Ha ha, it's funny cause it's true. Even though Playtex markets other products exactly that way.



I personally hope to become part of the diva cup master race, but I'm still finding them a li'l tricky.

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I've managed to insert them OK, but I still find them uncomfortable (so I'm probably not doing it right). And even though it's supposed to be a ~clean removal~, I definitely haven't figured that part out. My bathroom looks like a murder scene afterward, lol.

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This is me. I bought my cup ages ago and have only managed to get it in once.

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just start with instead.

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I find it tricky every single time I use it, but I still love it. It's just an annoying bitch to get in and rotate it correctly. I think maybe because my arms are too short or something? IDK



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The suction is weird to me. I feel like my insides are going to fall out if i pull without releasing the suction.... semi-irrational fear.

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I still remember when she was just popping up on Broad City as that one trainer. I'm so glad she's getting the career she deserves. She's SO goddamn funny. I hope someone gives her her own show.

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I'm truly sick and tired of all pads and tampons, I need to try a diva cup--but at the same time I'm waiting for my IUD to help get rid of my period in general, almost past the half a year mark so all my side effects should be tapering off and my period should get lighter like last time.

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https://www.intimina.com/blog/cup-and-iud/



I hope your IUD gets rid of your period tho. I went on an Over-35 type of birth control pill and while it has higher risk of failure, I get no period-- so I'm happy. I'm not too worried about the 1% failure rate tho, that mostly occurs because the pill isn't taken at the exact same time everyday. And that is one thing I'm great at. There are some things to consider when using an IUD and the cup, mostly about the IUD strings and removal of the cup.I hope your IUD gets rid of your period tho. I went on an Over-35 type of birth control pill and while it has higher risk of failure, I get no period-- so I'm happy. I'm not too worried about the 1% failure rate tho, that mostly occurs because the pill isn't taken at the exact same time everyday. And that is one thing I'm great at.

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Lol @ these companies trying to rebrand themselves

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I just hope we're over the days of showing how well pads absorb blue liquid.

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Can still remember shock and outrage of some company using RED liquid.

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That was cute.



I really like the spoof MAD MAX Protector ad. That gets me.

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I've always wanted a tampon or pad commercial that just has a woman curled up on the couch in sweats and like, eating a cheeseburger or a bunch of chocolate while clutching a heating pad. At least that would be more realistic.

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I feel like they DO that kind of thing but only to have a phony ~female empowerment~ montage of the ladies KICKING THE ASS of period symptoms.



DOES YOUR PERIOD KEEP YOU SIDELINED?! GET TAMPAX AND. KICK. YOUR. PERIOD'S. BUTT.

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omg yes. But it's like, I'm still going to have cramps and exhaustion no matter how good my tampon is. They should have a woman in her office who's like, hunched over her desk just trying to make it to 5pm.

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Tagline: It may feel like a tiny dinosaur is chewing out your insides, but at least you won't bleed on your clothes.



I WOULD BUY IT.

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Never paid much attention to the nonsense of these commercials, and ever since using a cup I definitely feel like they're decades behind in their marketing.

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Between the Diva Cup and how my birth control has made my period so exact, it's not ANYWHERE near as bad as it used to be. I get cramps the first day but after that sometimes I forgot I'm on it through the day.

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IKR? My body seems to appreciate a cup much more as well, and because - unless it's a real heavy month - I can be on a cup for 12 hours it's easy to forget.

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Jelly af tbh :(

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That auto-eject looks amazing tho

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Don´t watch tv and always use adblocker. Never have to see these stupid ads

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So is this why I couldn’t find any non-sport tampons recently? They’re rebranding them as “simply”? Ugh.

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The anti regular tampon ads are so OTT like my period is like any other day of my life except I wear a tampon. In fact it’s almost better because I have a tampon up there so unlike the rest of the month I don’t get any discharge on my undies/have to wear a liner

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You are living a blessed life.



As someone with horrible periods I think there isn't enough anti period ad discourse

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WHAT IN THE ABSOLUTE FUCK I DID NOT REALIZE ROSA DIDN'T REALLY SOUND LIKE THAT???!!!! I honestly hadn't realized I'd never seen her interviewed as herself. She's really even kind of unrecognizable because her face is so much softer and more expressive.



Lmaooooo damn you got me fucked up for today.

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It's honestly hilarious even just going back and rewatching from the first season because her voice was higher back then too. She was still lowering it for the character, but nowhere near as far as she does in the later seasons.

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I love Darcy so much and I wanted more of her in Barry tbh.

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