Tim Walz is being hit with the nickname - meant to be horrible - of Tampon Tim. Past the use of the scary word "tampon," I am not sure how this is supposed to be a bad thing.
Here is what it means. Apparently, it means Tim Walz is not an asshole towards women and is, therefore, a "weak" man.
As governor, he required public schools to furnish tampons for women who needed them during menstruation. It is even worse, per MAGA assumptions, that schools must provide them for free.
Women's groups, educators, and school nurses said these were critical since young women aren't always sure when they will have their period. And the absence of tampons causes students to either leave school unexpectedly or to be bullied for getting their period with no solution.
So their "own the libs" point here is that Tim Walz, ex-teacher, works to help students.
I don't see what is wrong with that, but maybe MAGA women do?
Since JD Vance wants a national registry of women's menstruation cycles* if they are of childbearing years, I would think this would appeal to them.
* Technically, JD Vance and 17 Republican State Attorney Generals only want the menstrual information of women who leave the state to make sure they aren't getting an abortion. Really - here is the link. And here is another.
There is also "period poverty". Lower income families can't always afford the volume of feminine hygiene products needed if there are a lot of females in the home, so having them free at school assures those girls have what they need. But MAGA would hate the thought of that too. Free Tampons! Outrageous. The poor just need to pull themselves up by their period underwear...which they most likely can't afford either.
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