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<p>At this point, it&#39;s commonly understood that mansplaining is a problem. For those still confused by the term, 'mansplaining' is shorthand for men explaining things women already know, with the assumption they are ignorant. Not all men explaining things are mansplaining, but all mansplainers are men.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/26vUG5ngGfIjLlnpK" width="499" height="281" frameborder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Now that we have definitions out of the way, I want to present to you one of the most extreme recent examples of mansplaining that exists on the internet: a man attempting to explain periods and tampon usage.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/jTglTwjSCE9QA" width="400" height="299" frameborder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>In a screengrab to rival all screengrabs, a man on the internet attempted to do some very confusing math about how much women bleed each month (for WHY), how many tampons they use per cycle, and why they should all stop complaining about feminine hygiene costs. BIG YIKES across the board.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Look at this fucking dweeb <a href="https://t.co/2QFqNuqvZz">pic.twitter.com/2QFqNuqvZz</a></p>&mdash; d-Ash-ing through the snow ❄️ (@BoscoTD) <a href="https://twitter.com/BoscoTD/status/1102701038379909120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>First of all, it&#39;s the true pinnacle of male ego to explain periods to women on any level. But on top of that, he has a huge fundamental misunderstanding of how periods work in the first place.</p><p>For starters, he thinks there are only 9 periods a year?! The fact that periods are monthly is pretty common knowledge (or so I thought).</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">9 PERIODS PER YEAR <a href="https://t.co/hkVAycI6yW">pic.twitter.com/hkVAycI6yW</a></p>&mdash; O (@itsoliviaaah) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsoliviaaah/status/1103065560881852416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m confused on where he even did the math for this 😂 Like... one a month = 9????</p>&mdash; . (@SarahGonzo18) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarahGonzo18/status/1103192304980901888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Uhmmm helloooo everyone knows periods go dormant for the winter months🙄😂 <a href="https://t.co/FzjrtMSjEG">pic.twitter.com/FzjrtMSjEG</a></p>&mdash; San Holo (37%) (@beeeperez) <a href="https://twitter.com/beeeperez/status/1103199199892389888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If this were true we would have no Libras 😂</p>&mdash; . (@SarahGonzo18) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarahGonzo18/status/1103205397769285632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">underrated tweet</p>&mdash; luka (@devilsdiet) <a href="https://twitter.com/devilsdiet/status/1103253709016961030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Everyone knows Libras are born in the southern hemisphere. <a href="https://t.co/CBBkzU5p1u">pic.twitter.com/CBBkzU5p1u</a></p>&mdash; π-Nico (@gatosie7e) <a href="https://twitter.com/gatosie7e/status/1103347674529652736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/wVwsfr6o54">https://t.co/wVwsfr6o54</a><br><br>I already did the Idiot Math....and it made me want to cry</p>&mdash; ❄ℜ𝔦𝔠 𝔓𝔢𝔫𝔡𝔯𝔞𝔤𝔬𝔫❄ 🎉🎊30k🥳Subs!!!!🎊🎉 (@RicPendragon) <a href="https://twitter.com/RicPendragon/status/1103360303063097345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Does he think that a period goes on a holiday? Like it’s getting to Christmas, time for a trip to Mexico. Like it’s an employee 😂</p>&mdash; mess personified/Amandabb stan account (@Godlesshoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/Godlesshoe/status/1103405413913919490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>But on top of that, he only thinks women use 7-10 tampons per cycle. In reality, most women use 3-7 tampons a day, depending on their flow.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ten tampons per cycle? LOL no.</p>&mdash; Jane Casey (@JaneCaseyAuthor) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaneCaseyAuthor/status/1103309474293600257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The average number is 35ml-45ml. So literally the only thing he got right was how many days are in a week.</p>&mdash; Ava Gates (@avasond) <a href="https://twitter.com/avasond/status/1103009343526629376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/ermahgerd_hi/status/1103111316393254912</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/ermahgerd_hi/status/1103111416754532353</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/ermahgerd_hi/status/1103111810989740033</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The thread full of women wasted no time in breaking down the various ways this man was patently wrong.</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/Melzyrose90/status/1102741590005637120</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/andersonala45/status/1103226812283449344</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If y’all can, go down the road of a menstrual cup, they can last more than ten years when treated right, they’re a one time purchase of about £30, and they’re saving the planet! They’re available world wide, and they changed my life (nine day heavy periods are the worst y’all)</p>&mdash; Charlie Wallhead (@CharlieInUtopia) <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlieInUtopia/status/1103240060374343680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Menstrual cups are so great! The only problem is that there are many women around the world who don’t have access to what they need to properly clean it. And using it without disinfecting it can lead to serious illness:( So disposable products can be the best option for them:)</p>&mdash; kaila (@kaila_waddoups) <a href="https://twitter.com/kaila_waddoups/status/1103333597245714432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Several women said if they had to choose between coffee and tampons, they might as well embrace free bleeding.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Coffee or tampons? That&#39;s the choice? Ok, I choose coffee. He&#39;d better hope he doesn&#39;t sit in my seat when I get off the bus 💅</p>&mdash; holly (@artyfuckwit) <a href="https://twitter.com/artyfuckwit/status/1102712612100423680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/YFbzBhf3Xv">pic.twitter.com/YFbzBhf3Xv</a></p>&mdash; 🇪🇺🐝 (@saromics) <a href="https://twitter.com/saromics/status/1103017371323781120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This was my literal response. I shook my head, got up, and left the computer, fussed. and came back to it. Lol.</p>&mdash; Kayla Waters24/7 (@KaylaLWatersR5) <a href="https://twitter.com/KaylaLWatersR5/status/1103489394126843904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>While I hope this man learned his lesson, and will not construct elaborate arguments about menstruation in the future, I&#39;m certainly not holding my breath.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Mansplainer doesn't understand tampons or periods and is getting dragged to hell for it.

