Transwoman claims Tampax have offered sponsorship

[DomesticatedZombie]

Dylan, currently on 'Day 47 of being a girl' claims Tampax have been in touch.

www.instagram.com/p/CbiQWjUpXXd/

Why?

'Dylan was using a public restroom when a fellow woman called out if she had a tampon, Dylan shyly replying ‘no’.
Afterwards, she decided to buy some to keep in the house and in her purse for all her girlfriends, ending the video with “women support women.” It seemed that Tampax were quite interested in working with Dylan afterwards. What an incredible outcome!'

www.boredpanda.com/trans-tiktoker-documents-journey

👏period poverty is the grim reality for so many girls, this is a great shout.

Because it's easier to ride on, and cut off, our coat tails than make a whole new coat for yourself.

@puffalo has nailed it. Absolutely nailed it. My delightful 78 year old mother encapsulated the debate with one sniffy comment: Well we all know which sex will be cleaning the gender neutral loos, don’t we?

As for Dylan, Dylan is a role playing weirdo that wants other people to validate his fantasies. If his magical menstruation story had involved a harassed looking woman rummaging around in her handbag and quietly asking if he could change a pound coin I might believe it. By joyful cries of “has anyone got a spare tampon” across the hallowed cubicles of the public khazi seem unlikely.

Incidentally, I do know that tampons are bloody good for cleaning gunk out of piston cylinders, though they need soaking in WD40 first. One of the blokiest blokes I know has a dusty old box in his garage for just this purpose. He would spontaneously combust with embarrassment if I nipped in and asked for one.

Of course, being the tampon dispenser gives Dyls a purpose for being in that loo, doesn’t it?

Another layer to the validation argument.

This did sort of happen to me in a public toilet in a less economically developed country. The toilets were filthy, no toilet paper, no basins. A young woman was clearly upset and when I asked if I could help, she explained in broken English that she needed something as there was blood. She was highly embarrassed but incredibly grateful when I was able to produce a sanitary towel out of my rucksack. She certainly wasn't merrily and loudly asking for a tampon. I imagine that if I had ever been caught out I would quietly and discreetly ask a kind looking woman who came into the toilets, not announce my needs to all and sundry.

I’ve been thinking about other ways kind transmenmen like Dylan could offer help and solidarity to us girls, not as exciting as rushing forward with tampons, but still.

Tampons of course
smelling salts for when we have the fainting spells
double sided tape for droopy hems
clear nail varnish for runs in our stockings
and talking of stockings, small buttons to use if a suspender button gets broken
safety pins, various, for those pesky bra straps
otc pain relief for cramps

I ‘m sure there are more. Maybe he could have a dinky little bag tied round his neck like a St Bernard, in fact, forget the above, just give us the brandy……

@puffalo
Absolutely nailed it. I have never seen a trans fantasy of womanhood that explores why it is assumed that she will be the one to care for elderly parents, or why when she comes home from work she is expected to shoulder most of the housework burden. When they talk about makeup, none of them mention trying to get it done in the car on the way to work because they have run out of time getting lunches ready putting the bins out or any of the rest of the crap that goes with the lives of real women. It's always about friperies or feeling affirmed or feeling desirable.

Just had a look at the "rebuttal" video on YouTube where a lady responds to Dylan's video diaries.

The comments section makes for appalling and sober reading if anyone want to look. The vast majority are in favour of Dylan and the comments vary from "Dylan is the epitome of womanhood" to "Dylan is a real woman , you're jealous" to "as a black woman you should know what racism is like so how can you be so horrible " etc.
There are very very few voices of reason. It's scary but I'm hoping that it's the echo chamber of Dylan's "fans" that have come over form whatever stupid platform he is on.
I feel bad for the woman who made a very reasonable response video, she was even kind enough to not misgender the person and didn't say anything terrible at ALL.
The video is called ""A (Biological) Woman’s Take on Trending TRANS TikToker Dylan Mulvaney- Unapologetic LIVE"" if anyone does want to depress themselves and realise how few sane people are left in the world.

Because it never ever happens....no person experiencing a period would ask someone else for sanitary products. You are always carrying something yourself or use loo roll.

Possibly a very close family member but only one you knew for certain would have that kind of thing, and never ever a "cis-gendered male".

Exactly this! You’ve made me laugh.

