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Female Colleague Calls Out This Male Teacher For Keeping A Basket Full Of Tampons And Pads For His Students

Jonas Grinevičius and
Ilona Baliūnaitė
You'd think that in 2021 tampons, pads, and periods wouldn't be seen as taboo topics to discuss and address. Unfortunately, that's still the case in many places. Even in the oh-so-developed world.

Once in a while when browsing the AITA subreddit, you come across some truly decent human beings who make the world a far better place. Redditor Lowthrowaway22 seems to be one of them.

The teacher detailed how he has a basket full of tampons and pads in his classroom for his female students, however, not all of his colleagues were happy with this. Check out the full story, as well as Reddit's reactions to it, below, dear Pandas. Be sure to let us know what your personal thoughts on this are as well.

A male high school teacher shared how a colleague of his called him out for providing tampons and pads to his female students

He keeps the female hygiene products in a basket in the classroom

The 38-year-old explained that he's a father with two daughters, so he has a lot of empathy for his female high school students. He noted that some of his students were having trouble and didn't have tampons and pads when they needed them, so he decided to help them out by providing them himself.

He pays for all the expenses out-of-pocket himself. However, some redditors were so moved by his kindness and thoughtfulness that they wanted to send him some money to help fund his little project. The teacher noted they make a good living and said that they don't have an issue with buying female hygiene products for his students.

He thanked the redditors for their gesture and willingness to pitch in, though. Jane Ussher, a professor of Women's Health Psychology at Western Sydney University, told ABC News that periods have long been associated with "dirt, and disgust, and shame, and some might say fear." According to her, viewing periods this way is misogynistic and it's enrooted in many of the world's major religions which view menstruating women as 'unclean.' "If you talk to young women across a whole range of different cultural groups about their major concern about menstruation, it's concealment.

It's about not knowing you're menstruating-the worst idea being blood been seen, which leads to menstrual shame," Professor Ussher explained about the taboos surrounding periods. This shame, according to her, if left unchecked, can spread to encompass a woman's view about her entire body which can be very damaging.

That's why it's so important to fight back against period shaming.

The vast majority of redditors overwhelmingly supported the teacher Have a read about what they had to say right here

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Share on Facebook Jonas Grinevičius Follow Unfollow Jonas Grinevičius Writer, BoredPanda staff Jonas is a Bored Panda writer who previously worked as a world news journalist elsewhere. After getting his bachelor's degree in Politics and International Relations at the University of Manchester, he returned home and graduated from Vilnius University with a master's degree in Comparative Politics.

Jonas enjoys writing articles ranging from serious topics like politics and social issues to more lighthearted things like art, pop culture, and nature. In his spare time, Jonas writes books and short stories and likes to draw lighthearted illustrations. A huge fan of literature, films, philosophy, and tabletop games, he also has a special place in his heart for anything related to fantasy or science fiction.

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15 15points reply Load More Replies... Hayley Rodgers Hayley Rodgers Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I don't think he NEEDED to ask but wanted to make sure it wasn't somehow an uncomfortable thing for women that he missed.

Like, just clarifying 7 7points reply Michael Violette Michael Violette Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I think when someone that's from a different generation like the older female who was raised that it's not a public matter, the gentleman needed reassurance. What I think needs to happen is more people like him who care about the young women who need these items but can't get them. He has 2 daughters so he knows being a teacher and a father how his female students must feel.

I'm proud he took it upon himself to help his students. This is what a great leader does and an even greater teacher does when thinking about their students. 6 6points reply Deanna Crichley Deanna Crichley Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden.

Click here to view. But he totally dismissed her "like 60".

That's a woman too. -7 -7points reply RaroaRaroa RaroaRaroa Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago He didn't need to.

It's great that he's doing this but the social media story wasn't for his reassurance. Perhaps for education of other, and possibly even wanting to show what a great guy he is. 0 0points reply Mewton’s Third Paw Mewton’s Third Paw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden.

