People Are Livid About These Mugs - Can You Spot The Reason?

<div><p>What began as a innocent pair of adorable couple mugs, turned into a fierce conversation about sexism. </p><p>The two mugs are designed to fit together with the phrase: "We go together like milk and cookies." Each mug is customized with a person's name - in this case Jennifer and Chris. The only thing is, people were not happy about what Jennifer's mug looks like compared to Chris'.</p><p>Can you see what the problem is? </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/C9FnNQqU0AASy6R-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/C9FnNQqU0AASy6R-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Twitter/Janine Brito</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Chris has a mug that's full size, while Jennifer's is designed to fit the other mug, and it's significantly smaller. According to <a href="https://www.indy100.com/article/sexist-mugs-twitter-milk-and-cookies-7678666" target="_blank">Indy 100</a>, "it's manspreading in china form."</p><p>A picture of the mugs was posted on Twitter, and people had a lot to say about it. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>One Twitter user, <a href="https://twitter.com/janinebrito">@janinebrito</a> said: "This is a bull---- gift and Chris is a f---ing a--hole for always giving Jennifer less coffee." </p><p>This fueled the fire for more retweets and comments, including <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeDrucker" rel="noopener">@MikeDrucker</a>: "It's the Patriarchy! Women only get 79% of the coffee a man drinks."</p><p></p><div><amp-twitter height="472" width="375" layout="responsive" data-tweetid="852387370192261120"></amp-twitter></div><div><amp-twitter height="472" width="375" layout="responsive" data-tweetid="852224074684264448"></amp-twitter></div><div><amp-twitter height="472" width="375" layout="responsive" data-tweetid="852074018333220864"></amp-twitter></div><p>Not everyone thought it was a big deal, though. </p><div><amp-twitter height="472" width="375" layout="responsive" data-tweetid="852078188515774464"></amp-twitter></div><div><amp-twitter height="472" width="375" layout="responsive" data-tweetid="852074112046567424"></amp-twitter></div><div><amp-twitter height="472" width="375" layout="responsive" data-tweetid="852074977398542336"></amp-twitter></div><p>One guy, <a href="https://twitter.com/ianzpotter">@ianzpotter</a>, decided to see things in a more positive light: "Best case scenario- Jennifer has a huge chin which makes drinking hard and Chris is making light of it. It's not the best best case scenario." </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p><strong>Do you think people are overreacting about these mugs or does it reveal a need to talk about sexism? Let us know in the comments!</strong></p></div>

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