I find the notion of a man (Dylan aside) carrying tampons around very strange. It would strike me as a fetish rather than a good deed.

I have been asked for tampons a good few times in my 38 years but I don’t recall asking anyone myself.

I've never asked and I've never been asked.

One of the main reasons why is...what is the likelihood that a random woman is going to have the product I prefer available?

I'd rather improvise until I was able to purchase my preferred product. It's such a personal choice.

If anything I'd ask if someone had a pad rather than a tampon, but even then in o er 20 years of menstruation I've never asked or been asked.

Not have I ever asked a friend or colleague either.

Hes still going. And done yet more stuff, been arrested, been held for breach of the peace, had at least one operation. Dont think I can say more because I want the thread to stand.

I'm almost 50 and have never heard anyone call out for tampons in public (or school/work) toilets. Once ever, a friend asked me for one.

This never happened.

Oh my! I was busy at work yesterday and missed catching up pn a lot of posts, but this one? OMG!

Snidey? To say that at 56 years old I have never, ever been in a public loo and been asked by a stranger for a tampon.

Snidey to ppint out that it is something of a 'girly trope' amongst some transwomen?

Dylan may not menstruate may not ? I know it's a turn of phrase but really? Dylan does not, never will menstruate. What is the twaddle about "feeling included"? If a man, inside a women's loo, offers me a tampon I am not going to feel comfotable. It's going to be one of those moments where fight or flight kicks in and my cortisol levels surge. I'd probably accept the tampon, smile and say thank you nad then, as soon and as quietly as possible I would leave, I wouldn't use the tampon either. Why? Because a man I didn't know had invaded my privacy!

many a cis-gendered male Wassat when it's at home. Do you mean 'man' ? And the only two men in my life who have ever mentioned tampax have been a housemate, only male in a house full of women, and my DH. Neither of whom mentioned them in an unsolicited manner, nor where they feted as bloody heroes.

As for that last sentence, try it out. Instead of haranguing women for wanting to keep men out of female spaces you should examine your need to reduce, to override the rights of women. Why do you do that?

@MarshmallowSwede I so wanted to post this last night but you have managed to find much better words than I could think of.

I TOTALLY agree

@MarshmallowSwede
because we’re not allowed. Posts and threads get deleted for it and the ban hammer falls.

I wonder if Dylan (or in case I’m being unkind in singling Dylan out, any male person with this interest) would be so keen on all things menstrual if they had to spend time in a menstrual hut where women and girls suffer physical and mental ill health and sometimes die.

Not so keen on getting g involved in that side of things are they, despite them apparently being lovely allies to women.

So true.

I've never been asked for one, and I make do with loo roll 'pad' if I'm caught short - which I very very rarely am because I've been having periods for decades and I'm pretty familiar with my body by now.

I'm looking forward to Dylan offering Tena pants when he finally becomes a women rather than a girl, which I'm guessing he never will (I'm also astonished he's not a spoof and how incredibly insulting his account is and the fawning of his followers do actually make me question if I am a women because I can't remotely relate to the women who seem to think the sun shines out of his arse?)

@Faffertea I wondered if that would be the case. I really hope not because it is so important these things get said. And yes to everything you say about the reality of periods in general

@RomeoOscarXrayIndigoEcho
Once in my many decades on earth was I asked by a colleague who was also a friend outside of work. Rather than shouting across the office is anyone else having difficulties logging in the d drive and oh, would anyone have a spare tampon, she quietly approached my desk and quietly said she was out of sync and was caught short. The fantasy of all women being bound together in sisterhood by our monthly cycle is plain weird and very creepy.

this used to happen a lot at school tbf, I've been asked for one by friends when out & vice versa.

@MarshmallowSwede and there is a high chance you will be deleted for daring to suggest that. Because we are now in a position where when women feel violated we’re not allowed to say anything because we’re being bigots. Or as @Hutchy16 has pointed out we’re not using kind words.

the simple painful fact is there are many men who do not care for women. Their needs trump.

It infuriates me that this is being done in plain sight.

I agree with you this happens mostly at school, with younger girls as they are learning about their bodies and also may not have access to money to quickly pop to the shop to get stuff (as grown women can).

Which makes this whole thing even creepier because there is a suggestion of it being about girls not women.

I read that as Meghan Markle and was very impressed before I realised