There were plenty of signs worth seeing at the Women’s March on Washington Saturday, by far too many to cover them all here. This one, though, was a little puzzling.
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/822910976622264320
Those replacement blades are pricey, believe us.
Wait a minute–do women get free razors? https://t.co/iLVa1DZxax
— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) January 21, 2017
There's a government program for free razors? Why didn't someone tell me!
— BDiddy (@VolbeckWasRight) January 21, 2017
Maybe … and this is a guess … the sign is a reference to the “tampon justice” movement, which in part demands the repeal of any tax on women’s hygiene products. Yes, President Obama was alerted to the problem during one of his YouTube interviews, but it appears he skipped out of office before doing much about it.
In a move so brash it hasn’t been seen since the Boston Tea Party, women at Saturday’s march decided they weren’t going to take it anymore, and wrote their messages to the government and the world on maxi pads and posted them in D.C., making New York City’s “Subway Therapy” Post-it installation look so very 2016.
https://twitter.com/colleenhagerty/status/822864562923929601
Let’s see … Bleed Proud, No Pussy No Power, Proud to be a Nasty Woman … it would be criminal if Washington didn’t follow New York’s lead and archive and preserve this spontaneous art installation.
I'd never want to be associated with these marches in any way.
— Saved By The Blood (@vonzion) January 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/Laughalot62/status/822869600148680704
@SarahKSilverman Some poor janitor is going to have to scrape all those off.
— Dean (@meandean1980) January 21, 2017
LOL
Thank you #WomensMarch for willfully embarrassing yourselves.
— Say "America, 2016" (@SideSliceFoots) January 21, 2017
Disgusting dramatic behavior is not an effective form of persuasion. Not surprised by this, though. Emotional children.
— SuzSnarknado ⚓️ (@ZannSuz) January 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/derpbeard/status/822873081651658752
https://twitter.com/CarlSpakler2/status/822927494668029954
https://twitter.com/MEGATRON_BWC/status/822928478869692416
https://twitter.com/glitteramsay/status/822881732168974337
That’s a good point; last spring, Rep. Grace Meng asked Secretary of State John Kerry to examine foreign aid programs to determine if funding could be found to provide badly needed feminine hygiene products.
Seeing as John Kerry attended the march in Washington, maybe he could be the one to peel off those pads and ship them overseas. It looks like he has some free time.
John Kerry spent his first day as a private citizen after 34 years at the #WomensMarch. pic.twitter.com/qC19Uy9kfg
— marv (@mrvndn) January 21, 2017
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 8, 2016
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