[parsnipsumthing]

If you are a woman or spend any time in feminist circles, you will come across the "lack of pockets" argument multiple times.

It's a bad argument.

Fundamentally, "pockets" have only become a feminist rallying cry because of their unpopularity. Even if you assume that women's clothes do not contain pockets because of underlying misogyny, that same argument would apply to any other parts of women's grooming that do not apply to men. Skirts, makeup, dresses etc.

Yet, no-one is willing to openly rally against makeup or skirts or dresses because feminist women want to wear them. "Pockets" are a safe repository for illusory protest because they have very few IRL defenders. There is simply no demand for them.

This is simply virtue signaling. Nothing more and nothing less.

[wodenokoto]

There are people rallying against makeup, high heels and bras.

[parsnipsumthing]

Yes, but those are the more radical anti-femme feminists. There's very little ideological consistency. The author of the post decrying the lack of pockets wears makeup, high heels and bras on her blog.