Which doesn’t even touch on the possibility that it’s all her own stuff but how there are absurd levels of social pressure put on her to maintain a certain kind and standard of appearance that by definition requires 10x as much clothing plus different shoes and accessories for varying situations, skincare stuff that men don’t use (how many men do you know who have not only a face wash, but toner and moisturizer and possibly also a serum or eye cream?), makeup and makeup brushes (which take up a lot more room than you’d think, although that may just be me and my need to have all my options open for whatever look I feel like doing that day even when traveling), hair products and appliances (specialty shampoo and conditioner, gel or mousse or hairspray or other stuff, blow dryer, curling iron, straightener, possibly a couple different brushes/combs as well), perfume, lotion…you get the idea.
I mean, let’s do this. Let’s say a three-day vacation, a long weekend in the summer. You left right after work on Friday to drive up to Tahoe (I’m from norcal, so I’m picking what sounds plausible for my area), and you’re coming back Monday night. You’re going to be doing a bit of hiking and walking around, maybe one ~nice~ dinner out, and spending some time at the casinos.
3 prs underwear and socks
1 pr jeans, preferably nice-ish ones, which you’ll probably be wearing for the drive up
1 pr pants, khakis or slacks
toothbrush, toothpaste, shaving stuff, deodorant (you can get by just fine with the hotel-provided shampoo and body wash)
a pair of casual shoes, which you’ll be wearing on the drive up and so don’t need to pack, and a pair of nicer shoes. You’ll snag a hoodie on your way out the door for the cooler nights up there, but it doesn’t need to get packed, so it doesn’t really count
Since you’ll be wearing the jeans, one of the shirts, and one of the pairs of shoes, yeah, you can fit the rest of that in one plastic bag.
For a woman, you’ll need:
3 prs underwear and socks
1 pr jeans (casual, for hiking and walking around); you’ll wear those Friday as well
1 pr nice jeans (daytime in-town stuff and casual meals out)
1 skirt/dress/pair of slacks for the fancy dinner
1-2 casual tops that are one step above tshirts but not really fancy; possibly a cardigan or shrug to layer over one of the tshirts would work if the tshirts are a nice material
let’s not forget that women’s outfits often have multiple layers; leggings + casual skirt + cami + shrug and stuff like that, so even the casual outfits may have two or three pieces more than just pants and a tshirt
casual hoodie or sweatshirt
tennis shoes for outdoorsy stuff
flats or sandals in a neutral or coordinating color for in-town casual stuff; if you’ve packed outfits in different color palettes, you’ll need multiple pairs of shoes
nice shoes, probably heels, for the fancy evening
accessories: jewelry, belts, etc.
your regular purse, which you’ll be carrying on Friday anyway
a smaller/nicer purse that goes with your fancy outfit
your own shampoo and conditioner because odds are your hair is a lot more high-maintenance than the man’s is and using some random cheap products the hotel gives you could really mess your hair up for the weekend
whatever styling products and tools you need; i’d have to take a blow dryer and straightener, for example, plus the leave-in spray i use that lets me have straightened hair without it getting all dried out and awful
skincare stuff - cleanser, moisturizer, eye cream, makeup remover
makeup - foundation, blush, mascara, probably one eyeshadow palette if you’ve got a good versatile one, two or three eye brushes, blush brush, possibly foundation brush if you use that kind of thing, eyeliner of some kind, and at least two lippies, one neutral gloss for day, one deeper lipstick for evening/fancy shit
basic toiletries - toothbrush/toothpaste/deodorant/shaving stuff/etc.
sunscreen since you’ll be outdoors, possibly also a small bottle of aloe vera if you know you or someone in your group tends toward sunburn anyway. easier to have it on hand than to have to go get some.
Now. Could the woman pare down that list and pack the same kind of stuff the man packed? Sure. I’ve done 3-4 day weekends out of a single messenger bag doing exactly what I described under the “For him” packing list. So it’s obviously possible.
But the kind of guy who makes this sort of asshole graphic would probably be a whiny shitbaby if his female partner decided not to shave for a few days, just pulled her hair back in a ponytail rather than styling it at all, and wore plain jeans and tshirts the whole weekend. There’s the implicit expectation that the woman will continue to present herself in the most attractive fashion possible even while traveling.
So this is like the purse problem. Men have all these expectations that women will keep themselves performatively attractive at all times, then mock them for needing a bag to carry the tools of that performance around with them. Similarly, they expect attractiveness while on vacation, but then turn around and make fun of women for needing to bring the accoutrements that make that possible, and which don’t fit in a fucking grocery bag.
TL;DR this graphic is bullshit and if you thought it was funny you need to reevaluate some things about what you expect and believe.
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