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Abortion doesn’t involve women- according to Thinx

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ILoveMaxiBondi · 22/05/2019 09:42

(Hopefully) I've added a screenshot of Thinx CEOs statement on the current situation regarding abortion in Alabama.

Not once during this statement about abortion does she mention the only people it actually affects.

Of course it is emphasised how this especially affects transpeople (those will be women then). Of course. They can say trans. But they can’t say women.

Abortion doesn’t involve women- according to Thinx
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Antibles · 23/05/2019 09:30

Intentionally disappearing the first and oldest axis of oppression.

This

Refusing to apply the word women to the class of humans born with female biology is definitely hate speech. And stupid.

And this.

ScottishDoll · 22/05/2019 21:24

Language matters.

Women have babies, only women can get pregnant therefore women are the ones affected by abortion legislation.

That's not hate speech.

Refusing to apply the word women to the class of humans born with female biology is definitely hate speech. And stupid.

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ILoveMaxiBondi · 22/05/2019 21:14

If that’s the logic then they would be saying pregnant people (because they won’t say women) are disproportionately affected by this policy. Because pregnant people are the only people affected. But that’s not what they meant by disproportionately.

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MotherWol · 22/05/2019 21:06

I guess you could argue that trans men are disproportionately affected in that they’re 100% more likely to get pregnant than non-trans men.

Because they’re women.

Natsku · 22/05/2019 19:15

Wenttoseainasieve

I recently ordered period pants from Wuka, they have no problem using the word woman.

Doobigetta · 22/05/2019 19:02

Either “trans and non-binary folx” are women, in which case they are affected in the same way as women, or they are not, in which case they are not fucking affected at all. Ffs.

Outofinspiration · 22/05/2019 18:24

Meh, trans 'folx' are always the most disproportionately affected by everything - then followed by BAME people whose sole purpose apparently to give the former legitimacy.

Thinx are getting a load of shit from forced birthers on that thread, rather than about the not mentioning women thing.

BickerinBrattle · 22/05/2019 17:28

We used to talk in the US about a “war on women.”

Now it’s just a war on “some people.”

Intentionally disappearing the first and oldest axis of oppression. Intentionally disappearing patriarchy.

Who benefits? The patriarchy. Men.

In the guise of fighting women’s oppression Thinx actively colludes with it.

SarahTancredi · 22/05/2019 16:51

Well I for one wont buy from a company who thinks the very people they make products for are not even good enough to mention despite being responsible for the majority of household money spending/shopping and being the entire consumers of said product

How can you make stuff when you dont even know who or what you are making it for though. Confused

JackyHolyoake · 22/05/2019 16:47

It seems "Thinx" is a misnomer because thinking is something "Thinx" severely lacks. Although it scores very highly on pretentiousness.

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ILoveMaxiBondi · 22/05/2019 15:49

That’s good to know stilathing, I’ve been considering buying a couple of pairs of period pants for a while.

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stillathing · 22/05/2019 13:59

just to say period pants are awesome. i have Modibodi which i like so much i wish they made regular pants in the same style. Cheeky wipes do ones that work just as well but i prefer the high waist on the Modibodi.

just checking they still mention women and girls before i advertise them for free.... AND yes they both do. Ahh cheeky wipes do a "When will I get my first period?" kit for girls. What a sweet idea.

NiteFlights · 22/05/2019 13:38

I was about to buy a pair - I’ll take my womanly money elsewhere.

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ILoveMaxiBondi · 22/05/2019 11:31

They’re not “missing off” the word woman though. They’re deliberately not using it and as a result using phrases like “people with periods”. This isn’t an oversight. It’s a conscious decision to remove women from discussions about female reproductive health. Women. From reproductive health. That’s bonkers and sinister.

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deydododatdodontdeydo · 22/05/2019 11:23

Missing off the word woman doesn't bother me much, as it's bloody obvious, but stating that trans and non binary "folx" are dispropportionately affected? Just factually incorrect nonsense.

LetsSplashMummy · 22/05/2019 11:07

In order to be "disproportionately affected," they must be grouping trans and NB people in with BAME people. This is minimising the very real problems faced by BAME women in order to "share," the problem with other groups.

This is similar to reducing the rate of violence between the sexes by moving some blokes into the women's category.

bigkidsdidit · 22/05/2019 10:57

Wentto ModiBodi also sell period pants and don’t say things like this

RoyalCorgi · 22/05/2019 10:53

Once again they're conflating trans people with women of colour. It's that sleight of hand that they hope you won't notice. Yes, women of colour are disproportionately affected by restrictive abortion laws. But where's the evidence that trans men and "non binary" people are disproportionately affected?

littlbrowndog · 22/05/2019 10:26

Trans and non binary FOLX. WTAF is a folx.

Women the word that must never be said

Redshoeblueshoe · 22/05/2019 10:23

Although I did laugh at the first sentence
Is nothing short of an assault on the fundamental right to bodily autonomy . . . . .
I know how that feels

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ILoveMaxiBondi · 22/05/2019 10:23

Oh God I don't even want to know who Fur you is

Oh I didn’t even spot that!

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Wenttoseainasieve · 22/05/2019 10:22

I really want to buy from thinx, but just can't because of this sort of thing. They sell period pants ffs. For women.

TheInebriati · 22/05/2019 10:20

Do they mean that a trans man would have to state they are pregnant (and therefore female) to obtain one, which would trigger their dysphoria, and they consider that disproportionate compared to what women have to do?

If I said on Twitter that 'only women can get pregnant', I could be accused of transphobia and forced to delete the tweet for hate speech against a protected group.

BlueCornishPixie · 22/05/2019 10:20

'All people with periods' ffs

Redshoeblueshoe · 22/05/2019 10:20

Oh God I don't even want to know who Fur you is

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