Tampax Slammed With #BoycottTampax After 'Grotesque' Tampon Tweet Disrespecting Women And Girls
Feminine product company Tampax has come under fire after sharing a tweet that some have deemed inappropriate and disrespectful toward females.
The bio on the official Twitter page of the Proctor & Gamble-owned company reads, "Tampax is committed to making period conversation as normal as periods so we all can feel educated, empowered, and limitless every day of the month."
However, the tweet shared on Monday went viral after seeming to cross the line when it comes to conversations about menstruation. "You're in their DMs. We're in them. We are not the same," the tweet read.
By Tuesday, #BoycottTampax became a trending topic on Twitter with people accusing the company of using the tasteless joke to sexualize the women and girls who use the feminine product.
Some also took issue with the company's choice of pronouns in the tweet and its decision to collaborate with people from the trans community to promote its sanitary products.
"When your tampon company grossly brags to other men about being IN you, it's time to find another provider. #BoycottTampax," one user wrote.
I have to agree. It's grotesque. @Tampax you clearly hate and scorn women. #BoycottTampax https://t.co/ootX4RGjSX
— Concreteisland KPSS (@Concreteisland2) November 22, 2022
A disgusting tweet that could only be written by a perverted man. Many girls start menstruating before 12 years of age. There is nothing sexy about tampons. This was creepy and rapey AF. #BoycottTampax https://t.co/Tn439f7NPe pic.twitter.com/BU3ZuZsEXX
— ConnectALLtheDots ...🟣⚪️🟢... (@thedotconnectr) November 22, 2022
#BoycottTampax
— TerfnUSA (@TerfnUSA) November 22, 2022
Have fun sexualizing menstruation and platforming agp men. I hope this marketing strategy is very lucrative for you. Good riddance. https://t.co/Dny58aan7V
Utterly vile. And don’t gaslight women by pretending this is anything other than the inappropriate, sexualised, smutty insinuation we know that it is. #BoycottTampax https://t.co/v4NeEf1rWM
— CallSignCharlie 💟 (@StopTheWorld01) November 22, 2022
Tampax doubling down on completely disrespecting women and girls#BoycottTampax https://t.co/YpndBjD8cM
— SimmyMc (@mc_simmy) November 22, 2022
I’m sure all of the 12 year old girls just starting their period find this @Tampax tweet super cute and comfortable 😒🥴 Wtf is wrong with these creeps? #BoycottTampax https://t.co/Wtzo0l6zMY
— Dr. Jeremiah Emmanuel (@DocJeremmanuel) November 22, 2022
Stop this, how dare you sexualise period products. #BoycottTampax@Tampax#NoThankYou https://t.co/65VcnsRFN8
— France 💚🤍💜 (@FrancesW05) November 22, 2022
One user noted that there were more important reasons to boycott Tampax aside from the inappropriate joke.
"Imagine deciding to #BoycottTampax, not because they are owned by P&G who test on animals, exploit workers and trash the environment, but because the person running their social media made a joke, priorities," the user tweeted.
In the last 24 hours, the tweet has received over 329,000 likes and 66,000 retweets.

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