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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:03.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Menstruation. Your Period. Aunt Flo.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.15,0:00:05.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Women’s Trouble. That Time of The Month.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.33,0:00:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coming Into Womanhood. The Crimson Wave. \NThe Red Badge of Courage.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.39,0:00:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Flying Your Colors. The Invasion of the Red Army.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.24,0:00:15.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Riding the Cotton Pony. Full Stop.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.50,0:00:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a feeling I may have lost the\Nmale demographic already…
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.67,0:00:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For something so little discussed,\Nit has so many names.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.39,0:00:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Menstruation has long been taboo across many\Ncultures,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.98,0:00:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with women’s cycles regarded
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.63,0:00:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as everything from inconvenient to unclean.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.02,0:00:32.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the creation and evolution\N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.38,0:00:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of various\Nfeminine hygiene products
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.54,0:00:38.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a term which itself frames women\Nas being in need of sanitation,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.51,0:00:40.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the big red taboo remains,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.45,0:00:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only now with brightly colored packaging
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.78,0:00:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and laughably unrealistic advertisements
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.28,0:00:47.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of blissfully happy menstruating women.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.97,0:00:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the introduction\Nof tampons in the 1930s
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.22,0:00:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a new level of freedom was afforded\Nto menstruating women everywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.96,0:00:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or so they were told
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.92,0:00:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Underneath the sanitized imagery\N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.76,0:01:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of these apparently revolutionary devices
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.76,0:01:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,remains the inter-related\Nand oft-neglected question:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.95,0:01:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are tampons vegan?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.31,0:01:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And are they even safe?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.43,0:01:14.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi it’s Emily from Bite Size Vegan
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.43,0:01:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and welcome to another vegan nugget.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.41,0:01:18.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I started researching\Nfor this topic,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.53,0:01:20.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I figured it would be \Na relatively simple video
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.43,0:01:21.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to throw together.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.65,0:01:22.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Twenty plus hours later,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.91,0:01:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found myself deep in a \NUS patent document from 1997,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.50,0:01:30.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tracing down various horrific\Ntampon safety experiments from the 1980s.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.100,0:01:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Starting with\Nthe obligatory Google search,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.32,0:01:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found a lot of people asking \Nabout the vegan status of tampons,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.09,0:01:40.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but only uncertainty\Nand vague supposition in response.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.65,0:01:43.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Certainly they couldn’t\Nbe tested on animals.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.03,0:01:45.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, how would that even work?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.22,0:01:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I dug further into the legal history \Nof tampon regulation and litigation,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.28,0:01:54.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that this video needed to\Nencompass more than a simple yes or no.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.05,0:01:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today we’ll be looking at three\Ninter-connected aspects of the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.06,0:02:00.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tampon issue: women’s health,\Nanimal testing, and environmental
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.86,0:02:04.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,impact, though this topic bleeds\Ninto many other areas as well...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.55,0:02:06.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,couldn't help myself...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.69,0:02:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including important women's\Nrights issues.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.18,0:02:11.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’ll spend a good bit of time\Non the health aspect
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.70,0:02:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it lays the groundwork\Nfor both the animal testing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.77,0:02:16.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and environmental impact aspects,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.79,0:02:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is incredibly vital information\Nfor women and girls to have.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.50,0:02:24.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can find chapter markers\Nfor navigation in the video description.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.70,0:02:28.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will have a list of resources,\Nalong with citations to everything I state,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.20,0:02:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,available on the blog post for this video\Nif you want to delve deeper.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.96,0:02:35.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a rich and complex subject\Nthat one could spend a week
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.87,0:02:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every month investigating\Nand still have more to learn.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.51,0:02:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moving on…
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.96,0:02:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Feminine hygiene products are marketed as\Nsynonymous with feminine health.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.88,0:02:48.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But are they, and tampons in particular,\Nreally in a woman’s best interest?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.98,0:02:53.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it comes to the health impact\Nof tampons there are three main variables:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.03,0:02:56.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ingredients, the absorbency level,\Nand the bleaching process.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.74,0:03:00.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each of these relates\Nto two main health concerns:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.11,0:03:02.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Toxic Shock Syndrome \Nand dioxin exposure.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.58,0:03:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To address each of these,\Nwe need a brief history
