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Aldi, they said it.

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MotherEarthisaTerf · 19/03/2025 22:25

Yep! They said it! They’re not afraid of the word PERIOD!

So brave of them to acknowledge that people have periods…. Wait…

Have an oatie biscuit and try again please Biscuit

Aldi, they said it.
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Igmum · 20/03/2025 07:41

People who menstruate 🤦‍♀️. Yup Aldi, you said it 🙄

FeministUnderTheCatriarchy · 19/03/2025 23:23

accountdetailschangeusername · 19/03/2025 23:11

Doesn’t “people” just work quite well here to include all ages? Women is too old sounding for the 11-18 years olds. “For the Females that need them” would sound odd. It doesn’t strike me as wording we would have baulked at 10 years ago.

And our Aldi has always had toilets for both sexes separately and recently they have added period products. Good on them.

It's just the bigger picture of the erasure of women. If it was this instance alone it wouldn't really be a big deal, but with the wider context of everything going on it needs to be spoken about.

It is yet another giant company normalising the idea that the word "woman" or "female" doesn't need to be spoken. (unless when validating certain groups)

Also the fact that women have biological needs different to those of men doesn't need to be acknowledged if they use this language.

accountdetailschangeusername · 19/03/2025 23:11

Doesn’t “people” just work quite well here to include all ages? Women is too old sounding for the 11-18 years olds. “For the Females that need them” would sound odd. It doesn’t strike me as wording we would have baulked at 10 years ago.

And our Aldi has always had toilets for both sexes separately and recently they have added period products. Good on them.

howdoyoudooooo · 19/03/2025 23:11

I know I’m on the feminist board of MN but still… I can’t get worked up about this particular wording. “The people who need them” sounds like natural phrasing, it doesn’t sound awkward like “people who menstruate” and all that bollocks. Yes they could have said “the women and girls who need them”, maybe it was as simple as wanting a shorter phrase rather than trying to be inclusive of… other people.

AprilF00L · 19/03/2025 23:08

"people". Fuck them.

RandySavage · 19/03/2025 23:07

"well stocked with period products"

Probably Dylan Mulvaney popping in to stock them up from the supply he carries around with him.

JazzyJelly · 19/03/2025 23:05

I donate pads every time I shop at Aldi. Didn't know they had toilets but jolly good.

SlipperyLizard · 19/03/2025 23:04

I’ve never seen a toilet in an Aldi!

Simplynotsimple · 19/03/2025 23:03

Helpagirlout222 · 19/03/2025 22:59

The Aldi near me has lovely toilets now,I did notice it had a female door sign and was well stocked with period products

I wonder, do they have the period products in both toilets, or just the ones specifically for ‘people who have periods’. If so, I wonder which toilet that would be….

ChompandaGrazia · 19/03/2025 23:00

BiologicalRobot · 19/03/2025 22:49

Aldis have toilets? Or do they mean staff toilets - which are probably single cubicle/unisex?

Yes they have toilets.

Helpagirlout222 · 19/03/2025 22:59

The Aldi near me has lovely toilets now,I did notice it had a female door sign and was well stocked with period products

BiologicalRobot · 19/03/2025 22:49

Aldis have toilets? Or do they mean staff toilets - which are probably single cubicle/unisex?

mustytrusty · 19/03/2025 22:39

No toilets either, usually. So it's a bit of a non-event really.

Screamingabdabz · 19/03/2025 22:33

“No code words”. How ironic.