I'm very, very sorry to row this over

[Karin]

but I had to, to post the stupidest bouncy of the day.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028389106

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 07:02 PM

Star Member sheshe2 (37,393 posts)

See the Noble Reason These High School Boys Are Collecting Tampons
   
They were trying to “save their female classmates some stress.”
 

Followed by a pic of 4 black guys collecting fem-hyg articles in boxes, ala Toys for Tots.

A viral video from NowThis Her shows a group of New Haven, Connecticut, high school boys collecting pads and tampons for their female classmates. They decided to undertake the project after learning that 86 percent of women are surprised by their periods in public. It’s incredibly heartening to see teen boys fighting sexism in this way, pushing past something they might be uncomfortable with in order to serve the greater good. (And guys, reminder, chill out about periods. They’re not that scary!)

And for the awful bouncy:
 

Response to sheshe2 (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 08:21 PM

Star Member tblue37 (21,340 posts)

6. I also have had to save young women from stress over their periods. Sometimes one of
 




my female college freshmen will approach me, deeply embarrassed but feeling that I am the most approachable adult they know during their first semester, to ask me to help them acquire sanitary supplies.

They are usually from very (fundamentalist) religious families, and their mothers have always bought those supplies with no involvement by the girls themselves. Because of their religious education and their families' attitude (typically disgust and shame) toward female plumbing, they find that when they run out of such supplies but are not in a position to go home to have their mother buy more, they are too embarrassed to buy them for themselves--and also too embarrassed to admit this to and ask for help from their female friends.

I come across as kind, tolerant, and very motherly, so they screw up their courage and ask me for help.

I always say yes, but I insist that they accompany me to make the purchase, so they can get used to doing it for themselves. After they've gone with me once--or in rare instances twice--they realize that absolutely NO ONE is paying attention to the fact that they are purchasing "lady-town" stuff.

I remember the over-the-top secrecy and whispers surrounding the times when my 4 years older sister got her period (tampons were not usual back then, so it was pads for her). When my younger sisters got theirs (one 3 years younger than I, one 4 years younger), I saved my mom the awkwardness (for HER, since she was from a time when such things felt embarrassing to mention or deal with) and took responsibility for teaching them the ropes.

By then tampons WERE common, but Mom was appalled that I insisted on using them and on teaching my sisters how to use them. She actually warned me that if I used tampons no one would ever believe I was a virgin. As a teenager in the late 1960s, I assured her that I wasn't going to be asking anyone to believe me, because I wouldn't consider it anyone else's business.

"What about your husband?" she asked.

I responded that I would never marry a man who categorized women like cars--" new" or "used"!

Lady town stuff!     OMFG. 

What the actual **** is this? 

[Big Dog]

Lady town stuff!     OMFG. 

Blood on the highway, way down in Ladytown.

Sounds like a line from a Mark Knopfler song.

[Maverick1987]

If those darlings were white, the she-squared primitive wouldn't have bothered sharing that story.

[98ZJUSMC]

Star Member tblue37 (21,340 posts)

6. I also have had to save young women from stress over their periods. Sometimes one of
 




my female college freshmen will approach me, deeply embarrassed but feeling that I am the most approachable adult they know during their first semester, to ask me to help them acquire sanitary supplies.

They are usually from very (fundamentalist) religious families, and their mothers have always bought those supplies with no involvement by the girls themselves. Because of their religious education and their families' attitude (typically disgust and shame) toward female plumbing, they find that when they run out of such supplies but are not in a position to go home to have their mother buy more, they are too embarrassed to buy them for themselves--and also too embarrassed to admit this to and ask for help from their female friends.

I come across as kind, tolerant, and very motherly, so they screw up their courage and ask me for help.

I always say yes, but I insist that they accompany me to make the purchase, so they can get used to doing it for themselves. After they've gone with me once--or in rare instances twice--they realize that absolutely NO ONE is paying attention to the fact that they are purchasing "lady-town" stuff.

I remember the over-the-top secrecy and whispers surrounding the times when my 4 years older sister got her period (tampons were not usual back then, so it was pads for her). When my younger sisters got theirs (one 3 years younger than I, one 4 years younger), I saved my mom the awkwardness (for HER, since she was from a time when such things felt embarrassing to mention or deal with) and took responsibility for teaching them the ropes.

By then tampons WERE common, but Mom was appalled that I insisted on using them and on teaching my sisters how to use them. She actually warned me that if I used tampons no one would ever believe I was a virgin. As a teenager in the late 1960s, I assured her that I wasn't going to be asking anyone to believe me, because I wouldn't consider it anyone else's business.

"What about your husband?" she asked.

I responded that I would never marry a man who categorized women like cars--" new" or "used"!

[Carl]

Do they really think they can convince people outside their demented circle that life is really straight out of "To Kill A Mockingbird"?

[franksolich]

Oh now, this is totally absurd, ascribing any "nobility" to this.

I was once young and in high school myself.

I hope everyone gets my drift, because I don't want to go there.

[Movie buff- The Sequel]

"(And guys, reminder, chill out about periods. They’re not that scary!)"
Try telling that to a guy who's had to deal with a girlfriend, wife, daughter, etc., with PMS.

Do they really think they can convince people outside their demented circle that life is really straight out of "To Kill A Mockingbird"?

Or 'Carrie,' for that matter (Psycho religious- nut parents who mistreat their daughters for having periods).

[FunkyZero]

wth?
I can't imagine any girl, most especially a teenager, wanting them or anyone else outside their mother involved in their business at that level.

[freedumb2003b]

I responded that I would never marry a man who categorized women like cars--" new" or "used"!

In your case, tblue, that is the wrong analogy.  It should be HORSES as in "rode hard and put away wet."

[USA4ME]

Followed by a pic of 4 black guys collecting fem-hyg articles in boxes, ala Toys for Tots.

Wouldn't that be Toys for Twats?

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[Texacon]

 

SHE was TEACHING them how to use tampons?!  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

I think this must be one strange chick.  How many of the freshmen is she 'teaching' how to use tampons?

 

KC

[Carl]

If there was any bitching about tampons it was that they were not being provided free of charge.

[DLR Pyro]

[I_B_Perky]

Wouldn't that be Toys for Twats?

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H5!!!

I think Tamps for Twats sounds better.   

[DUmpstruck]

Wouldn't that be Toys for Twats?

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New keyboard needed.