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Autumnsoon · 2023-08-15T10:36:19+00:00

That is the advert flashing up on Mumsnet ,next to threads I’m looking at since when did they start using child ,rather than daughter ffs . how many boys need to be got ready for their period age 10 , ,so just say daughter ,girl ,woman … are they trying to be subtle so we don’t notice the change in language fucks me of no end

Bellaboo01 · 15/08/2023 13:03

doroda · 15/08/2023 12:47

What if the child you care for isn't your daughter? They could be your granddaughter, niece etc. "Get your girl period ready" sounds a bit clunky

Absolutely this!

BiologicalKitty · 15/08/2023 13:04

Flickersy · 15/08/2023 13:01

Because they have half a brain and they're not being obtuse to make a half-baked point.

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Assuming an afab child needs to know about periods? How dare we apply outmoded standards of living to children before discovering and respecting how they identify.

BodegaSushi · 15/08/2023 13:04

Flickersy · 15/08/2023 12:59

This is designed to be inclusive, but not in the way you think.

Not everyone raising a female child has a parent-daughter relationship, or even an adoptive-parent-daughter relationship.

There are families raising nieces, foster carers raising girls, older siblings raising younger ones etc.

Agree with this

RoseslnTheHospital · 15/08/2023 13:05

Iouise · 15/08/2023 13:03

Child is the correct phrase given that you could be caring for someone, fostering, step children...the list is endless. Some people over think everything.

We will never know, but I would bet good money that the advertising team behind this particular advert were not thinking about foster or step daughters.

Flickersy · 15/08/2023 13:06

BiologicalKitty · 15/08/2023 13:04

Assuming an afab child needs to know about periods? How dare we apply outmoded standards of living to children before discovering and respecting how they identify.

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I rest my case.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 15/08/2023 13:07

Maybe it just means making boys aware of them so that they have the right knowledge to act appropriately.

Figment1982 · 15/08/2023 13:09

Just clicked on the link.. here is the first paragraph:

'On the journey of growing up, the road is paved with a myriad of emotions, and for many young people, the first period can be an overwhelming experience. Studies reveal that one in three individuals entering puberty feels unprepared for this significant milestone in their lives.'

Total erasure of the appropriate words, and muddling with statistics again. How many of the 1 in 3 'individuals entering puberty' are unprepared for their first period because they are male?

BodegaSushi · 15/08/2023 13:10

We will never know, but I would bet good money that the advertising team behind this particular advert were not thinking about foster or step daughters.

'People often see what they look for and hear what they listen for'.

Perfectly logical that 'child' is inclusive of all girls, to cover those who are not daughters of the ones caring for them.

But people will continue to bang on about the Trans Agenda.

RoseslnTheHospital · 15/08/2023 13:10

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 15/08/2023 13:07

Maybe it just means making boys aware of them so that they have the right knowledge to act appropriately.

Nope. The article that is linked is aimed at the girls themselves not at raising awareness for boys.

Almondmum · 15/08/2023 13:10

As a previous poster pointed out, the always website has a girls corner and a woman's corner. It says something like 'Always has a wide range of pads for women'.

So they are clearly not a company that is erasing the word woman.

Iouise · 15/08/2023 13:13

RoseslnTheHospital · 15/08/2023 13:05

We will never know, but I would bet good money that the advertising team behind this particular advert were not thinking about foster or step daughters.

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Or I bet you it's exactly who they were thinking of 🤯

Sueveneers · 15/08/2023 13:13

otherwayup · 15/08/2023 12:55

Ffs the trans hysteria on here is almost comical.

I prepared both of my children for periods.
My dd obviously the ins and out of what she would need etc how to use it and so on.
My ds I spoke openly about what happens each month and explained about feminine hygiene etc

It's important for all older children to be educated about periods as they approach puberty.
Is that hard to understand?

"Hysteria"

Really, some of you simply cannot hide your misogyny, can you.

Since the words use to define women have been erased/removed from use, we're all quite 'alert' to this. It's hardly "hysteria" that we notice these things.

Riapia · 15/08/2023 13:14

People can trot out the excuses of bringing up nieces and granddaughters.
We all know it is done to pander to those parents who believe that their child can change their biological sex.

BiologicalKitty · 15/08/2023 13:14

Flickersy · 15/08/2023 13:06

I rest my case.

