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A waste of money. If you buy things just because of a brand's name or popularity, I'm going to assume you're a brainless sheep that just wants to "fit in". Lose that mentality, be your own person and fuck the naysayers.

[–] nfamwap@feddit.uk 4 points 8 hours ago

Not strictly true. I have a couple of Lululemon gym t-shirts. 2nd hand, £10 each. They wick sweat brilliantly, dry out quickly, and don't stink if you have been wearing them for a few hours.

I wouldn't dream of paying full price, but the materials and build quality of the items are far better than the cheaper fast-fashion alternatives.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago

The only time a brand should really matter is for critical use. Unbranded defibrillator? No thanks. Going mountaineering? Don’t buy from temu. Motorbike helmet? Not from Shein.

[–] softcat@lemmy.ca 76 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yoga and athletics-wear company, though that's broader now. They made it big on stretchy form fitting things made in sweatshops, just as the yoga industry began to boom.

[–] fertile_floortile@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago
[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ohh right. They are (or at least used to be) run on a multilevel marketing strategy.

[–] Chef_Boyargee@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] zanyllama52@infosec.pub 1 points 3 hours ago

Big Boss needs to talk to you, Snake.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I'm aware of what lululemon is but not aware of what's going on in New. What's up?

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 day ago (3 children)

USian garment manufacturer who has ~~sweat shops~~ multiple employment opportunities for ~~slave labour~~ workers out in Asia; therefore their products will now be tariffed upon import.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago

Lululemon is Canadian, but you're right about most of the products being made in various Asian countries.

But also their CEO is a piece of garbage and nobody should be buying their overpriced shit anyway.

[–] LastWish@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Apparently the creator is also racist and purposely named it to be hard for speakers of East Asian languages to pronounce, but I believe everything I read on the internet.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Is that even really a thing? Because in Germany the stereotype is the other way around, as in asian people pronounce r as l. I've never heard either irl though.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Fascinating. The trope in the English speaking world seems to be:

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 13 hours ago

Dang, they got us

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm aware that's why I'm confused 😅 The German and English R sounds are different but L sounds virtually the same so idk if it has something to do with that.

Also fyi at least in Japan and Korea the stereotype is less about white ppls eyes and more about our long noses, pale skin and obesity. In other words they took a close look 😅

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I’ve got no idea why German and English seem to have flipped the trope. I hope someone else can provide an answer here.

I knew about the whiteness, obesity (and body odour?) but the long noses is new to me. Kind of makes sense, there they are, sticking out of your face for everyone to see.

[–] crapwittyname@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I think it's 50-50, because the Chinese l sound is pronounced with the tongue in the position somewhere between the Latin r and l sounds. So it's just as likely to be heard as a "wrong" L or a "wrong" R.
The fun part is that the tropes stick to our own way of pronouncing the letter (r becomes l or vice versa) instead of attempting to pronounce the Chinese sound correctly...

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Interesting. I’m happy with that.

You also make the good point that tropes, stereotypes, generalisations etc often say more about the people who use them then the people they’re aimed at.

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[–] LastWish@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My understanding is most East Asian languages don't differentiate between L and R, or the sounds are not the same as in English. I've heard it before in the wild.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I used to live in south korea where they have this phoneme. The sound is midway between an r and an l. It’s similar to the way spanish pronounces v and b the same way with a sound midway between the two.

[–] LastWish@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Yea, it's this letter, ㄹ. Sometimes it's more L, sometimes more R.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Sadly I can believe that.

[–] TheFriendlyDickhead@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't that the default in clothing production?

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Probably - make cheap, sell high is good business sense, at the end of the day; if you’re only concern is pure profit.

[–] fertile_floortile@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There just seems to be a lot of posts, I guess it's very popular but I don't know what it is.

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[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fun fact: when I was doing the Landmark Education courses, loads of people there were working for Lululemon. The company paid for it. Either they are big into mindfullness, or they hire people who need counseling.

[–] BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Wowsers. I think they want their customer base to think they're into mindfulness & realistically hire some people that need counselling. But mostly LLL is pretttttty fkn culty and clicky. It's fkn weird, dude. Seems that course is part of the process... Curiouser and curiouser.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago

Lululemon? I thought it was from a TV show with a chracter called "Lizz Lemon".

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

All of the above.

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I think it a new type of cake

[–] ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't it a clothing store that all the yoga milfs shop at?

And the yoga Thots too.

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The yoga milfs I spend my time with get their stylish and sensible yoga clothes off the discount rack at the outlet mall, thank you very much.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

What about the group I'm really interested in, the thot milfs?

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 1 points 9 hours ago

The secret to milfs is see the person behind the thotness. Let them know you see beyond their mask.

Then forget that at the opportune moment

[–] MyBrainHurts@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Ha, I have no idea why it would blow up but the company is from my city, Vancouver. It is legitimately one of the most popular brands here in that I'd guess 3/4 women own at least one set of lululemon pants?

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 2 points 20 hours ago

Or a sex toy.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago
[–] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 3 points 1 day ago

Sounds like a Pokemon

[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's a YouTube channel for toddlers.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's CocoMelon, I believe.

[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Maybe it's Donald Trump then?

No, wait, that's Cuckoo Felon.

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