Wait, you mean that's not the message I should take from this product?
I'm tempted to get one and hang it outside my office door, just to poke at all the mathematicians with offices on my hallway.
But then, I can afford to use it ironically. I haven't spent a lifetime having my abilities dismissed because of my sexual attractiveness.* It looks different when you view it that way.
*You must read that thread! When you see a comment that begins, "Gals, a little advice," you know you've hit the mother lode of mansplainin'.
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