Lousy food, low pay ... lawmakers testify (gripe) about working on Capitol Hill

Cephus · Mar 9, 2016

Slyfox696 said:
So you're okay with being told to bring your own backpack every where you go on a job where you have to be very mobile, just to ensure you'd have toilet paper?

If I honestly thought I might need it, yes. But then again, DWS is being a moron. It isn't like the period fairy just shows up at random, she ought to know when she might need such things and I would expect her to be prepared.

Why do you keep mentioning free? I've never once taken a position on price, only availability. Though, just to clarify, asking why toilet paper is free and tampons are not is a valid question.

Because everyone needs toilet paper every day. Tampons are something that only women need, and only during a couple of days a month. Toilet paper fulfills a basic function for everyone using a bathroom, just like paper towels or a hand dryer does. You don't see them stocking kleenex in the bathroom, just in case someone needs it, do you?

reinoe · Mar 9, 2016

Cephus said:
If I honestly thought I might need it, yes. But then again, DWS is being a moron. It isn't like the period fairy just shows up at random, she ought to know when she might need such things and I would expect her to be prepared.

Because everyone needs toilet paper every day. Tampons are something that only women need, and only during a couple of days a month. Toilet paper fulfills a basic function for everyone using a bathroom, just like paper towels or a hand dryer does. You don't see them stocking kleenex in the bathroom, just in case someone needs it, do you?

Actually a lot of places stock Kleenex (or some other similar product) in the bathrooms. But that doesn't take away from your point. Just a interesting comment.

Cephus · Mar 9, 2016

reinoe said:
Actually a lot of places stock Kleenex (or some other similar product) in the bathrooms. But that doesn't take away from your point. Just a interesting comment.

That may be true, I have simply never seen it in all of my years. But as you said, it doesn't actually change anything. I'm sure there are bathrooms out there that give away tampons too, if you look hard enough.

Μολὼν λαβέ · Mar 9, 2016

Slyfox696 said:
So because it's not applicable in your small world, it's not applicable anywhere else? Do you realize how silly that sounds?

Apparently the small world is where you live. All women adapted to this issue eons ago except Debbis Wasserman Schultz, and you, the defender of one.

That's not silly, it laughable. No, its ridiculous. But keep defending the indefensible to prove a failed point. I'm sure DWS appreciates the obsessive, compulsive support.

She is your audience of one.

Slyfox696 · Mar 9, 2016

jmotivator said:
It is indeed moving the goal posts because your statement about carrying a backpack everywhere I go is not what DWS is complaining about.

No one said it was. I've literally provided the reason I posted that TWICE now. I can't tell if you are not smart enough to understand the very simple idea or you're not being honest about understanding it. Either way, I'm starting to see how pointless it is to continue with you on this subject.

I'll give you one more chance. I'll break it down as simply as possible.

A) There are no tampons
B) You say to carry a purse everywhere she goes, in case she needs one in an emergency
C) If the situations were reversed, and there was no toilet paper, would you accept a response of "carry a bag everywhere you go, just in case"?

It's really really simple. It's not moving goalposts at all, it's pointing out the absurdity of your "solution".

Sooo... I say that the congresswoman is complaining about the lack of tampons at the workplace and you think that means I didn't read and you provided statements in which... the congresswoman complains about lack of tampons at the workplace... :roll:

For God's sake, I even BOLDED the relevant point. It's not just about the congresswoman. Seriously, just read. One time. That's all I ask.

Again, you miss the point.

No, I really don't. And coming from you, that's hilarious.

It is a joke that you SJWs won't get.

Thinking that the tampon dispensers should be kept in regular stock makes someone a SJW? Do you even think about how absurd these things sound before you post them?

Because she made the argument. How is this so hard for you to understand?

She made it on behalf of many women (if you had read the article any of the numerous times I've reposted it, you'd know this), because (get this, it'll blow your mind)...that was the ENTIRE point of the meeting. To discuss the budget for the Capitol and what needs to be taken care of. My goodness, some people in this world simply refuse to read or understand anything.

I can clearly see this conversation with you is pointless. I'll just chalk up your inability to understand anything in this discussion to blind partisanship based on who the congresswoman was. It's really the only way anything you're saying makes sense at this point.

reinoe said:
Did you just refer to something that every other woman on the planet is doing as "a small world"?

