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To think changing your tampon in a gym change room is a bit foul?

249 replies

Sansarya · 05/05/2015 20:26

I was at the gym earlier today, getting changed after my shower in the change room while chatting to a friend. A woman came out of the showers wrapped in her towel. Before my friend and I knew what was happening, she had whipped out her tampon and put it in the bin!

OP posts:
CrispyHedgeHog · 05/05/2015 22:53

Fucking grim.. but then nothing much surprises me any more.

Can someone who had Dame's pm share the gossip with me please :o

kali110 · 05/05/2015 22:54

Can someone pm me?
I was thinking keira knightly too!
I think it's disrespectful to the people around you.
I wouldn't want too see that.
Scratter, love that word!!

Koalafications · 05/05/2015 22:57

I also guessed Keira Knightley but I was wrong, poor Keira has a bit of a filthy aura doesn't she?!

SicilianOlives · 05/05/2015 22:59

Someone pm me please ! Smile

That is grim, this is why I don't like using public showers/changing rooms. They always seem icky !

Weathergames · 05/05/2015 22:59

Considering Hep C can live outside the body for about 16 hours in room temp and more than a quarter of people don't know they've got it (estimated) then yes OP it's fucking disgusting and very very unhygienic.

SwedishEdith · 05/05/2015 23:01

Was is Emma Thompson then?

Tiredmumno1 · 05/05/2015 23:04

Is the first initial to the mystery actress 'M'. Please can someone send me a quick PM and let me know Smile thanks.

YANAgurl1973 · 05/05/2015 23:06

I'm thinking Helena Bonham carter?

FiftyShadesOfSporn · 05/05/2015 23:10

Me too ...

TurquoiseDress · 05/05/2015 23:16

Utter grimness!!!

This thread has almost made me pee myself laughing!!

Dame please could I have a PM?
I am so very intrigued and am wondering if it's who I think it is!!

BitchPeas · 05/05/2015 23:16

Could someone PM me please? I've heard rumours of an American singer doing something similar but not an actress.

321zerobaby · 05/05/2015 23:26

Can I have a pm too please? My curiosity has got the better of me!

LookForStars · 05/05/2015 23:27

Please could I have a pm too Dame! Grin Grin

LookForStars · 05/05/2015 23:28

not sure where those grins came fromHmm

Nabuma · 05/05/2015 23:29

Can I have a pm from someone in the know too please?!

LookForStars · 05/05/2015 23:31

or anyone!

Baaaaaaaaaaaa · 05/05/2015 23:33

Can someone please pm me too? Ta Grin

fatlazymummy · 05/05/2015 23:35

I googled the actress and her sanitary towel , in the process I've just made a slightly disturbing discovery. There is such a thing as sanitary towel and tampon porn. Not going to watch it though.

ShotgunNotDoingThePans · 05/05/2015 23:36

Adding myself to the growing pm request list!

smbu · 05/05/2015 23:41

Can someone please send me a pm with the name too? I won't be able to sleep until I know :-)

ravenAK · 05/05/2015 23:44

Mmmm...nope, just not horrified. On a par with chewing gum or a disposable nappy - a bit grubby, but so long as it's in the bin, so what?

At my place of work it's blatantly obvious that someone, several months ago, removed a sodden tampon - as there's a line of splatters up the emulsioned wall exactly where you'd expect them to be if a squatting person tugged to remove an overfull tampon & then swung it out from between their legs!

Had that been me, I'd've gone & found a damp paper towel & wiped my blood off the wall. Possibly one of my colleagues was mortified at the mess they'd made & just scuttled out of there OR they didn't give a shit OR they genuinely didn't notice.

It's a bit grim to stare at when you're having a wee (& a general mental chunter about the minging standards of cleaning in our workplace), but no big deal. It's only blood.

Tampon, removed, parked in bin, new one inserted? Fine. No-one was harmed. A tad inconsiderate, OK, as some people might be startled to see the process & it's nice not to freak people out if one can help it, but not dirty or disgusting or unbelievable.

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 05/05/2015 23:45

This didn't happen.

I am well old. I grew up in a very liberal all female house. I've lived in a commune, in a girls boarding school, in several all female halls of residence and have flat shared with exhibitionist, laissez faire, nudist hippy, attention seeker types of every hue. I have never heard of anyone changing their sanitary ware in front of anyone else.

Absent mindedly forgetting to put a used panty liner in the bin or forget to flush the toilet. Yes.

Change a tampon with an audience. No.

LagerthaEarlIngstad · 05/05/2015 23:47

I don't get the revulsion reaction tbh, I think I'd think it was totally bizarre (and quite funny as a story to tell later!) as it's so out of normal social behaviour but that's about it I think.

LagerthaEarlIngstad · 05/05/2015 23:49

I don't need a pm to tell me which actress is insufficiently ashamed of her bodily functions thanks. I'm fascinated by everyone's fascination though, wtf is all that about?

Threeplus1 · 05/05/2015 23:50

It's disgusting. Yes, periods are natural and nothing to be ashamed of, but that doesn't mean any of us need to see this happening. Would those of you who aren't bothered by this still not care if it had been done in the middle of the street, seeing as though it's being compared to removing a plaster/blowing your nose....?

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