Mansplainer doesn't understand tampons or periods and is getting dragged to hell for it.

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At this point, it's commonly understood that mansplaining is a problem. For those still confused by the term, "mansplaining" is shorthand for men explaining things women already know, with the assumption they are ignorant. Not all men explaining things are mansplaining, but all mansplainers are men.

Now that we have definitions out of the way, I want to present to you one of the most extreme recent examples of mansplaining that exists on the internet: a man attempting to explain periods and tampon usage.

In a screengrab to rival all screengrabs, a man on the internet attempted to do some very confusing math about how much women bleed each month (for WHY), how many tampons they use per cycle, and why they should all stop complaining about feminine hygiene costs. BIG YIKES across the board.

Look at this fucking dweeb pic.twitter.com/2QFqNuqvZz

— ash (@aisghair) March 4, 2019

First of all, it's the true pinnacle of male ego to explain periods to women on any level. But on top of that, he has a huge fundamental misunderstanding of how periods work in the first place.

For starters, he thinks there are only 9 periods a year?! The fact that periods are monthly is pretty common knowledge (or so I thought).

9 PERIODS PER YEAR pic.twitter.com/hkVAycI6yW

— O (@itsoliviaaah) March 5, 2019

I’m confused on where he even did the math for this 😂 Like... one a month = 9????

— Gecko Dad 🦎 (@SarahGonzo18) March 6, 2019

Uhmmm helloooo everyone knows periods go dormant for the winter months🙄😂 pic.twitter.com/FzjrtMSjEG

— San Holo (@beeeperez) March 6, 2019

If this were true we would have no Libras 😂

— Gecko Dad 🦎 (@SarahGonzo18) March 6, 2019

Everyone knows Libras are born in the southern hemisphere. pic.twitter.com/CBBkzU5p1u

— π-Nico (@gatosie7e) March 6, 2019

Wait....I think I solved it....does this guy think....women only have periods 9 months of a year....because that's how long pregnancy lasts?

— Ric Pendragon χ (@RicPendragon) March 5, 2019

Does he think that a period goes on a holiday? Like it’s getting to Christmas, time for a trip to Mexico. Like it’s an employee 😂

— truly a mess (@GeoduckErection) March 6, 2019

But on top of that, he only thinks women use 7-10 tampons per cycle. In reality, most women use 3-7 tampons a day, depending on their flow.

Ten tampons per cycle? LOL no.

— Jane Casey (@JaneCaseyAuthor) March 6, 2019

The average number is 35ml-45ml. So literally the only thing he got right was how many days are in a week.

— ˗ˏˋ 𝕒𝕧𝕒 ˎˊ˗ (@avasond) March 5, 2019

The thread full of women wasted no time in breaking down the various ways this man was patently wrong.

Plus I’m rarely buying in bulk because most women have a specific brand and that doesn’t always come in bulk plus you have to get more than one size or a mixed box. A lot of women use pads and tampons depending on the day or time of day plus there are different kinds of pads too

— Alayna 🙄 (@andersonala45) March 6, 2019

If y’all can, go down the road of a menstrual cup, they can last more than ten years when treated right, they’re a one time purchase of about £30, and they’re saving the planet! They’re available world wide, and they changed my life (nine day heavy periods are the worst y’all)

— Charlie Wallhead (@CharlieInUtopia) March 6, 2019

Several women said if they had to choose between coffee and tampons, they might as well embrace free bleeding.

Coffee or tampons? That's the choice? Ok, I choose coffee. He'd better hope he doesn't sit in my seat when I get off the bus 💅

— Holly Lloyd (@artyfuckwit) March 4, 2019

This was my literal response. I shook my head, got up, and left the computer, fussed. and came back to it. Lol.

— Kayla Waters24/7 (@KaylaLWatersR5) March 7, 2019

While I hope this man learned his lesson, and will not construct elaborate arguments about menstruation in the future, I'm certainly not holding my breath.

This article was originally published by our partners at someecards and was written by Bronwyn Isacc.

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