No, I didn't actually. Try it again.

There are certainly arguments being presented that are silly and all of them are coming from you.

You don't even know what I'm saying. Do you realize how hilarious it is for you to call someone's arguments silly when you don't even take the time to understand them?

Cephus said:
If I honestly thought I might need it, yes.

So you're saying you would carry a backpack around all day at work for a year, and not once say a word (even at a budget meeting) about possibly getting the toilet paper dispensers restocked?

I certainly don't understand this mentality. If it were me, I'd just ask someone to do their damn job and replenish the toiletries. Apparently, not everyone is as brave as I am, I guess.

But then again, DWS is being a moron.

How is she being a moron by using this meeting, which is designed for this very thing, to mention things for which this meeting was designed?

The only thing moronic here is the fact people see the name and assume stupidity. Lord knows I do the same when I see her face/name. But this is one of those times where she's not being stupid. Once people get over who it is, I think they'll be able to see that.

It isn't like the period fairy just shows up at random,

There are a lot of factors which determine when a woman bleeds, especially if it is irregular. Even a quick Google search will tell you that.

Because everyone needs toilet paper every day.

No, they don't. I've known several people who don't need it every day. There's also already been one poster in this thread who has said he doesn't go in public. This argument is false.

Tampons are something that only women need

Bingo.

and only during a couple of days a month.

But everyone's cycle may be different, so it's every bit as likely that one is needed every day by someone as it is toilet paper is needed every day by someone.

See the point?

Toilet paper fulfills a basic function

And is no more necessary than a tampon (or pad) for a woman on her period.

Cephus · Mar 9, 2016

Slyfox696 said:
So you're saying you would carry a backpack around all day at work for a year, and not once say a word (even at a budget meeting) about possibly getting the toilet paper dispensers restocked?

Nobody needs to carry a backpack. A tampon is small enough to fit in your pocket. You can easily put a box of them in your desk or in your briefcase. Stop being ridiculous.

I certainly don't understand this mentality. If it were me, I'd just ask someone to do their damn job and replenish the toiletries. Apparently, not everyone is as brave as I am, I guess.

Or as entitlement-happy.

No, they don't. I've known several people who don't need it every day. There's also already been one poster in this thread who has said he doesn't go in public. This argument is false.

Everyone needs it every day. Of course, I didn't say "in public", you just assumed that. If you don't go to the bathroom every day, you're going to explode.

Bingo.

No, not bingo. It's something that only a portion of the population needs at any given time. At most, one half of the population will ever need them. We can assume that no more than one quarter of all women might need them at any given time (four weeks in a month). Therefore, only 0.125% of the population may be in need at any time. Compare that to 100% of people who need toilet paper every single day.

But everyone's cycle may be different, so it's every bit as likely that one is needed every day by someone as it is toilet paper is needed every day by someone.

No, one person is not the same as every person. 0.125% of people is not the same as 100% of people. I would no more expect them to provide kleenex for free, just in case someone might possibly need it, than I would to provide tampons. Besides, women can predict with reasonable accuracy when they might need tampons and bring them from home. It's a bit less easy to predict when you might have to blow your nose. It's not at all easy to predict when you might have to take a dump.

But I suppose you won't be able to get that through your head.

tres borrachos · Mar 10, 2016

I'm a female, and I used to have an extra tampon in my purse all the time. When OB tampons came out, I was excited because they were about half the size of the Playtex tampons. It was called "no big ****ing deal".

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is an embarrassment to females.

fmw · Mar 11, 2016

Is there some reason the members of congress can't replace the chef, if they don't like the food? I understand complaining about things over which one has no control. But complaining about something one does control should be an embarrassment.

reinoe · Mar 11, 2016

fmw said:
Is there some reason the members of congress can't replace the chef, if they don't like the food? I understand complaining about things over which one has no control. But complaining about something one does control should be an embarrassment.

This is the same Debbie Wasserman Schultz who has been blatantly cheating during the primary process on behalf of Hillary Clinton. She has no shame and she has no honor. Of course she's not embarrassed.

fmw · Mar 11, 2016

reinoe said:
This is the same Debbie Wasserman Schultz who has been blatantly cheating during the primary process on behalf of Hillary Clinton. She has no shame and she has no honor. Of course she's not embarrassed.

