Lunette (menstrual cups) policing our language.

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I was interested in the MN sponsored thread about Lunette menstrual cups, and so had a look at the Lunette website. Unfortunately, there is an entire page dedicated to discussing “cis-women” and multiple “genders”, and lecturing us all on “how feminine-only language hurts” and how they would like to police our language for us.

I will therefore not be buying this product.

uk.lunette.com/blogs/news/gender-and-period-care-products

What to Say Instead

So, it’s pretty clear that the use of female-centric words needs to cease in the menstruation industry. This begs the question of what to say instead.

Depending on the context, you can try to avoid naming groups of people. For example, instead of saying “Some people who menstruate prefer Lunette” you could say “Lunette is a preferred menstrual care product”

We’ve changed racist labels. We’ve changed sexist labels. Now, let’s change cisexist ones. Periods are not inherently feminine. Periods are a biological phenomenon that impacts the lives of people who are born with a uterus. We have the power to grow toward inclusion of all people who menstruate, and now is the time for that shift. All people deserve to feel comfortable taking care of themselves during their time of the month. Period.

Here is the MN thread:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_product_tests/3741592-Find-out-what-MN-testers-thought-of-the-Lunette-menstrual-cup

'Periods are not inherently feminine'

Trying to deal with blood coming out of your orifice is about the least feminine thing ever. Unless they've got an image in their mind of skin tight white trousers and sexy roller skating. Maybe they have.

Actually I'm going to start a product thread for people to recommend menstrual products from companies that understand the link between femaleness and periods.

According to the info. They are a “woman led” company.

Somehow this makes it worse.

50 Mumsnet users

I think you mean the 50 Mumsnet females Michael, don’t you? I doubt that any of our Mumsnet males tested them.

WonbOfOnesOwn, it's not just the tiny percentage of transmen they're marketing to though - they're marketing to all the woke liberal women too.

That's why they don't care what GC women think - because the more GC women are demonised, the more their potential market share increases.

The woke pound gives companies a reason to push the TRA agenda even further.

@SylvanianFrenemies
Good point.

I am a bio Male, I don’t menstruate, but I fancy the idea. Can I use the fanjio cup?

That twee feminine 'ette' will have to go for the non-differentiated audience positioning. So you're just Lunn now okay? Said in a big gruff bloke's voice

'Lunn'

And maybe a picture of a car with a pint of beer and some porn on it and the big beardy fella is bending over it with his arsecrack showing and the mooncup positioned sticking out of his pocket.

You're totally welcome.

Two menstrual cups swinging from the back bumper like trucknuts.

You'll want to give me a job in marketing now Womb - my pms are wide open

Actually I'm going to start a product thread for people to recommend menstrual products from companies that understand the link between femaleness and periods

Please dont . These sites are now sacred. Dont wanna give them away.

Me and kittens - the dream team.

Unless they've got an image in their mind of skin tight white trousers and sexy roller skating

Do you know I still, to this day, cannot see aroller-skating, or white trousers, without breaking into a rendition of 'woooah, Bodyform' in my head.

Such is the power of successful advertising.

Not something the lunette people are ever going to have to worry about I reckon.

Stupid woke wankers. I think it's now clear why "period poverty" has had such a focus in the past few years: entryism.

Trying to deal with blood coming out of your orifice is about the least feminine thing ever.
Dealing with it elegantly so no-one realises? Is that feminine?

Oh EmpressLesbianInChair, those pads are lovely. My wee lass has already had a look and is picking some out. Thank you.

The majority of people identify as cisgender

Do they really though?

I was one of the testers, I hadn't seen any of the ridiculous refusal to use the word woman, nor the hideous 'advice' about breast binding. I had recommended lunettes to others, and was planning on buying another lunette when the time came, I won't be now.

As a tester and thus one of the selected 50 presumably you're allowed to post on that thread. Can you update with your experience of their offensive marketing- it's part of the review after all. They surely couldn't deny you after what Michael said.

I am a bio Male, I don’t menstruate, but I fancy the idea. Can I use the fanjio cup?

The very fact that you’re questioning if you can use a fanjo cup, would suggest that you’re under the trans umbrella, so fill your
fanny cup boots.

people who are born with a uterus

Why use one word when you can use 7?

I've started a thread for recommendations of companies who don't appear afraid of biological reality. Here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3770423-Period-product-recommendations

@DobbyTheHouseElk please let us know if the menstrual cup chafes your genderfree nutsack.

Um...you can just pm SylvanianFrenemies on that one...

Should it not be cis women led ?