I’d like to warn all men who’ve ventured upon this post (I assume you were searching for that toe-tapping number from The Book of Mormon): feminine hygiene products will be discussed throughout the entirety of this post. Tampons, pads, maxi pads, etc., we’ll be covering it all. Take a moment to absorb that. It will probably make you uncomfortable, and you know what, it should…not for the usual reasons, but for entirely new ones. You’ve been warned and prepped. Proceed with that in mind, or click here to be redirected to the aforementioned show tune: “Man Up”
I lied…one more thing…the previously mentioned feminine hygiene products will henceforth be referred to as FHP. Why? Various reasons: 1. To ease that discomfort I was talking about in the first paragraph…there’s something decidedly less threatening about FHP 2. Acronyms are fun
Last week FHP made headlines when state troopers in Texas attempted to confiscate it (in all its various forms) from women wishing to sit in the gallery for an ongoing debate over proposed abortion restrictions in Texas.
I won’t touch the political/moral issue at hand, that’s another blog entirely. However, if anyone was wondering how in touch this group of lawmakers (who are debating a women’s issue) are with women’s issues—your question has been answered.
Reportedly the senate president didn’t want women to have anything to throw at lawmakers. First of all, if you think any woman is going to literally throw her FHP away then you must not know many. Secondly, I haven’t even arrived at the worst part: Guns (with a conceal-and-carry permit) were allowed into the gallery.
To be fair (although I think we’ve passed that line), a few jars of urine and feces were confiscated along with the FHP. So, clearly the fear of projectiles from the masses was somewhat justified. However, even at their most super plus-ness, you’re basically being pelted with lightweight cardboard…suck it up.
There is no excuse sirs, no excuse. And I mean sirs. I hate to assume, but I find it extremely hard to believe that any sane woman had anything to do with stealing FHP from other women…just wouldn’t happen.
I understand that FHP can be terrifying guys, but not nearly as terrifying as the wrath of the women you stole them from.
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Washington Post: Tampons Threatened During Texas Abortion Debate
…bi-daily smile…
