"Gendered periods"

[Lamaha]

This Twitter thread. "Always" is offensive because they market their period products to (gasp) girls.

twitter.com/VetNurseVibes/status/1130584532237856768?fbclid=IwAR1o-y94Cp9P38gFaWzk8xmez8qNkzTqleU_ohUHeV9VRWgQO1Rx1Jlagzo

Just purchased #Period supplies for myself & my #Trans son. After being a lifelong user of @Always* products, I am profoundly disappointed in this trans/non-binary/queer-exclusionary design. “Bold Like A Girl”? “Strong Like A Girl”? “Brilliant Like A Girl”? Come on, #Always!

Can it get any more ridiculous?

FFS

Every menstruating person is female; 99.99% of those females identify as girls or women. Can we please be allowed to celebrate GIRLS ?!

She would have a point if she was complaining that the scent of Always products was feminine and therefore trans-exclusionary or triggering. Perhaps Always should produce an aftershave scented version? Or do us all a bloody favour and produce non-scented products.

Her Twitter handle describes her as :-

LVT/Veterinary Nurse, married to an amazingly talented DVM, 2 incredible daughters, wildlife rehabber, feline behaviorist, U.S. Army veteran, Packer fan

Yet she posts:-

Just purchased #Period supplies for myself & my #Trans son

She seems a bit confused. Does she have 2 "incredible daughters" and a trans son , who isn't worth mentioning, let alone incredible? Or has she misgendered the child she is buying Always for?

Is she using "incredible" literally?

Maybe follow example of Bic?

Otherwise identical disposable razors in yellow and pink.

(Pink ones 30% more expensive, natch.)

Bloody (I promise no pun intended) Nora, that twitter thread is like a different planet.

I'm bemused that a vet can be so strongly opposed to biological reality as that person is.

I would love to see what Always have to say. Actually I imagine they're scrambling around trying to get a TRA appeasing bullshit statement out so i probably don't.

"packer fan"

I think Always should bring out a range of manly khaki pads, with appropriately manly pong. I could boycott those as well of the rest of their range (which I don't buy because (a) I don't want to smell like a cheap car air freshener and (b) I don't want a ragingly itchy fanny).

“Bold Like A Girl”
“Strong Like A Girl”
"Brilliant Like A Girl”

Exactly.

You don't have to believe you're not a girl if you are bold, or strong, or brilliant.

You don't have to pretend not to be a girl in order to be bold, or strong, or brilliant.

My mind is fucking blown by this shit. ACCEPT MEN DONT BLEED!!!

Can't you just identify out of periods.

"packer fan"

I assumed the reference is to the Packers- an American football team.

LassOfFyvie (bold fail) I guess that too, I just couldn't suppress the juvenile snigger. Sorry for not adding anything useful to the thread.

This is a product aimed solely at females. 100% of users are female. It makes no commercial sense to market to 0.001% of the market who don't identify as women.

There are plenty of tampons and towels etc that make no reference to women and girls on their packaging. Fucking buy them!

Males not being the target audience for sanitary protection...
And they’re whinging about being excluded?? The whole thing is a joke. You seriously couldn’t make it up.

You've got the wrong end of the stick greyhound. It's about females who don't identify as women.

This shit makes my blood boil. Men do not have periods.

Oh, I see, sorry. Still complete bollocks, though.

"packer fan"

I'm assuming she means Green Bay Packers, not the creepy underpants inserts.

Though this reply is excellent:

“Head bangs against wall. Women + Girls have periods. The advertising should be directed towards them. Those of you talking about being triggered. FFS grow up. It’s the 75 anniversary of D Day. The men returning to those beaches have earned the right to feel triggered. You don’t.”

Can't you just identify out of periods.

Apparently not but you can identify into them if you're a transwoman.

I'd still like to know if she failed to update her profile to include her now trans son or if she thought he wasn't worth mentioning in it.

This stuff gets more ridiculous by the day...

MEN DON'T HAVE PERIODS!!

why would her trans son be offended, I just don't get it?!

This woman is insane.

She is clearly a Green Bay Packer’s fan...which also makes her insane.

I give no fucks. None at all.

why would her trans son be offended, I just don't get it?!

Her trans son is a biological woman who still has periods.