Period poverty / 'bleeders'

[Beagadorsrock]

"
❤️Jane Austen was a Super Plus fan, Lizzie preferred a Mooncup + Emma didn't leave Hartfield without her Thinx. But some bleeders in the UK can't afford sanitary products, imagine the scandal at the ball!💃🏽 Donate to @bloodygood__ this Festive Period & help someone's #flowhoho❣️"

twitter.com/ladycariad/status/1072068738147631104

Very disappointing. I can't believe we are back in the Middle Ages so comprehensively.
And no, using 'bleeder' is not "more inclusive" because it includes trans men. It is massively, massively reducing women to a (distasteful and historically considered 'impure') bodily function.

Can I start referring to men as "standuppissers"?

[Neurotrash]

You can call them ejaculators. Or Jizzers.

[13thWarriorWitch]

Trying to imagine Jane Austen's face at being described as a "bleeder"

[Neurotrash]

When you try to reverse this ie, a trans man wants to be called a bleeder to be inclusive, all handmaids women accept being a bleeder etc it doesn't happen the other way. 'TW' with no surgery won't accept ejaculator or stand up pisser. It's women end of.

It's just a massive appropriation.

[lunamoth581]

Funny how defining “woman” as “adult human female” is “dehumanizing” and “reducing people to their genitals” but calling women “bleeders” (or “uterus bearers” or “vagina havers” etc) is not.

[Neurotrash]

Funny dat.

[ErrolTheDragon]

Ugh. Apart from what the OP said, did it not occur to them that the primary definition of 'bleeder' in U.K. dictionaries is 'a person regarded with contempt or pity'.

[Neurotrash]

I also think of leeches.

[Neurotrash]

Bleeding heart liberal.

[Bezalelle]

The flippant tone of the tweet is almost as bad as the "bleeders".

Period poverty! Ain't it hilarious...

Awful.

[Neurotrash]

"WE GOT A BLEEDER!!!"

ER.


It's just got no positivity.

[Thingybob]

Bleeder (Noun)

Definition: A person you feel annoyed with or sorry for

Children? I can't stand the little bleeders!
He's got to have another operation, the poor bleeder.

[Neurotrash]

Who the fuck has a flowhoho?

[stillathing]

Oh this makes me sad. I rather like Cariad on the radio.

[Neurotrash]

Dunno who they are but I reckon they've read too much thinx.

[AssassinatedBeauty]

The organisation that Cariad is promoting seem allergic to the words women and girls. They seem to use "babe(s)" all over the place, where you would ordinarily use woman/women. Odd.

[ErrolTheDragon]

Babes don't have periods. Only women and girls who've reached puberty do.

[Notevenmyrealname]

Funny how defining “woman” as “adult human female” is “dehumanizing” and “reducing people to their genitals” but calling women “bleeders” (or “uterus bearers” or “vagina havers” etc) is not.

Exactly

[Neurotrash]

Lovely to see yet more hyper sexualisation of young girls. Babes.

[LikeDust]

"Oi ya little bleeder!"

What next? Maybe they'll call us toe rags or squirts next.

Charming.

[NotTerfNorCis]

Sooo what was that TRAs always say... 'you're reducing women to biology'?

[VickyEadie]

There are few things quite so satisfying as seeing someone rightfully handed their arse on a plate, however. And that Twitter thread's a masterclass in handing someone their arse on a plate.

[Melamin]

I'd hate to be in a position where I cannot afford sanitary produces and to be called a 'bleeder' and have to deal with 'flowhoho' .

It does nothing towards respect and dignity.

[silentcrow]

Do trans men actually want to be called bleeders, though? Has anyone asked, or is this another example of koolaid rightthink? I think if I was dysphoric that's the last thing I'd want to be called.

[gendercritter]

It's such an offensive term!

[TallulahWaitingInTheRain]

How the actual fuck is 'bleeder' more respectful and more inclusive of the gender-dysphoric than 'women and transmen' would be?