In yet another display of the decline and fall of higher education in America, UCLA special little snowflake Zoey Freedman has written a whine fest entitled: “Free tampons would slow flow of gender inequality.”
Her article has gone viral, not just because of the idiocy of the writer, but for the hyper-PC insanity that apologizes for making the assumption that biological reality is really real:
“Editor’s note: This blog post refers to individuals who menstruate as women because the author wanted to highlight gender inequality in health care. We acknowledge that not all individuals who menstruate identify as women and that not all individuals who identify as women menstruate, but feel this generalization is appropriate considering the gendered nature of most health care policies. “
The article proper is so FacePalm inducing that it deserves a fisking.
“To most government officials, feminine hygiene products are a luxury item. But, every day, women are being poisoned by their own bodies because they lack access to even the most essential health products.”
Yet women since time immemorial have been able to avoid self-poisoning despite not getting subsidized hygiene products…
“Meanwhile, most men have no problem getting covered for pills that will help them get a boner.”
Aside from the veracity of that statement, the parallel is a silly one: Menses is normal, while impotence is a medical disorder.
“Although still greatly outnumbered and underpaid compared to their male counterparts, women have made so much progress. Yet inequality still lies in the most basic areas of human well-being. Women are still facing unequal treatment when it comes to health care and are paying out of pocket for necessary female health products, particularly tampons and pads.”
Certainly not outnumbered on college campuses! The wage gap is practically non-existent overall, with younger generations actually have women earning more.
The reason for the different treatment here is due to the fact that men are biologically different from women. Women normally go through menses between puberty and menopause. Men never will.
“It’s about time that the federal government recognizes that even the most basic health care needs to start subsidizing the cost of tampons and pads for women, or covering the cost completely. This is only fair, since health insurance is supposed to cover the major aspects of a person’s health. But more importantly, cutting the cost of these products is a crucial step in normalizing menstruation within society, and it provides women who may not have access to these resources the opportunity to feel clean and comfortable during their period.”
Insurance is meant to cover unexpected medical emergencies and conditions. A woman going through menses is expected. If the author doesn’t know this by the time she gets to college, Oy!
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