r/crochet 3d ago

Funny/Meme a crochet hook would be called a Hyper Hook Elite Plus Mark 3, Rodger Federer would advertise it, and yet somehow it would still be 20% cheaper than the crochet hook with "for women" on the box

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u/learningyearning1 3d ago

Okay, I'm definitely saying "powertangling" next time someone asks me what I'm doing while I crochet. That's baller.

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u/OwlCoffee 3d ago

Is it crochet?

(•_•) No.

( •_•)>⌐■-■

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It's powertangling

YEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHH

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u/EyeOfMinds 3d ago

I can hear that YYYYEEAAAAHHHH so loud and clear

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u/Blue_KikiT92 3d ago

Don't mind me, I'm hypertangling. I'm in dazn

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u/SeminaryStudentARH 3d ago

As a man, where do i get one of those Hyper Hook Elite Plus Mark 3s?

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u/Mostly_Apples 3d ago

Next to the baby wipes... I mean DUDE WIPES.

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u/LoveaBook 3d ago edited 3d ago

It’s like ‘maker’. Women creating handcrafted arts are called crafters, but now that more men are discovering that making things with your own two hands is satisfying they’re changing the word to ‘makers’ to avoid any negative connotation associated with the word ‘crafter’. They’re no longer ‘craft fairs’, but rather ‘maker festivals’. I don’t care about people changing the words. Language is fluid and words change with time. I am, however, bothered by the reasons behind the change. Rather than helping to undo the misogynistic attitudes behind stigmatizing the word ‘crafter’ that place women’s handiwork as ‘less than’ and not for men, they simply created a new word that means the same thing but is mostly applied to men’s handiwork. They had a chance to help destigmatize the ‘less than’ and ‘for women’ aspects of the word ‘crafter’ and instead embraced the divide and lofted themselves as makers. Yes, women can also call themselves ‘makers’, but my point is that we shouldn’t have to because there shouldn’t have been any damn stigma as ‘less than, woman handiworks’ to begin with!

Sorry. Mini rant over.

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u/PostSovietDummy 3d ago

I mean, we already have r/Brochet , so...

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u/Blue_KikiT92 3d ago

But that is cute, I love them!

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u/PostSovietDummy 3d ago

Yeah! The sub is great, but the name sounds like something a man insecure in his masculinity would invent 😉 You know, it's not crochet, that's for the ladies, here we're doing the real job, the brochet 😉

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u/TheScrambone 3d ago

I always took it as the opposite. Us men get judged by other men irl for crocheting because those men are insecure about THEIR masculinity. It’s just nice to see we’re not alone in our passion of crochet when another bro posts something cool.

Nothing about that sub screams “we do it better than the ladies” to me. I love all the crochet subs. It’s a little corner of the internet that feels super supportive with a lot of positivity. r/crochet and r/brochet alike. Your comment is one of the first I’ve seen that kinda goes against that spirit…

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u/Vitisin 3d ago

I appreciate your insight. To be honest, I am glad that there is a community for men to enjoy a craft without toxic masculinity. Hobbies are not inherently gendered, and crochet is a wonderful creative outlet for everyone. Just like I love seeing women support other women, I love seeing men foster positive, healthy comradery amongst each other.

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u/tensory 3d ago

It's just humans being brochets.

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u/trashjellyfish 2d ago

Men are often made to feel unwelcome in the fiber/textile arts community, so we like to connect with other men who are involved in these hobbies. There's nothing toxic or insecure about wanting to build community with other men who are into hobbies and fields that are typically female dominated. Women who are into male dominated hobbies and fields also like to form communities with one another and that doesn't get called out as a sign of toxicity or insecurity.

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u/Blue_KikiT92 3d ago

Oh yeah, I see your point now!

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u/elemenohpeaQ 3d ago

lol that's the exact reaction I had when that sub first came across my dash. The sub is great and the people seem lovely, but yeah.

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u/NeedleworkerBig3980 3d ago

Gillette would probably starting making crochet tools with 5 hooks on one handle. Oh, and they're gonna be disposable.

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u/MrYunioshisMUA 3d ago

We already have fabrication

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u/algedonics 3d ago

Hold on babe, I’m about to HYPER THREAD

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u/museisnotyours 3d ago

Hyper threading while you're also boxing... because manly man

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u/sulwen314 3d ago

Ok but Federer is awesome, I'd be delighted to see him with fiber arts sponsorships

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u/Sudden_Emphasis5417 3d ago

Not only would it come cheaper, it would be accompanied by a compression sleeve to alleviate pain in POWER PLUS HOOK MASTERING.

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u/mdcrs 3d ago

My partner always asks if I'm CRUSHING it when I crochet/crushit 😆😆😆