Click here to view. He didn’t have to ask. He knew he wasn’t.

-10 -10points reply Pearl Pearl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It's hard to find teachers who care about their students this much. Buzz off Susan!

70 70points reply Emily Barnes Emily Barnes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I agree 7 7points reply Load More Replies... RaroaRaroa RaroaRaroa Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Susan's of a different generation. Probably never even talked about periods with her own husband.

But as a teacher she should be aware times have changed. Back when I was at school (left in the mid-80s) it was unusual for girls to even have close male friends (not "boyfriends").

It's completely different now and I'm pretty sure teenage boys and girls talk about this stuff among their mates. 5 5points reply Mike Crow Mike Crow Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago When a male does something like this society believes, unfortunately, that it is either weird that a male cares for his female students or that he has ulterior motives. 52 52points reply Susie Elle Susie Elle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago God forbid a man actually tries to be altruistic and tries to help his female students.

Susan is the one with the problem here, as she assumes the male motivation can only be sexual in nature, and not just a guy trying to help out. 40 40points reply Load More Replies...

Vicky Zar Vicky Zar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And that's US culture in a nutshell. Pardon me, I am not trying to be rude.

I'm just blunt. It's something I've noticed for some time now. It's like men are expected to be unfeeling Machos and ridiculed if they show any feeling.

Other countries are quite different. 1 1point reply Load More Comments POST Eric Law Eric Law Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The fact that this guy even had to *ask* whether he was the a***ole is really sad.

77 77points reply Daria Z Daria Z Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This! 15 15points reply Load More Replies...

Hayley Rodgers Hayley Rodgers Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I don't think he NEEDED to ask but wanted to make sure it wasn't somehow an uncomfortable thing for women that he missed. Like, just clarifying 7 7points reply Michael Violette Michael Violette Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I think when someone that's from a different generation like the older female who was raised that it's not a public matter, the gentleman needed reassurance. What I think needs to happen is more people like him who care about the young women who need these items but can't get them.

He has 2 daughters so he knows being a teacher and a father how his female students must feel. I'm proud he took it upon himself to help his students. This is what a great leader does and an even greater teacher does when thinking about their students.

6 6points reply Deanna Crichley Deanna Crichley Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. But he totally dismissed her "like 60".

That's a woman too. -7 -7points reply RaroaRaroa RaroaRaroa Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago He didn't need to.

It's great that he's doing this but the social media story wasn't for his reassurance. Perhaps for education of other, and possibly even wanting to show what a great guy he is.

0 0points reply Mewton’s Third Paw Mewton’s Third Paw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

He didn’t have to ask. He knew he wasn’t.

-10 -10points reply Pearl Pearl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It's hard to find teachers who care about their students this much. Buzz off Susan! 70 70points reply Emily Barnes Emily Barnes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I agree 7 7points reply Load More Replies...

RaroaRaroa RaroaRaroa Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Susan's of a different generation. Probably never even talked about periods with her own husband. But as a teacher she should be aware times have changed.

Back when I was at school (left in the mid-80s) it was unusual for girls to even have close male friends (not "boyfriends"). It's completely different now and I'm pretty sure teenage boys and girls talk about this stuff among their mates.

5 5points reply Mike Crow Mike Crow Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago When a male does something like this society believes, unfortunately, that it is either weird that a male cares for his female students or that he has ulterior motives. 52 52points reply Susie Elle Susie Elle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago God forbid a man actually tries to be altruistic and tries to help his female students. Susan is the one with the problem here, as she assumes the male motivation can only be sexual in nature, and not just a guy trying to help out.

40 40points reply Load More Replies... Vicky Zar Vicky Zar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And that's US culture in a nutshell.

Pardon me, I am not trying to be rude. I'm just blunt.

It's something I've noticed for some time now. It's like men are expected to be unfeeling Machos and ridiculed if they show any feeling. Other countries are quite different.

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