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What case? I'm literally using the correct terms to be inclusive. Same as Always has in the article quoted above.

Please enlighten us with your insight.

Sueveneers · 15/08/2023 13:16

RoseslnTheHospital · 15/08/2023 13:05

We will never know, but I would bet good money that the advertising team behind this particular advert were not thinking about foster or step daughters.

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This. It's a joke to even suggest that. We know what they're thinking. Some people really think we're stupid.

ItsABrandNewDay · 15/08/2023 13:17

Surely it's just that many people could be caring for or supporting a female child who isn't their daughter?

JanieEyre · 15/08/2023 13:17

How else can they phrase it? "Daughter" excludes everyone with responsibility for a female child who is not their daughter, including relatives, foster carers, step parents etc. "Girl" or "girl child" or "female child" would just sound ridiculous.

BodegaSushi · 15/08/2023 13:18

Riapia · 15/08/2023 13:14

People can trot out the excuses of bringing up nieces and granddaughters.
We all know it is done to pander to those parents who believe that their child can change their biological sex.

'Despite logical explanations, I will continue to ignore them and believe only what I want to believe.'

click on the website and see for yourself

They use the words 'girls' and 'women'.

JanieEyre · 15/08/2023 13:18

Riapia · 15/08/2023 13:14

People can trot out the excuses of bringing up nieces and granddaughters.
We all know it is done to pander to those parents who believe that their child can change their biological sex.

So how do you say they should phrase the advert?

Sueveneers · 15/08/2023 13:21

Figment1982 · 15/08/2023 13:09

Just clicked on the link.. here is the first paragraph:

'On the journey of growing up, the road is paved with a myriad of emotions, and for many young people, the first period can be an overwhelming experience. Studies reveal that one in three individuals entering puberty feels unprepared for this significant milestone in their lives.'

Total erasure of the appropriate words, and muddling with statistics again. How many of the 1 in 3 'individuals entering puberty' are unprepared for their first period because they are male?

Ok, so that paragraph debunks the 'maybe it's about your child/a foster child etc etc'. Young people? Individuals? Once again, to some on this thread, we are not stupid! Don't piss on our feet and tell us it's raining. That paragraph and the gymnastics used to avoid the words 'girl' and 'female' is obvious. Just..... don't. Ok? Don't pretend it's about anything other than what it clearly is. We're not blind. And we're not stupid. And, their language is quite obvious the aren't thinking about foster daughters or nieces. FFS. 🙄

BodegaSushi · 15/08/2023 13:22

Also does anyone have a link to the actual ad? I haven't seen t flashing about anywhere. Is it in the 'promoted' section?

viques · 15/08/2023 13:23

SirenSays · 15/08/2023 12:50

That's how I read this too.

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“ get girls period ready” would work, though the whole concept is strange.

I can’t believe that there is a school teaching “ not all girls menstruate” so as not to offend girl identifying boys. Do they also teach that “not all boys get erections” so girls identifying as boys don’t feel missed out?

And yes, I am aware that not all girls do menstruate, for a variety of reasons , but that is a different issue.

viques · 15/08/2023 13:24

BodegaSushi · 15/08/2023 13:22

Also does anyone have a link to the actual ad? I haven't seen t flashing about anywhere. Is it in the 'promoted' section?

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Weatherwax134 · 15/08/2023 13:25

JanieEyre · 15/08/2023 13:18

So how do you say they should phrase the advert?

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I think some people want:
"Get girls ready for periods....also our company believes there are only girls and boys in the world and we don't accept anyone else, nor will we ever make a very slight change in our language just to be kind and make people feel accepted."
It's mad how a sentence (that is still grammatically correct when referring to biological females) can cause such pearl clutching. If you've got a daughter, great get her period ready. If you're just looking to get on the "worlds gone woke" band wagon then you just end up looking like a pr*ck

Sueveneers · 15/08/2023 13:26

And it's not uncommon for the website template/sections to say women/girls, tht could have been there for years, and someone now adding on a section that has differing language. The paragraph is the most recent, and it's quite telling. As to how many are raising nieces/grand daughters/foster daughters etc, I wager that the overwhelming majority of girls are raised by their mums, so why not cater to the majority? It's not like a grandmother/aunt/foster mum can't figure out what it means anyway.