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I’m a worrier. It’s true. Ask any one who knows me. I worry about the most ridiculous things (i.e., do bugs feel pain when I smash them, if I close my eyes in the shower my dead aunt will come back to life, the lamp at the dentist’s office will fall on me, etc.)
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See?
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I take extraordinary precautions sometimes. I’ll go out of my way to avoid a creepy intersection. Walk past my car because I think someone is following me. Pretend to be looking at a book because someone in line is looking at me weird and I don’t want to stand behind them. I even, occasionally carry toilet paper in my purse depending on where I’m going. I write out a will every time I get on a plane. I carry a\’a0list\’a0 of people to call in case something happens to me behind my license. It’s true, I’m a little nuts. But how far am I willing to go?
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Yesterday I came across an article about female defense against rape. I’m a young female who’s often wandering around the city by myself, so this article spoke to me. At first, the “product” they were talking about intrigued me: “A tampon knife.” Awesome. I’ll carry it in my bag, it’ll blend in and if an attacker grabs me, I can whip out the Playtex Weapon of Doom and stab him in the eye! After completing the article, I had to stand back for a few seconds and really think about this. The Playtex Doomsicle doesn’t go in your bag. No no. It goes in your Va-jay-jay!
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“This product is only an idea at the moment. But essentially it’s a way for women to protect themselves against sexual assault. It’s similar to a tampon in that the user inserts it into her vagina, but it has a sharp pin on one end, which has a penetrating effect on a perpatrator’s penis in the even of a rape.”
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This of course, will not hurt the woman.
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Am I worried enough to walk around with a Playtex Doomsicle chilling between my legs? Um…I’m gonna go with no. The concept is a good one. But I just can’t see women keeping one in at all times in the event someone will attack. What if a woman goes on a date, things get a bit steamy and she forgets to take it out?! Yikes!
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omg. This is ridic! Wouldn’t it be realllyy bad for you to keep a tampon in at all times??? Good concept, but probably not the best idea!
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OMG – I love it. This is hysterical. I very rarely laugh out loud, I just did!
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I’d be afraid it would poke me by accident.
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(I just got an error that said “You are posting comments too quickly. Slow down.” LOL)
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Sobe –
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You’re on a commenting spree! I can’t help but crack up over this thing. It looks fierce, but come on. Seriously? This will never be made will it? Haha!
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Susie –
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This would only add to my worries. What if it pokes me? Am I getting some type of toxic syndrome from it being in there? What if it falls out? Will I step on it and hurt my foot?!
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Oh my good lord. hahahah so ridiculous.
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That is absolutely insane!
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Holy Scary-Ass Tampon Batman!
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That is… wow. What can I say? It’s seriously redonkulous. I laughed out loud!
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I can see where they were going with the concept, but wearing a tampon every single time you leave house is not practical. Though, maybe if you knew you were going to sketchy part of town you could slip it in.. But, really?
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I dunno. The whole idea just weirds me out.
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Haha, this is great.
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I have to comment like mad, you blog like eight times a day!
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“What if a woman goes on a date, things get a bit steamy and she forgets to take it out?! Yikes!”
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rule number one for all girls everywhere: don’t wear your “NO RAPE” tampon on dates. that’s just a trip to the hospital and a “well, i’ll never see THAT boy again” waiting to happen.
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So, a woman is being raped and then she has a bloody penis inside her to top it all off.
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Nice.
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Sobe -
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I have nothing else better to do but blog now that school is over with haha!
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And ew to the bloody penis. Ick.
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