Indonesian apparel maker in hot water over sexist washing instructions

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Company apologizesAn Indonesian company says its going to replace unbelievable washing-instruction labels that suggest men give their jerseys to your woman because its her job.

Salvo Sports, which Reuters reports designed the jersey for soccer club Pusamania Borneo, has apologized profusely on Twitter, saying it didnt mean to denigrate women.

Its just that men arent always competent in caring for their own clothes, and women are more expert in that kind of thing.

(Thats my rough translation from the original tweets.)

Under washing instructions, the original label said: Give this jersey to your woman. Its her job.

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Reuters translated the apologetic response like this:

Theres no intention to humiliate women. In contrast, (we want to tell the men) learn from women on how to take care of clothes because they pay attention to details. Not all men understand/know how to take care of their own clothes, women are more knowledgeable/experts on such matters.

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Indonesian apparel maker in hot water over sexist washing instructions