SelectiveSanity t1_j8fm0ey wrote on February 13, 2023 at 11:10 PM

Reply to comment by SmackEh in The US government says women’s underwear should cost more than men’s by TheTim

Keep in mind, government officials also thought that tampons were luxury items.

gophergun t1_j8hmfbm wrote on February 14, 2023 at 11:10 AM

That link doesn't actually say who those officials are. I'm guessing it's just them being subject to sales tax in the same way that toilet paper is.

davewhitebarber t1_j8gkgj2 wrote on February 14, 2023 at 3:31 AM

The luxury is being able to throw them away vs washing out a diva cup

Gh0stMan0nThird t1_j8h26a7 wrote on February 14, 2023 at 6:25 AM

I am forever traumatized by those cups because of the time my ex left one in the trash and one of her dogs found it.

I thought it was a yogurt lid or something when I got it away from him.

Uturuncu t1_j8hgzl8 wrote on February 14, 2023 at 9:53 AM

I'm really not sure what you wrested away from your dog, but if it was able to be confused with a yogurt lid it probably wasn't a diva cup.

Diva cups are a full silicone cup, about an inch across and a couple inches deep, and they really shouldn't be going in the trash; they're reusable.

Mine did come with some special 'sample' disposable silicone rings with plastic over them that were one-and-done called menstrual discs which might be what you're thinking of? Their big advantage is not taking up much space in the vagina for mess-free sex during a period.

Gh0stMan0nThird t1_j8hhhxd wrote on February 14, 2023 at 10:00 AM

It was whatever is in the bottom left corner of this picture

https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ut-dms-prod-uthealth-s3-bucket/general/_1200x630_crop_center-center_82_none/Blog_social_menstration_2022-03-11-222519.jpg?mtime=1647037519

crippledjosh t1_j8hi1ki wrote on February 14, 2023 at 10:08 AM

Pretty sure that's a diaphragm, which is a form of contraception.

Gh0stMan0nThird t1_j8hiirg wrote on February 14, 2023 at 10:15 AM

Well it was covered in blood, or at least what the dog left on it :(

I touched it with my hands and held it up to my face to smell it because I had no idea what it was

Uturuncu t1_j8hjflm wrote on February 14, 2023 at 10:28 AM

Not a diaphragm, that absolutely is a menstrual disc. Do not expect them to provide contraception, but they're disposable, low footprint, and apparently comfortable. They unsettle me, I haven't tried them. The menstrual cup is in the bottom right, reusable, but the size makes them uncomfy for some folk.

Edit; Also sorry you had to deal with that. These things really should be less taboo so it's not such a baffling 'what the fuck is this shit?!' surprise when a product ends up somewhere it shouldn't.

Dogs and trashcans I am so familiar with, 'cause a dog I lived with managed to get a tampon string wrapped around her teeth and was choking on it in her throat after she got in the trash.