Megyn Kelly blasts ‘Always’ for calling women ‘bodies with female sex organs’
Feminine hygiene product maker, Always, has been criticized by journalist and television personality, Megyn Kelly, for referring to women as “bodies with female sex organs” in a puberty and confidence guide for parents and carers. Kelly took to Twitter to express her thoughts, stating that the phrase was “dehumanizing” and “misogynistic”. The pamphlets, which are handed out in schools along with “puberty kits” that contain period pads and panty liners, use the term “young people” or “child” instead of “girls” or “daughters”. Always is yet to comment on the controversy surrounding the pamphlet.
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What did Always do wrong?
Always is facing criticism for referring to women as “bodies with female sex organs” in a puberty and confidence guide for parents and carers.
Who criticized Always?
Journalist and television personality, Megyn Kelly, criticized Always for using the term “bodies with female sex organs” to refer to women.
What did Megyn Kelly say?
Megyn Kelly tweeted that Always’ statement was “dehumanizing,” “misogynistic,” and that “we are WOMEN. GIRLS.”
What are the pamphlets for?
The pamphlets are handed out in schools along with “puberty kits” that contain period pads and panty liners. They aim to inform young people about changes during puberty.
Has Always responded to the controversy?
Always is yet to comment on the controversy surrounding the pamphlet.
“Always” brand criticized by Megyn Kelly for referring to women as “bodies with female sex organs”
Megyn Kelly has challenged feminine hygiene company Always over a pamphlet that refers to girls and women as “bodies with female sex organs.” The “Always’ Puberty and Confidence Guide for Parents and Carers” offers advice on puberty, including changing tampons every four to eight hours. Kelly took to Twitter to respond, writing: “Dear Always: we are not ‘bodies with female sex organs’. We are WOMEN. GIRLS… And we are the only ones who get periods and buy products from your pathetic, dehumanizing, and apparently misogynistic brand.” Online users joined Kelly’s call for a boycott of Always.