She is all politics all the time. I can't help but wonder if there is any happiness in her at all.

Slyfox696 · Mar 11, 2016

Μολὼν λαβέ;1065643112 said:
Apparently the small world is where you live. All women adapted to this issue eons ago except Debbis Wasserman Schultz, and you, the defender of one.

It's obvious when people don't bother reading. Just out of curiosity, does it really not bother you to post things which are provably false, if only you had taken the time to read?

Cephus said:
Nobody needs to carry a backpack. A tampon is small enough to fit in your pocket. You can easily put a box of them in your desk or in your briefcase. Stop being ridiculous.

I'm not being ridiculous, you're not paying attention to the point.

In response to the idea that the dispensers were empty and the store unstocked, someone said, "just wear a purse everywhere". My point is that no one would tell you "just wear a backpack everywhere" if the toilet paper dispensers were empty for a year.

It's really not a hard position to understand, despite the failings of some in this thread to do so.

Or as entitlement-happy.

Asking that toilet paper dispensers have toilet paper (or tampon dispensers have tampons) is now "entitlement-happy"? Are you serious? Do some of you not even realize how utterly absurd some of these comments are?

Everyone needs it every day.

No, they don't. I know people who don't use toilet paper every day because they don't defecate every day. You are wrong.

Of course, I didn't say "in public", you just assumed that.

No...I'm saying one poster already said he doesn't use toilet paper in public everyday, thus showing that, from an individual standpoint, toilet paper isn't used every day, just like you're trying to claim one woman doesn't need a tampon every day.

If you don't go to the bathroom every day, you're going to explode.

No, you don't. Perhaps you ought not be engaged in a discussion regarding the body if you don't understand how it works.

No, not bingo.

Absolutely bingo. Because men don't need tampons, it's seen as less of a necessity. And that's just stupid.

It's something that only a portion of the population needs at any given time.

As is toilet paper. As I've proven. :shrug:

At most, one half of the population will ever need them.

So only 160,000,000 women will ever need them? Oh, then what's the problem? :roll:

We can assume that no more than one quarter of all women might need them at any given time (four weeks in a month).

Oh, so just 80,000,000 will ever need them. Why bother producing them at all?

Do you really not see the absurdity of what you're saying?

Therefore, only 0.125% of the population may be in need at any time.

You did math terribly. The number you are looking for is 12.5%, not .125%.

Compare that to 100% of people who need toilet paper every single day.

100% of people don't need toilet paper every day. However, what you are trying to say is that 100% of days, toilet paper is likely to be used. And I agree with you. And, using that same logic, 100% of days, a tampon is likely to be needed.

So there's really no difference. Which is the point.

No, one person is not the same as every person. 0.125% of people is not the same as 100% of people.

Again with the inaccurate math. To be clear, I'm not using your math against you, more like joking with you about it. But you did do your math very wrong.

Let's pretend we're talking about 100 people. Half are female (50). According to your scenario, only 25% of those 50 need tampons. That would give us 12.5 women. Not .125 women.

Make sense?

I would no more expect them to provide kleenex for free

You can use paper towels or toilet paper as a Kleenex substitute. You can't really do the same for tampons.

Besides, women can predict with reasonable accuracy when they might need tampons and bring them from home.

Not always. As I'm sure you're aware, women can have irregular cycles (for various reasons) and various medications (especially BC) can affect their cycles also, especially at the beginning.

It's not at all easy to predict when you might have to take a dump.

My toilet would disagree with you.

But I suppose you won't be able to get that through your head.

Says the person who is claiming the body will explode if it doesn't defecate every day. :roll:

NonoBadDog · Mar 11, 2016

I say FREE THE TAMPONS!!! We have aright to free tampons whenever and wherever we want.

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ajn678 · Mar 12, 2016

Why doesn't she prepare for it like the majority of non political women out there? This women literally has aides that she can boss around all day that can do it for her if she is too busy. Our country has more important things to worry about than if DWS can get her tampons from a machine at work or a box from the store. I would think that a woman that wants complete control over her body would be able to take care of it and not rely on other people to provide the tools for her to do so.

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