Edinburgh considering period products for all people

And I envy anyone who has a two year old who can answer an internet survey - can I suggest they sign them up for prolific academic? Modern day coal mining for the win.

Again, don't throw out the baby with the batshit bathwater. Asking men (apart from TM) for their opinion is stupid, but opening it up to a range of ages seems a sensible way to engage on the policy.

There has always been an attitude of misogyny. This and a love of gimmicks and trends. It’s just gone full on crazy - social media hasn’t helped.

I always used to think Scotland was a nice place.

Nowadays it just sounds nuts.

All ages so - so 2 year old boys and 70 year old grandpas are included?
Scotland has gone full crazy.

@rookiemere that's the point of the consultation - to ask what "people" want and where/how they'd want to access the products. So, there's space in the consultation to say that you'd feel uncomfortable having to ask to access products, but also to say that you think that reusables should be provided via direct home delivery by post - let's not chuck the baby with the batshit bathwater. They're trying to figure out how best to deliver and a consultation seems like a reasonable way to capture the experiences and opinions of a wide variety of people who need the products. The fact that everyone is invited to have an opinion on something that only affects a maximum of 51(ish)% of the population seems a bit weird but hey...wokepoints.

Now why can't they do a consultation on shutting all the public bogs in Edinburgh, I don't know.

For years there's been period poverty and people basically turning a blind eye (or, in the case of twats like Liz Kershaw, opining that in the old days people just washed out their rags and got on with it!).
But now men want to get in on it and it becomes a big thing.
Christ this stuff is getting more and more annoying.
(This may be because I've got my period )

I think more expensive items such as mooncups and period pants should only be available where it can be tightly monitored or via post.

Absolutely right that period products should be paid for and of course the environment is a concern, but the risks of handing out freely quite expensive products is a bit worrying, especially if non-women might be keen on period pants for the feelz.

Aside from the battshittery about "people" having periods, I was pleased to see they are potentially going to be offering moon cups and reusable period pants.

They've announced a scheme but with NO idea how it is going to work in practice.

Not sure I want to approach my local Leisure Centre Manager - nice as he is - to ask for "period pants in size 12 please". I'm in my 40s. Can seriously not imagine the average 14 year old girl doing that either!

@yetanotherusernameAgain has got the content of the survey right. It's just the adverts that are bloody stupid.

Having free access to period products is great in terms of keeping girls in school, evening out socio-economic exclusion from public life and reducing the disparity in discretionary spending between males and females. It's a good policy. The consultation asks about period pants and reusables, so it's not all about single use products being available in public spaces.

What is batshit crazy is the posters saying "free period products for everyone". Wtf? DP says he's going to use his to make insulation for the loft. I hope he was taking the piss, but...

The match day programme at Murrayfield this weekend stated clearly that 'male and female sanitary products' would be available in the toilets. I asked DH what was on offer; he looked blank and said, "Bog roll?"

Strangely enough, previous publicity has mentioned women and girls - www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/12780/tackling-period-poverty-with-free-sanitary-products

Between that article and this survey, the focus has moved from women and girls to people.

And it's a great scheme. So why are CEC obscuring who it benefits by using exclusive/cloudy language.

The survey itself doesn't mention 'people' at all - it has very straightforward questions asking if you're aware of the scheme, have used it, what products you would use, which locations, whether you would feel uncomfortable asking for the products etc. The only mention of gender is Q16 in the section asking for post code, gender, and age.

It's sad that the trans angle is completely overshadowing the benefit to women and girls - free access to period products is so innovative and we're not celebrating that, just looking at trans issues instead.

I've just completed the survey and made comments in every free text box about it only being relevant to women and girls and asking for and processing my irrelevant male opinion is a waste of resources.
I'm sure it will be ignored...

I think that they should come with a warning

ANY MALE PEOPLE WHO ARE BLEEDING FROM THEIR VAGINAS NEED TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL HELP IMMEDIATELY !

Here ends the government health warning

All genders and all ages? I’d be furious if I was a Scottish tax payer and this shit was coming out of my tax/council tax.

I honestly would be quite happy if it was advertised as free sanitary products for women, non-binary people and transmen.

Just show how long w have been living in batshit mental land that this barely raises an eyebrow these days. How long ago would it have to be for this to cause everyone a double take?

I've never looked forward to a local election so much in my life (roll on May). Edinburgh is a state and the people running it couldn't run a bath.

My country my city council

Both shite.

I was once reliably informed that tampons are excellent for germinating marijuana seeds. So, you know, lots of Edinburgh people would find a use for a freebie.

[quote DrWankincense]@TheMarzipanDildo. Whilst that would make a bit more sense I'm still curious as to wtf men would have to contribute to that particular conversation.
Most of them don't have a clue about how many tampax or pads women get though.[/quote]
Well, quite. It’s irritating.