(Updated) So tell me, Michelle, do you think I'd look good in a babydoll?
Via InstaPundit, I checked out Michelle Malkin's new venture, Hot Air. What a terrific idea - looks like something I'll be visiting regularly. Looks like others think so, too.
Deciding to show my enthusiasm for the new site (with its dynamite logo), I slip over to their CafePress portal for official Hot Air gear. Summer's coming, I thought. Another t-shirt for the collection... But alas, I won't be adding to my closet today.
Why not, you ask?
Oh, the humanity! All the women will soon be adorned with the hip new gear of the summer, and the men get left out in the cold. Darn it, I can't go to the park wearing a refrigerator magnet!
So c'mon, Michelle - give the guys a break, OK?
Update (1:46 PM EST 24APR06): Of course I emailed Michelle Malkin and Bryan Preston within minutes after posting this. After all, it could have been an oversight that excluded much of Hot Air's demographic from the opportunity to conduct meaningful commerce at their gear site.
After 3 hours, unfortunately no answer from either. And worse, it looks like my trackback was denied! Here
is a screenshot showing the successful trackback to one of Hot Air's posts. But go to that post, and it's not there (Here's a screenshot just in case). Note that the last three trackbacks shown were made after mine!
Lord knows I'm not one to foster conspiracy theories, but it's starting to look a little suspicious. Could it be that this is a coverup of Hot Air's anti-male merchandising policies? And what about Bryan Preston? Why would he go along with it? You'd think he would address this egregious injustice. Hmmm?
Update 2 (3:00 PM EST 24APR06): My Trackback now appears. But there's STILL NO MEN'S T-SHIRTS! C'mon, Hot Air staff, help conservative men everywhere! Think about it - lots of us are old and overweight. Do you really want to see us at the beach wearing nothing but a Hot Air Bumper Sticker (even though it is UV resistant)?
