Bart Simpson once said what is probably one of the greatest quotes of the 21st century - "I will use Google before asking dumb questions." A quote that should probably be fixed at the legislative level in all countries - and then it will help to avoid many scandals and problems.
But so far, unfortunately, there are still many people who have access to social networks, but who, obviously, are banned for life on Google in order to clarify the meaning of a word in just a few clicks. By a strange coincidence, such people usually come up with homophobic, misogynistic or simply overly puritanical comments, embarrassing the entire Internet for ignorance of elementary things.
Want a fresh example? Voila! Here's one from Reddit's r/insanepeoplefacebook community, whose post gained nearly 13.3K upvotes and over 500 various comments. So, recently the official CNN Instagram account broke the news about Kylie DeFrance, a Texas high school teacher who had the noble idea of creating a kind of "menstrual station" in her school where students could take tampons or pads during their periods.
More info: Reddit
The school teacher came up with an idea to build a "menstrual station" for students
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Someone just mistakenly confused tampons with contraceptives and accused the teacher of promoting birth control among minors
Great initiative, isn't it? Of course, but not for the aggressive commenter, who first illustrated the news with some clown emoji, and then explained what exactly they had in mind. It would be better if they hadn't, of course, but nevertheless...
So, this person, apparently confusing tampons with contraceptives, was indignant that the teacher, instead of doing her direct duties of teaching children, was starting to promote birth control among minors.
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When netizens tried to point out their mistake, the commenter reacted quite aggressively
Moreover, when they tried to explain to this outrageous commenter (yes, in approximately the same aggressive way) that they simply mixed up the terms, instead of thanking them for the clarification, they just attacked their opponent, calling them a groomer.
It remains to be hoped that all this is just an example of unsuccessful Internet trolling, and not to believe that at the beginning of the third decade of the 21st century, in one of the most developed countries in the world, people with such a puritanical way of thinking still remain.
Image credits: גביע האלופות (not the actual photo)
People in the comments claimed that in the 21st century sanitary products have to be easily accessible to everyone
By the way, people also spoke about this in the comments to the post on Reddit, stating that in the modern era, issues related to women's health and periods should not be scandalous, but something taken for granted. Well, these products, of course, just have to be easily accessible to everyone who needs it.
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And, for sure, commenters are also surprised that today, when search engines are absolutely accessible, people continue to confuse tampons with contraceptives. However, as a topic starter on Reddit wittily replied, according to that aggressive Instagram commenter, a person who knows what a tampon is should obviously be placed on the FBI watchlist.
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