Recession is certainly not just a word, as can be evidenced by the rising cost of goods. From Indomie to eggs, biscuits to sanitary pads, everything has gone up. As @GbemmyG pondered on this, she wondered if sanitary pads could be subsidised since condoms are distributed free.
Not too long after this, patriarchial Twitter showed up making ridiculous statements like women should use tissue. Which made us wonder, did someone skip biology class?
Do see below:
If Condoms can be free, sanitary pads should be subsidized too. It's N750 now, how are girls in secondary school coping?
— Big Fish Gee 🦈 (@GbemmyG) January 15, 2017
If their parents can't afford to buy them pads, then how are the girls coping. Did I have to see that out?? Jesus.
— Big Fish Gee 🦈 (@GbemmyG) January 15, 2017
You can decide to abstain and not have sex but you CANNOT decide to not menstruate. Alot of women can't afford pads. Alot.
— Big Fish Gee 🦈 (@GbemmyG) January 15, 2017
Patriarchal Twitter
https://twitter.com/Olumba_/status/820680169253994498
Isn't the importance of condom outweigh that of sanitary pad? Because we both make use of condom while girls alone make use of sanitary pad. https://t.co/aTm2EO4MhV
— Àdìsá-Ólówólàgbà🇳🇬 (@AdisaAbdulrasaq) January 16, 2017
| The consequences of a society without condoms far outweighs that without sanitary pads!
— Emmanuel Kido Uzum (@uzumemmaria) January 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/Olumba_/status/820669277250473985
Use tissue and stop disturbing person https://t.co/txnPQwKK3d
— Terms&Conditions Apply (@iNeed2Invest) January 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/berbaturvphe/status/820935176230502401
https://twitter.com/berbaturvphe/status/820931312966139904
We are stupefied!
https://twitter.com/idomagirl/status/821086146805567489
— THELMZKITCHEN (@thelmzkitchen) January 15, 2017
The questions
the argument is that our mums didn't use tampons or pads, and didn't have reproduction issues, compared to girls now
— Henry Frum (@ChiefRockar) January 16, 2017
Can someone, preferably, one in the medical sector, enlighten us on why using tissue paper, and cotton materials, during menses is now bad
— Henry Frum (@ChiefRockar) January 16, 2017
@SubDeliveryMan tissue papers can leave particles which can lead to staph. Doesn't always happen bt it's a possibility
— 𝕰𝖗𝖎𝖈𝖆 𝖜𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖙𝖍 (@_Rikkymoney) January 16, 2017
don't same people wipe after themselves with tissue? Isn't that the same thing?
— Henry Frum (@ChiefRockar) January 16, 2017
Mockery
lol. Tissue paper causing staph…that's a new one.
— Chun Yeowun (@naattitude) January 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/ManOfSkill/status/820933519362891776
How on earth?
https://twitter.com/idomagirl/status/820947584512589824
Reactions
There are actually human beings trying to dismiss the importance of free sanitary pads? I can't even…
— Arit Okpo (@thearitokpo) January 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/zebbook/status/821077938267422725
https://twitter.com/DamieDarling/status/821102129020542977
Access to sanitary products is of unique importance to women. We've got a problem, let's try to help and not be bogged down.
— T. Rânkïn' (@AfroVII) January 16, 2017
Simple.
