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ismnotwasm

(42,510 posts)
Wed Aug 13, 2014, 08:02 AM Aug 2014

Why We Should ALL Be Pissed Over The Misogynistic Tampon Tweet Shit Storm (NSFW) [View all]

Anyone who mistakenly believes that misogyny is a thing of the past—or harbors any misguided convictions that we in the Western world live in a gender equal society—should take a minute to check out the unbelievably vile, shocking and disgusting comments on New York-based journalist Jessica Valenti’s Twitter feed.

Valenti unwittingly unleashed an insane, angry, nasty and stuck in the 1970s’ stylie (one would think) misogynistic-to-the-Nth-degree, social media shit storm over the weekend after sending— what the vast majority of the sane world would view as—a totally innocuous tweet about feminine hygiene products.

Yeah, really.

“Twitter friends: Anyone know a country where tampons are free or somehow subsidized?” the Guardian columnist pondered Friday via her (PERSONAL) Twitter account.

How very dare she!!!!

Seriously… how VERY DARE she?!!!!

Who does this woman think she is?!!! To post such a vile missive on her personal twitter feed! Outrageous… disgusting… unforgivable…. Whore. Bitch. Cunt!!!

I mean, let’s face it—this radical feminist is literally RAMMING her crazed, insane agenda down our throats, isn’t she?

I mean, let’s face it, she tweeted this poison…this unspeakable poison… from her own personal twitter account!!!

Thankfully, there were trolls aplenty out there in good old Twitter-verse to back up this obviously TOTALLY SANE AND JUSTIFIABLE sense of outrage we are all feeling right now over Valenti’s unspeakable actions—and to quickly put this (and I quote from a selection of responses) gaping vagina, whore, loud mouth feminist, FIRMLY in her place.convictions that we in the Western world live in a gender equal society—should take a minute to check out the unbelievably vile, shocking and disgusting comments on New York-based journalist Jessica Valenti’s Twitter feed.

http://popdust.com/2014/08/12/free-tampons-tweet-fight-misogyny-jessica-valenti-gender-inequality/
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