Posted on 11/26/2022 4:22:28 PM PST by nickcarraway
Some labelled the tweet “gross” and “inappropriate”, and others were upset about its explicit nature.
Tampon brand Tampax has been hit with controversy after its recent tweet, which social media users have deemed “vulgar” and “gross.”
Tampax went viral after putting its spin on the popular flirting method of “Slipping into someone’s DMs”, a reference to someone romantically and sexually approaching others by messaging on their social media platforms.
Tampax tweeted on Monday, November 21: “You’re in their DMs. We’re in them. We are not the same”.
The seemingly innocent tweet racked up more than 360,000 likes and 47,500 retweets, but not all were amused.
Some labelled the tweet “gross” and “inappropriate”, with people in an uproar about how the brand chose to be so explicit in how tampons are used.
Twitter was in an uproar after the tweets went viral, and many showed their dismay at the choice of words.
One user said: “Real weird for a company that sells products made for woman’s natural bodily functions to make a tweet sexualizing woman for using their products…. lmfaooo fire ur social media manager, this is gross”.
Another added: “It never ceases to amaze me how brands are so ready to alienate their core demographic. It’s certainly an interesting business strategy.”
“Yikes! This is BEYOND inappropriate from a corporation,” added another.
Some also warned about the dangers of young people reading the tweet as many girls as young as nine-years-old are getting their period with others saying the brand is “alienating” themselves.
Many critics called for the company to delete the tweet due to the surrounding controversy, which despite the outcry from the public, has yet to be removed.
Tampax chose to respond in a light-hearted manner with the controversy and retweeted the joke saying it “refused to let Twitter shut down before we shared this tweet” – referencing recent rumours about the social media platform’s future after Elon Musk’s takeover.
I will. Either tell you to lighten up nor anything else. It seems to me that the absurdity of tampons for men (manpons? I just coined that) requires some degree of derision. They put this distortion in the public square. It is embarrassing and should be treated as such. If we shy away from their statements they win by default
Breitbart says politics is downstream of culture. Sometimes it needs to be greeted with scorn. These idiots who think there is manstration must be hammered.
If you are transmale like the guy who Biden had to the White House (some idiot influencer) I would suggest it gets manpons. That got be a 2:00 trip to the sin bin on another website.
“Breitbart says politics is downstream of culture”
And you are adding to it.
“These idiots who think there is manstration must be hammered.”
Like I’m sure they are reading FR to get hammered by you. And, in case you didn’t notice, the majority of the comments on this thread are gutter humor, not targeted comments on the idiocy of the menstruating men concept. The comments here are mostly barroom humor and not about the woke politics of the left.
I do like your new word though, manpons. That indeed fits the definition of political satire and plays with the left’s propensity to twist words to suit their political agenda. Your word is on point. The rest of this thread, bleh.
“They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing.”
I thought they meant: “Using long sentences shows I know things.”
Tampax tweeted on Monday, November 21: “You’re in their DMs. We’re in them. We are not the same”.
I found out what DM means. But I have no idea what Tampax is saying. Probably just as well.
-PJ
“Do you have King Charles in a can? Better let him out!”
“>>popular flirting method of “Slipping into someone’s DMs””<<
I thought that was called “catfishing”.
Several
I’ve got 5 bucks that Musk had a hand in this.
Shrewd move.
We have a B&G Tampax plant in Auburn, ME. They can churn out 50k plugs per hour, starting from bales of fluff processed and turned into boxed end-product. Very automated process.
Thanks. It’s a whole new language. What I read of this article doesn’t make me think “vulgar” because I didn’t understand what the heck they were saying. LOL Maybe it’s better that way because then I can’t be offended. People are over the top with being offended. It’s getting old.
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