The best misandrist back-to-school gear

Labor Day celebrates the efforts and the accomplishments of the American labor movement, but it also signifies something else—no, not your dad’s ding-dang barbecue sauce recipe WHICH BY THE WAY IS JUST SRIRACHA AND WHISKEY ADDED TO SOME REGULAR OLD MASTERPIECE SAUCE. It’s time for the students of the world to pack up the beach towels, disarm the Super Soakers, sit up from all that binge-watching, and go back to school.

Back-to-school shopping can be exciting, but if you’re a girl, it can also be an exercise in sexism! A couple years ago, Lands’ End introduced science-themed shirts for girls after being called out for only featuring these tees in the boys’ section of the catalog. More recently, several retailers have been criticized for selling children clothes with pretty sexist messaging. For example, last week Old Navy pulled a couple Ghostbusters-themed shirts after an outcry over a clear gender disparity: the boys’ shirts read “Ghostbuster” while the girls’ shirts read “Ghostbuster in Training.”

It’s reassuring to see companies responding to this criticism, but it’s depressing when you realize how many people must have signed off on these products. So this back-to-school shopping session, let’s skip all that and go straight for the best feminist and—even better—misandrist gear the internet has to offer. I guess this list is probably curated for a high school or college (or full-blown working woman)-aged lady, but hey! Can’t hurt to start ‘em young!

Solid Gold Feminist Pencil Set

They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but these pencils will definitely get the job done. Buuuut if you’re very committed to the pen thing, then you’ll love these Vagenda of Manocide pens.

Feminist Killjoy Notebook Set

Now that you’ve got your feminist pencil, you’ll definitely need some feminist notebooks to write all your man-hating screeds and womanifestos in.

Fries Before Guys Backpack

Perfect for feminism on the go.

Poor Thing Pin

Probably my favorite item on the list! If you want to throw some pins on that feminist backpack of yours, check out CoucouSuzette’s Etsy shop.

Dump Him Button

A button for the vaporwave feminists.

Rosie the Riveter Lunchbox

Okay, so this is more of a collector’s item, seeing as it’s a little pricey and also miniature. So maybe it’s less of a lunch box and more of a place to store tinctures for witchcraft purposes!