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Sophia Ankel
Apr 15, 2019
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Hello, it’s indy100 again, with just another example of a man on the internet telling women how to manage their periods. Sigh.
Yes, a man, who (last time we checked) doesn't experience menstruation, took to Twitter to complain about people who say they are not able to afford sanitary products.
Responding to the news that the Welsh government will be offering free sanitary products to school girls in a bid to tackle poverty distress, Marcus Stead wrote:
Can we please stop all this nonsense about people not being able to 'afford' to give their children breakfast or sanitary products? A bag of porridge to feed a family for a week costs £1. 3 packs of sanitary towels cost £1 in Home Bargains.
Can we please stop all this nonsense about people not being able to 'afford' to give their children breakfast or sa… https://t.co/nSfFlHp45z— Marcus Stead (@Marcus Stead) 1555161572
It's safe to say that Stead's ignorant comment wasn't met with a lot of praise.
@MarcusStead Wow, tell us more - as a man - about period requirements, you imbecilic sausage— Rachael (@Rachael) 1555254540
@hansmollman @onawintersnight @MarcusStead The cheap sanitary protection ends up costing a fortune in laundry and r… https://t.co/MzV7mO2d9n— rosamundi (@rosamundi) 1555254329
@MarcusStead Why do the poor not simply chow down on dry porridge till their periods stop when the scurvy kicks in? https://t.co/48vJHUmGET— James Felton (@James Felton) 1555265627
@MarcusStead Unless you've actually been in the position where you've struggled to afford every day house hold item… https://t.co/M3GyLbOS54— Jimmy Dixon (@Jimmy Dixon) 1555229024
@MarcusStead Be a better use of your time to check how much a hair transplant would be.— Jonny Sharples (@Jonny Sharples) 1555241129
@MarcusStead Right but I’m not gonna menstruate into a bag of porridge am I Marcus— Mollie Goodfellow (@Mollie Goodfellow) 1555250937
Oh how wonderful - a man who has never had a period is here to tell us how to deal with our periods cheaper. When t… https://t.co/6BPGEzjsdZ— 💋Lou💋 (@💋Lou💋) 1555244975
You'd be better off filling your knickers with porridge than 33p sanitary towels. https://t.co/k41UQiTrIS— Sam Whyte (@Sam Whyte) 1555254500
On a different note, others were highly unimpressed by his presumption to understand poverty as well.
@MarcusStead If you have £0 it doesn’t matter how cheap something is, you still can’t buy it because you have £0. S… https://t.co/HuWW4KUCuK— Jac Rock (@Jac Rock) 1555244658
Can we stop this nonsense where privileged fuckfaces throw shade and judge people less fortunate than them while it… https://t.co/6Lwg88Ndco— 🌊🌊🌊 Chairman Mardikins 🖤🕷 (@🌊🌊🌊 Chairman Mardikins 🖤🕷) 1555257662
I love it when people with money are so judgemental....getting a pair of shoes for school can wipe a family out for… https://t.co/vTpVeUFvxt— Postmidlifecriseswoman (@Postmidlifecriseswoman) 1555239771
Whether men think they're doing women a favour by calculating how many tampons they need each year, or out-mansplaining themselves as they try to mansplain vaginas, it is clear that they just need to stop. Period.
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