Tampon Run. Ipad Game by Feminists.

Yes. I got confused by all the laughs I have with this group of women and think that we're allowed humour.

I shall write it on a post it to ensure I remember.

You're forgetting we're Humourless Feminists.

Ahhh, I see. We must at all times be hatchet faced harridans and not engage in whimsy ever. Ever ever.

Well, if you can't take it ....

Thank you, Buffy, you got what I was getting at, only you said it better.

There's been a fair amount of belittling on here. Who knew non- environmentallly sensible disposal of sanitary products could be so hilarious?

If it were more acceptable to talk about periods, then perhaps it would be easier to talk about not flushing tampons.

That logic seems flawed given the posters on here who haven't a problem talking about periods but have a problem understanding why tampons shouldn't be flushed.

I recall a conversation with a (male) EHO on this subject along the lines they shouldn't be flushed but if you find one when you're swimming in the sea it's a good indicator the sewage treatment in the area leaves a lot to be desired.

First of all, I have never flushed a tampon. However, I actually wonder if not knowing you shouldn't flush tampons is related to the idea held by some people (#NAPALT) that periods are dirty, should never be openly talked about, and any evidence of these periods should never ever be noticeable in any way even accidentally. Logically, then flushing tampons down the loo seems to be the solution as it gets rid of said evidence.

If it were more acceptable to talk about periods, then perhaps it would be easier to talk about not flushing tampons.

If you have a particularly large mooncup, you could possibly double it up as a plunger?

And spandex is fab as long as it's not on me

I'm just not keen on the spandex to be honest

The logo should be a tampon but with the string as a streak of lightening.

Tampons are designed not to break down and to expand when wet. 2 properties not desirable for an article to be flushed away.

I really am genuinely surprised some of you don't know this or know it but think it's fine just to keep on flushing them away.

There are a number of mumsnet threads debating flushing tampons

I think the general consensus is that you should avoid it if possible

But I quite fancy the idea of a uniform and a cape...

And a cape?

Please say there's a cape!

10 things you should never flush down your toilet

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You've not heard about it not being ok to flush tampons? They don't dissolve.

I've flushed them for more than 20 years and never had a problem. Everyone I know does this at home. Office buildings are different as they are used much more than a loo at home.

What are you anyway? The man protection squad or the flushing police?

Also, in the UK it's perfectly fine to flush tampons unless you have a special sewage system. It's not stupid at all

No it isn't. Why do you think toilets have bins for sanitary products? I'm currently in an office in central London where every single female loo has a notice in it saying do not flush any sanitary products, even the flushable ones, as they block the system.

And for any property which has a septic tank, reed bed or other system it's an incredibly stupid thing to do.

Was it really necessary for several of you to pile into DWH? He is a man and basically said it's a natural thing for which there's nothing to be ashamed of. But oh dear, how dare he comment.

No he didn't. He said there is no taboo and it is not a feminist issue.

I see you all assume his fil or whoever it was was "shaming " his wife- as opposed to being angry at the sheer stupidity of flushing tampons?

As noted, if it was just that he would have spoken his own language. Also, in the UK it's perfectly fine to flush tampons unless you have a special sewage system. It's not stupid at all.

Who is shaming those women? It's not hard to work out and it's not the women themselves That's who you should be blaming.

Ok, LazyJane, taking you at face value - DWH ignored the "pile on" (and again, I urge you to check the rest of the internet for typical responses to someone who posts in that way on a subject they don't directly experience on a board populated by those that do) and came back without responding to any points to post another such story.

And you're feeling bad for him?

How long until we get "man haters" or "feminazi" wheeled out? Mn Feminist Bingo cards at the ready..

No I didn't know about flushing tampons until relatively recently either. So I guess I must be stupid too .

When I was growing up I lived in a house with a specialist sewerage system and we didn't flush tampons there but I thought it was OK in standard water mains areas. In fact they used to advertise how certain sanitary products were flushable.

And DWH was rude and dismissive. It is not 'a natural thing' to disregard other people's experiences when you have no experience yourself to draw on.

It's amazing not really how men's behaviour constantly gets minimised.