Safe to say feminism is dead if this is one of their top priorities.
Via Newsbusters:
… Last week, Jessica Valenti (Feministing founder, NARAL director and Planned Parenthood heroine) asked via Twitter, “Anyone know a country where tampons are free or somehow subsidized?” The question sparked an obnoxious social media backlash, which, in turn, sparked an obnoxious retort by Valenti in her column for The Guardian: “The case for free tampons.” The liberal media, from Cosmo to TIME, followed suit with the “compelling argument” and “great idea.”
“The high cost of a product that half the population needs multiple times a day, every month for approximately 30 years,” Valenti began in her August 11 piece, “is simply, well, bullshit.” […]
After much backlash (some of which crossed the line), Valenti’s media allies carried on the “free tampon” torch. “Now I cannot for the life of me understand how people could get so worked up about making tampons more affordable,” Jezebel’s Isha Aran lamented. She continued: “For a normal human being that has even the most basic grasp of female anatomy and understands that it’s biology that women menstruate every month or so, it’s not a crazy concept to ponder.”
Similarly, Cosmo’s Jill Filipovic added to the “compelling argument,” advising that “Employers should offer free tampons in the bathroom” to foster a “female-friendly workplace.” Slate’s Amanda Marcotte suggested the same.