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College Newspaper Clarifies: We’re Not Transphobic for Calling Tampons a ‘Women’ Thing
National Review ^ | 7/22/15 | Katherine Timpf

Posted on 07/22/2015 6:37:55 PM PDT by markomalley

An article about giving government-subsidized tampons to “women” that was published in The Daily Bruin, the student newspaper at the University of California, Los Angeles, came complete with a clarification that the author did not mean to suggest that menstruation was always a “women” thing — so as not to offend any transgender, non-menstruating women readers.

The disclaimer, a picture of which was posted on Twitchy, states: “This blog post refers to individuals who menstruate as women because the author wanted to highlight gender inequality in health care. We acknowledge that not all individuals who menstruate identify as women and that not all individuals who identify as women menstruate, but feel this generalization is appropriate considering the gendered nature of most health care policies.”

After all, they wouldn’t want anyone thinking they were transphobic. I know that if I personally had read such an article without this kind of clarification, my first thought would definitely have been: “How dare they say ‘women’ instead of ‘cisgender women and male-identified female-bodied persons’? You’re so ignorant that you’re all dead to me.” So, good save!

In all honesty, feeling the need to post a clarification like this for daring to talk about periods as a “women” thing seems crazy — but it’s not the first time this kind of issue has come up. In fact, there’s also an ongoing fight about whether it’s okay to refer to abortion as a women’s issue, for the same reasons.

Good luck out there, everyone.


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To: markomalley

How, exactly do trans men to women menstuate? Or do I want to know?


21 posted on 07/22/2015 8:08:05 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: markomalley

When I was a teenager things were so much simpler...

Silly Nana that was 50 years ago...


22 posted on 07/22/2015 8:55:36 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: 1L

“I am glad, however, my wife bought them at the store so I didn’t have to!”

Just for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuSoLe3AWAE


23 posted on 07/22/2015 9:00:35 PM PDT by Rebelbase ( NASCAR 2015: "Bootlegger to boot licker"--FReeper Crim)
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To: tumblindice

So he got on the store-wide intercom and said, his voice reverberating through the store:
“The ones you can push in with your thumb or the kind you gotta use a hammer on?””

ROTF!


24 posted on 07/22/2015 9:02:57 PM PDT by Rebelbase ( NASCAR 2015: "Bootlegger to boot licker"--FReeper Crim)
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To: markomalley

As a non woman straight male I demand equality. I want my fair share of free Sanitary pads. I actually have some in my room as I type.

I love them, they are great. When I finish cleaning my weapons I spray them with gun oil and wipe down the weapon. They leave no particles nor lent.

I am not making a joke. They are really good for cleaning.


25 posted on 07/23/2015 1:57:42 AM PDT by cpdiii (DECKHAND, ROUGHNECK, GEOLOGIST, PILOT, PHARMACIST, LIBERTARIAN The Constitution is worth dying for.)
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