I mean, with how America is going, a kevlar baby carrier might be a reasonable purchase. Sigh.
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2025
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EDIT: a few disagreed, at least with their votes, but you don't see this military obsession anywhere else, except perhaps North Korea.
EDIT2: I find it funny that I've gone from -2 to -5 and still nobody has written a reply explaining exactly what I've said is "wrong". The thing is that I think I'm right, and unless someone else explains why I'm wrong, that's not going to change anything! USA is a joke! Just like North Korea! Just like any authoritarian country! And in case you were on the fence: FUCK THE POLICE!
What happened to men in the US that they can't carry their children's stuff, or can't even hold on to their girlfriend's handbag without having to hide in public? It's so weird.
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Tactical papoose.
Masculinity, so fragile...
Men need to feel like they're in the army to take on operation traditionaly woman's work
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So, I don't hate tacti-cool baby gear, but it does make me angry.
It should have been high quality baby gear targeted at guys being silly. The glaring contrast between its function and its theme should be intentionally funny.
Instead you've got sexist shit trying to convince guys that it's okay, you can still be hyper masculine even if you care for your children, and selling profoundly inferior crap that's not even leveraging the ridiculous marketing options.
All the actual baby supply companies have instead started using the stuff you would want out of "tactical baby gear", and coloring it in cheerful colors that aren't traditionally gendered.
It's just a wasted opportunity for a good laugh that instead brings more shit into the world.
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Laugh it up, funny boy. I know that even my six month old gets called up and sent to Afghanistan I'll be ready and you won't.
Don't forget to complete your style with your tactical baby.
the kid doesn't even get their own holster? WTF is the kid supposed to do with it's gun?
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Someone will think that's your armor plate carrier
Actually kind of looks cool if you are into military gear… what’s the big deal.
Dad’s are awesome
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This sort of thing is really only exclusive to the US markets. Elsewhere in the world, it is rare to see components of tactical gear outside of the specific situations they are for. However, military gear is the nastiest for the job, so you tend to only get it if strapped for cash. Obviously this means there is no military themed stuff like in the US, beer coolers, baby carriers, slippers, etc. For the insecure man.
I live in Germany and there are three "survivalist" stores with mostly surplus and replica military equipment for sale in my city alone. Also genuine military gear can be absolute dogshit. It depends on the country of origin and era but stuff is not automatically durable just because it was designed for war.
Here you can see an image of a surplus backpack that looks just like the one I used to carry as my schoolbag:
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Kevlar for your baby seems like a good idea in the US
Tactical dads are OP
It’s pretty gross to pin this on an entire gender.