YESTERDAY, THERE WERE photos popping up everywhere of people on Twitter holding tampons up for the camera – and it’s still going today.
It was all part of the #JustATampon campaign that’s been launched in the UK to break the stigma around periods – and get people talking about them.
Channel 4′s Jon Snow was one of the first celebrities to get on board with it. Problem was, he had a few people disagree with the idea that tampons shouldn’t be taxed. One of the responses has gone viral today – and it’s easy to see why:
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Bruce Everiss – the man behind the idea of the male-only trouser tax – works in the gaming industry and outlined his views in more detail on his blog:
The blog post doesn’t mention trousers once, which was surprising to many.
But now, all people can do is tweet about trousers
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And come up with plans on how to use it in the future
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But there were plenty who just had to point out how ridiculous the whole idea is
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Most people who saw it though have just resorted to tweeting the word itself – in all its glory
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And that’s how not to win an argument on the internet.
Trousers.