Bronwyn Isaac

At this point, it&#39;s commonly understood that mansplaining is a problem. For those still confused by the term, 'mansplaining' is shorthand for men explaining things women already know, with the assumption they are ignorant. Not all men explaining things are mansplaining, but all mansplainers are men.Now that we have definitions out of the way, I want to present to you one of the most extreme recent examples of mansplaining that exists on the internet: a man attempting to explain periods and tampon usage.In a screengrab to rival all screengrabs, a man on the internet attempted to do some very confusing math about how much women bleed each month (for WHY), how many tampons they use per cycle, and why they should all stop complaining about feminine hygiene costs. BIG YIKES across the board.Look at this fucking dweeb pic.twitter.com/2QFqNuqvZz&mdash; d-Ash-ing through the snow ❄️ (@BoscoTD) March 4, 2019 First of all, it&#39;s the true pinnacle of male ego to explain periods to women on any level. But on top of that, he has a huge fundamental misunderstanding of how periods work in the first place.For starters, he thinks there are only 9 periods a year?! The fact that periods are monthly is pretty common knowledge (or so I thought).9 PERIODS PER YEAR pic.twitter.com/hkVAycI6yW&mdash; O (@itsoliviaaah) March 5, 2019 I’m confused on where he even did the math for this 😂 Like... one a month = 9????&mdash; . (@SarahGonzo18) March 6, 2019 Uhmmm helloooo everyone knows periods go dormant for the winter months🙄😂 pic.twitter.com/FzjrtMSjEG&mdash; San Holo (37%) (@beeeperez) March 6, 2019 If this were true we would have no Libras 😂&mdash; . (@SarahGonzo18) March 6, 2019 underrated tweet&mdash; luka (@devilsdiet) March 6, 2019 Everyone knows Libras are born in the southern hemisphere. pic.twitter.com/CBBkzU5p1u&mdash; π-Nico (@gatosie7e) March 6, 2019  https://t.co/wVwsfr6o54I already did the Idiot Math....and it made me want to cry&mdash; ❄ℜ𝔦𝔠 𝔓𝔢𝔫𝔡𝔯𝔞𝔤𝔬𝔫❄ 🎉🎊30k🥳Subs!!!!🎊🎉 (@RicPendragon) March 6, 2019 Does he think that a period goes on a holiday? Like it’s getting to Christmas, time for a trip to Mexico. Like it’s an employee 😂&mdash; mess personified/Amandabb stan account (@Godlesshoe) March 6, 2019 But on top of that, he only thinks women use 7-10 tampons per cycle. In reality, most women use 3-7 tampons a day, depending on their flow.Ten tampons per cycle? LOL no.&mdash; Jane Casey (@JaneCaseyAuthor) March 6, 2019 The average number is 35ml-45ml. So literally the only thing he got right was how many days are in a week.&mdash; Ava Gates (@avasond) March 5, 2019 https://twitter.com/ermahgerd_hi/status/1103111316393254912https://twitter.com/ermahgerd_hi/status/1103111416754532353https://twitter.com/ermahgerd_hi/status/1103111810989740033The thread full of women wasted no time in breaking down the various ways this man was patently wrong.https://twitter.com/Melzyrose90/status/1102741590005637120https://twitter.com/andersonala45/status/1103226812283449344If y’all can, go down the road of a menstrual cup, they can last more than ten years when treated right, they’re a one time purchase of about £30, and they’re saving the planet! They’re available world wide, and they changed my life (nine day heavy periods are the worst y’all)&mdash; Charlie Wallhead (@CharlieInUtopia) March 6, 2019 Menstrual cups are so great! The only problem is that there are many women around the world who don’t have access to what they need to properly clean it. And using it without disinfecting it can lead to serious illness:( So disposable products can be the best option for them:)&mdash; kaila (@kaila_waddoups) March 6, 2019 Several women said if they had to choose between coffee and tampons, they might as well embrace free bleeding.Coffee or tampons? That&#39;s the choice? Ok, I choose coffee. He&#39;d better hope he doesn&#39;t sit in my seat when I get off the bus 💅&mdash; holly (@artyfuckwit) March 4, 2019  pic.twitter.com/YFbzBhf3Xv&mdash; 🇪🇺🐝 (@saromics) March 5, 2019 This was my literal response. I shook my head, got up, and left the computer, fussed. and came back to it. Lol.&mdash; Kayla Waters24/7 (@KaylaLWatersR5) March 7, 2019 While I hope this man learned his lesson, and will not construct elaborate arguments about menstruation in the future, I&#39;m certainly not holding my breath.