Happy National Period Day, everybody! If you thought Indigenous Peoples’ Day was lit, you haven’t seen how democrats rock a menstruation celebration. Sure, there’s no parades or barbecues, but democrats do want to raise our taxes to pay for “free” tampons and they want you to feel like a woman-hating A-hole for resisting yet another government give-away at our expense. Do democrats know how to party, or what?
Because everything is stupid, October 19 is National Period Day. It seems a little exclusionary since men (biological men) don’t have periods, but men (straight men) are the only group that it is acceptable to leave out. Feminists would flip their wigs if we had a “Penile Discharge Day” but this gyno-centric holiday is cool.
So cool in fact that the democrats wanted in on the action. Here’s vagina-sympathizer Beto O’Rourke giving two enthusiastic thumbs up for period blood:
In detention centers and in prisons, in big cities and small towns, women across America don’t have access to the period products they need. On #NationalPeriodDay, men need to join women in demanding real change—which is why I’m supporting the Menstrual Equity Act.
— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) October 19, 2019
Talk about rubbing a cat the wrong way, O’Rourke just suggested that only women have periods. The trans community will be very upset with him over this.
Julian Castro, who believes men need abortions, was a little more careful with his gendered language in saying that “people” have periods:
Every day, people are forced to choose between going to school or work, or staying home because they can’t afford the menstrual products they need.
Pads, tampons and cups should be available tax-free, across the nation.#NationalPeriodDay https://t.co/orIDdz1lPD
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) October 19, 2019
Really? People miss work and school because they can’t afford tampons? Every school nurse in the country has free feminine hygiene products but besides that, Castro is calling to repeal the tax on tampons so this isn’t a huge financial burden people can’t afford. Tax on a box of tampons is around 35 cents. He’s saying that people don’t have an extra 35 cents, instead staying home to bleed out and that’s ridiculous.
Speaking of ridiculous, Spartacus stood up to be counted in the Menstruation Wars:
Too many people don’t have access to basic health needs like menstrual products. Whether due to lack of income, incarceration or gender identity, it’s outrageous. Join @periodmovement for #NationalPeriodDay on 10/19 & support the fight for menstrual equity https://t.co/M532VyvIf7
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) October 18, 2019
Wait. Is Cory Booker trying to say that people who identify as a different gender aren’t allowed to buy tampons? Yes, he is and that’s what makes him Cory Booker.
We’ve heard from the girly men, now let’s see what the manly girls are up to:
1 in 4 teens have missed class because of lack of access to period products. That’s wrong. It’s time we end the stigma and ensure everyone, no matter their income, can reach their full potential—period or not. #NationalPeriodDay https://t.co/twAgkEdVZ9
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 19, 2019
So women can’t reach their full potential unless they get free tampons? They should try sleeping with married men. That’s how Kamala harris got her start in polices and baby look at her now.
Also, I lied when I said there were no National Period Day parties. According to the link provided by Harris: “Rallies are taking place on October 19.” Why wasn’t I invited?
The very first National Period Day is set to take place on Oct. 19. With events planned in all 50 states, organizers are hoping to bring attention to the fact that period poverty is a very real thing. With the goal of ending the Tampon Tax once and for all, National Period Day wants to eliminate the sales tax on period products so that the 1 in 4 women who struggle to afford those products — some even having to choose between a meal and menstrual supplies — don’t have to live wondering how they’ll deal with their period.
Again, where can you get a meal for 35 cents? If it’s a choice between eating or paying the sales tax on a box of tampons, that indicates that somewhere in this country people can eat a full meal for 35 cents.
What all of these democrats are calling for is “Menstrual Equity” but that already exists. A box of tampons cost me the exact same as it costs a women and it don’t get any more equal than that.
