AIBU to think periods are normal? Disney take note!

[StripyHorse]

We've just returned from a few days in Disneyland Paris. Things were a bit manic before we went away so typically I forgot something - sanitary towels. I came on while I was there and ran out of the emergency supply I have in my rucksack and needed some more. Despite being a family resort with plenty of teenagers and women of childbearing age Disney seem to think periods are something to be ashamed of. There are no dispensers in the toilets and the shops there only stock Disney tat rather than any essential items. Instead you can only get them from the stroller hire place at the front of the park - cue a 20 minute wait in my case. I got to the front of the queue to be told they had run out -
in my limited French I managed to ask if they had any sanitary products because I needed them. Reluctantly the woman checked the stock and found some. When I finally did get some they were reminiscent of the maternity towels I used but needs must.

AIBU to think that Disney really could do better?

[messyjessy17]

no messy, what I am talking about is ALL women EVERYWHERE who should be FUCKING RAGING that they don't have access

they DO have fucking access.

It's totally offensive to compare them, you should be ashamed of yourself.

[Fatbergs]

It's stupid, if only becuause there are bound to be girls who start their periods unexpectedly!

[TSSDNCOP]

Seriously? Raging because a product was available at a moderate walk away? If I tried really, really hard the most I'd manage was a "tut".

[FlaviaAlbia]

You're the one who made the first comparison messyjessy17

I don't see why wishing for dispensers in toilets is causing such outrage. It's not like it's incompatible with donating sanpro to food banks at home or charities overseas.

[TSSDNCOP]

I'll tell you now though, you can bet that if there was actual demand Disney would have sanpro everywhere and charge €20 for a single Lilet.

[crochetmonkey74]

Nope, TSSDNCOP raging at the fact that in 2017, we are still discussing this, and seeing huge discrepancies in access

[crochetmonkey74]

messy I am not ashamed of myself for demanding access for all women at the point of most ease.
That should be everywhere and it is a disgrace that it isn't- it would seem we are arguing the same point.

[messyjessy17]

No, you are arguing that a short stroll to buy san-pro is disgraceful, and I am arguing that is precious, entitled, and down right stupid.

[TSSDNCOP]

Nope-still can't see it as a raging matter.

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

I don't think I have ever read anything so utterly ridiculous! How can it be that, in the 21st century, somewhere like the Disneyland resort can make almost no provision for a woman having her period - a perfectly normal occurrence?

[crochetmonkey74]

with the greatest respect, we could stick to the discussion, rather than you insult me

[Mummyoflittledragon]

messy
It wouldn’t be a short fucking stroll for me. Don’t assume it’s fine for everyone just because it is for you. Yes, Disney should be more considerate.

[whiskyowl]

"No, you are arguing that a short stroll to buy san-pro is disgraceful, and I am arguing that is precious, entitled, and down right stupid."

You clearly have no fucking clue what it's like to have menorrhagia. Or to flood. Let me tell you: it is like someone turns on a tap in your vagina. Blood pours out, literally faster than sanitary products can cope with it. You can feel it happening, and you know that if you can't get to a toilet and change then within literally a couple of minutes, you will have soaked through your clothes and you will be dripping on the floor, or soaking a seat.

It is humiliating and undignified for women. Yet it can be easily stopped with adequate toilet and sanitary product provision. It is not in any way precious to suggest that a huge, global corporation like Disney could spend some of their profits on installing some infrastructure for women, particularly bearing in mind that those profits run into the billions each year.

And drawing attention to this isn't opposed in any way to wanting better access to sanitary products for women in poorer countries. In fact, for many women, it's a sense of solidarity that leads us to support charities who are helping those women.

Your tone and style are both goady and ignorant of the actual problems faced by women with heavy periods.

[crochetmonkey74]

messy, the point we are making is a broader one, yes, sanitary protection should be easily available next to toilets as it is a biological, bodily function of half the population, so to not have it catered for seems to be unfair. It's great that we live in the West and can buy it easily etc etc. The point for me is a much bigger one, of why isn't it a given that we need this access? I'm talking of all women, worldwide as you are.

[SoupDragon]

there are plenty of places in Disneyland you can buy sanitary products.

Perhaps you should tell that to the staff who, when she asked, told the OP that they didn't sell them.

[BlackBanana]

You clearly have no fucking clue what it's like to have menorrhagia. Or to flood. Let me tell you: it is like someone turns on a tap in your vagina. Blood pours out, literally faster than sanitary products can cope with it. You can feel it happening, and you know that if you can't get to a toilet and change then within literally a couple of minutes, you will have soaked through your clothes and you will be dripping on the floor, or soaking a seat

I do. And I have never expected there to be sanitary stuff there for me wherever I needed it. By this logic it should be provided literally everywhere, every bathroom including all private houses, because I could need it literally 20 times a day, anywhere.
But that is obviously silly. You don't expect a machine in every cubicle in every toilet, so why get so irate that there isn't one in Disney of all places?

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

@messyjessy17 - you don't agree with me - that's fine. But was it really necessary for you to be so aggressive about it?

[SoupDragon]

You don't expect a machine in every cubicle in every toilet, so why get so irate that there isn't one in Disney of all places?

I would expect there to be one in every block of public toilets.

[JacquesHammer]

I would expect there to be one in every block of public toilets

You're very lucky if you see public toilets these days.

[whiskyowl]

"You don't expect a machine in every cubicle in every toilet"

Of course not. Why on earth are you leaping to some ridiculous extreme? Nowhere have I demanded anything like this. What I have said is that Disney could include a sanitary product dispenser in each toilet block, and could sell sanitary products at more of their retail outlets too, as part of a programme to look after their guests. Given that many of them will be mothers, and of an age where they are likely to still be having periods, it's not really too much to ask.

[Mummyoflittledragon]

Messy
I say again. I am chronically ill. I have a disability. It isn’t a short stroll for me. Do I not count?

[Unihorn]

Disney is one of the most accommodating places for people with disabilities. I wouldn't expect anyone who struggles with mobility problems to visit a theme park the size of Disney without hiring a scooter or wheelchair.

[Fosterquestions]

There is a petrol station within walking distance and the train station in the village has shops,both of which sell items which are normally priced. If. It all the hotels sell them (and are normally staffed by staff with excellent English). I know this isn’t much help now but might be for the future