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Myanmar military regime widens sanitary towel ban, claiming rebels use them for first aid
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2026
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you know who also drank water? Hitler
Tbh, feminine hygiene products are used to staunch bleeding when nothing else is around.
Clothes can be ripped into rags even just folded up and used.. are they allowing clothes in?
Idk and I'm at work, I said what I said because it's true. I would assume "sanitary napkins" may give one a clue. 🤓
“A sanitary pad wouldn’t stay in place, wouldn’t soak enough blood and wouldn’t keep the area [clean],” she said, blaming the ban on “completely uneducated, misogynistic fools within the military”.
If we're handing out clues.
When you have literally nothing else, you use what you have on hand. If there's a woman around, chances are they might have an emergency pad tucked away somewhere.
Heck back when I was trying to be someone else, I carried a couple pads and tampons in my messenger bag in case a friend needed one. (still do, they're just in a purse)
Take it up with my trainers.
Oh that's what they mean...
I thought they just meant clean towels. Like they were disallowing people to launder their towels.
It's not a good option. Take off your t-shirt and use that before you reach for a maxi-pad.
Source: First aid training.
How? They just sit on top?
...and, why is it bad that your enemies can use first aid?
My guess: cruelty is the point.
Ahhhh yes. Totally won't lead to a public health emergency
Myanmar be cutting off its nose to spite its face.
Elites of imperial vassal states throwing their own citizens under the bus.