Posted on 03/02/2017 1:14:09 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Despite calendars or tracking apps, sometimes mother nature has other plans in mind. Students can get their period and be without necessary products. Instead of just texting friends for tampons, one JMU student is fighting for accessibility.
Just like the majority of JMU’s female students who experience this situation, Magi Linscott must endure a week of unpleasantness every month — her period. As a member of the female community at JMU, Linscott understands how it feels when there’s an urgent need for menstrual supplies, but they aren’t always readily available.
“Every girl has ruined a chair at least once in their life, or they’re going to ruin a chair,” said Linscott, a public policy and administration and writing, rhetoric and technical communication double major.
Linscott is the initiator of the “Free the Tampon” advocacy. This advocacy is aimed at making menstrual hygiene products more accessible and free across JMU’s campus.
“There is this weird trend of period shaming and, like, this stigma around periods in general, which to me makes absolutely no sense,” Linscott said. “It’s a basic biological process that I don’t think anyone should be ashamed about.”
Linscott noticed that there’s a lack of accessibility to menstrual products on campus, and although there are a couple places that sell them on campus, the prices can be pretty high.
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In 1947, while on crutches, my Mom taped sanitary pads on them, to cushion the top, so they didn’t hurt my armpits.
l also used one when I cut an artery..
Exactly. It seems that they practically bring it to your door if you qualify.
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Maybe the need someone to install it for them?
That would require an entirely new Job Description.
Such a description may violate most Terms Of Service on Facebook and Twitter. Numerous ‘training videos’ would become required viewing.
Look. They can have their dicks cut off but only biological females can menstruate.
Hang some from the kotex tree in the middle of campus...
Can these people get any stupidly crazy???
How about JOCK STRAPS and CUPS for the Men..Low Maintenance
If you are truly surprised then TP works fairly well until you can get to the drug store.
If they don”t have one to start with but want one, then they’re biological females and there have been protests as I said, wanting tampons in the men’s room because of it.
Snowflakes, Grow up...
You can afford to go to College but you can’t afford Tampons?
I guess they can’t afford their iPhone or Cable TV.
I learn something new every day.
They are a great survival tool
http://prepperswill.com/13-ways-to-use-a-tampon-in-an-emergency-survival-situation/
Now I get it. Well yeah that’s ridiculous of course.
I agree. I don’t remember any girls having such horrible problems finding the feminine hygiene products they needed. Are young people today so helpless that they can’t even take care of their bodily functions? What’s next - rolls of toilet paper hanging everywhere just in case?
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