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A teenage 'meninist' has been sent death threats after telling women to just "control their bladders" in a row over the Tampon tax .

Ryan Williams sparked fury after he shared his questionable views on the female anatomy and feminine hygiene products on social media.

The photography student, who has a girlfriend, believes tampons are a 'luxury item' and said if a woman "cannot hold in her period until she gets to a toilet" then it is her problem, not the taxpayers'.

But the 19-year-old, who says he works at Selfridges on Facebook , has been left baffled after people pointed out maybe he needed to take a lesson in the female anatomy.

Since sharing his controversial views yesterday evening, Ryan's post - in which he calls women campaigning to end 'Tampon Tax' C"cheapskates" - has been shared by 1,965 people and liked by 1,938.

He also seems to be revelling his five minutes of fame after he wrote on Facebook tonight: "For any TV requests, please contact me directly.

"Thanks #SelfControl#StopTheBlob ."

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Ryan, from Canvey Island, Essex, said earlier in the day: "I saw a post about ending tampon tax and I was so annoyed I had to have my say.

"People are saying tampons shouldn't be taxed because they are a necessity but why can't those women just learn to control their bladders?

"If they are going to bleed then they should wait until they get to the toilet. It's all about self-control.

"If you can't control your bladder then that's not the taxpayers' problem. I don't urinate everywhere and expect free nappies.

"If you make tampons free where do you draw the line? They'll be going about petitioning for toilet roll to be free next.

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"I think women who want an end on tampon tax are just cheapskates."

The teen, who studies in Norwich and has been with his girlfriend Clare Kennedy, also 19, for 15 months, even set up a poll to find out how many people would support him.

But Ryan was shocked to find that 87 per cent of those who have responded to the poll think tampons should be free - and only 13 per cent agree women should 'hold their bladders'.

Since sharing his opinions, Ryan has been criticised for his lack of knowledge of the female anatomy and claims he has even received death threats from feminists.

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Ryan, whose favourite quote on Facebook is: "Just found out the world doesn't revolve around me. Shocked & upset" by Marina Diamandis, said: "The tweet has completely blown up and the responses I have had are absolutely stupid.

"I can't believe that 87 per cent of people think tampons should be free - it is ludicrous.

"People have told me that I must have skipped biology lessons but I don't understand how that is relevant. I have even had death threats.

"People are saying it isn't dirty, it's natural but urine and faeces are natural and still dirty. It's utter hypocrisy.

"Some people have started comparing me to Donald Trump but there is absolutely no comparison - to Zac Efron, yes, but not to Donald Trump."

Although he has received a lot of negative responses Ryan is glad he has gone viral because he feels his post will serve as a 'real eye opener'.

The student, who was also an avid Brexit campaigner, feels it has all been worth it for the messages of support he has received from a lot of other men.

Ryan said: "Even with the negative comments and death threats I am glad so many people have shared my tweet.

"I have had a lot of messages from men saying I am right. I think it has been a real eye-opener for them."

The treasury vowed to axe the so-called Tampon Tax in January this year, and by March Parliament accepted an amendment by Paula Sherriff MP for VAT to be abolished on women’s sanitary products.

But following the Brexit vote the amendment is unlikely to be implemented until April 2018.

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More than 300,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling for sanitary items to be exempted from tax and Ms Sherriff has pledged to keep up the pressure until the reform is seen through.

She said: "There is no excuse not to act now, and reform is long overdue - 2017 should be a deadline not an aspiration.

"In the meantime, the Chancellor should guarantee that essential women’s services won’t depend on a tax on essential women’s products."

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