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.26,0:03:07.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the little cotton rockets.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.42,0:03:11.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Things have come a long way since \Nthe belted-on cotton rag contraptions of old,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.65,0:03:14.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but really, tampons aren’t as new\Nas you may think.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.17,0:03:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Introduced commercially\Nin Europe in the 1930s,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.86,0:03:21.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they didn’t reach wide acceptance in the\NUnited States until around 1974,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.61,0:03:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,due to puritanical concerns\Nthat they threatened
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.02,0:03:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the integrity of a woman’s virginity. \N
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.98,0:03:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1974, Procter and Gable
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.28,0:03:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,released the Rely brand tampon\Nand American women joined
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.03,0:03:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their European counterparts\Nin revolutionizing that time of the month.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.33,0:03:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because what woman doesn’t want\N“an assurance of daintiness [she’s] never known before”
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.30,0:03:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while doubled over in pain as her uterus\Nplays out its personal Armageddon?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.75,0:03:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As early as 1975, anecdotal evidence arose\Nconnecting Toxic Shock Syndrome
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.20,0:03:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tampon use.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.36,0:03:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Toxic Shock Syndrome, or TSS, is a rare\Nbut potentially fatal medical condition
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.04,0:03:59.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,caused by toxins produced\Nby a bacterium and characterized
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.86,0:04:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by fever, headache, nausea\Nand vomiting, diarrhea, confusion,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.02,0:04:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,low blood pressure, rash, and sometimes\Nseizures, among other symptoms.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.63,0:04:11.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regardless of this disturbing connection \Nto their products, tampon companies
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.26,0:04:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,didn’t investigate for five years,\Nand only then when confronted
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.23,0:04:19.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the Center for Disease Control\Nand forced to pay damages to affected women.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.25,0:04:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finding the companies had literally \Nno information about the effects
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.60,0:04:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of their products on vaginal physiology \Nand microbiology,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.70,0:04:29.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the CDC undertook it’s own tests\Nand within 3-4 weeks
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.86,0:04:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had established that TSS was caused\Nby a particular toxin secreted
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.85,0:04:37.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by a particular bacterial strain\Nknown as staphylococcus aureus.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.78,0:04:41.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the summer of 1980, \Nthe CDC recommended warnings be issued
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.29,0:04:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with tampons, a regulation which\Nwent into formal effect in 1982
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.24,0:04:47.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and remains today,\Nas well as cautioned women
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.77,0:04:52.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if they wanted to avoid \Nthe risk of TSS, to stop using tampons.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.15,0:04:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The CDC report also found that Procter and\NGamble’s Rely tampons
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.00,0:04:58.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carried the highest risk for TSS.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.25,0:05:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rely tampons were uniquely composed\Nof carboxymethylcellulose
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.39,0:05:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and compressed beads\Nof polyester
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.68,0:05:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while other companies \Nutilized a blend of cotton and rayon.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.97,0:05:11.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“It’s totally different from any other\Ntampon. See Rely is made of two materials.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.63,0:05:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each has advantages of its own, \Nbut combined, they’re even better.”
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.60,0:05:20.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Originally tampons were 100% cotton, \Nbut in an effort to combat leakage,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.87,0:05:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,companies increased absorbency\Nby introducing blends of synthetic fibers
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.39,0:05:29.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including polyester, polyacrylate rayon,\Ncarboxymehtylcellulose and viscose rayon.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.89,0:05:33.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the rise of TSS cases,\Nall but cotton and rayon were phased out.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.95,0:05:36.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While the Food and Drug Administration\Ninsists that rayon is safe.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.35,0:05:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,experts like Dr. Philip Tierno,\Ndirector of microbiology
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.69,0:05:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and diagnostic immunology at New York\NUniversity Medical Center,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.38,0:05:47.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,insists that 100% cotton tampons\Npresent the lowest risk.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.48,0:05:50.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before you run out to purchase\Na small cotton plantation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.05,0:05:54.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for residence in your nether regions,\Nit’s important to note that cotton
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.02,0:05:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the dirtiest crop on the planet,\Noccupying only 2.4% of the world’s cropland
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.56,0:06:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but using 16-25% of the world’s pesticides.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.50,0:06:07.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aldicarb, for example, a pesticide commonly\Nused in cotton production,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.38,0:06:10.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is so toxic that a single drop\Nabsorbed through the skin
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.77,0:06:14.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can kill an adult human.\NAnd let’s not forget Lauren Wasser,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.23,0:06:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the model who at 24 years old had\Nher right leg amputated
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.46,0:06:21.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,due to Toxic Shock Syndrome\Ncontracted from Kotex Natural Balance.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.06,0:06:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cotton tampons.\NThough she’s now
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.10,0:06:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she's doing excellent work challenging\Nand redefining beauty standards.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.33,0:06:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But tampon ingredients\Naren’t the only factor.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.79,0:06:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1980 two influential studies\Nwere published
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.79,0:06:34.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which indicated that\Ntampon absorbency rating
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.04,0:06:37.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was a greater risk factor for TSS\Nthan tampon ingredients,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.35,0:06:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the risk rising\Nwith absorbency level.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.06,0:06:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The FDA sprung into action\Nand four years later proposed the creation
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.80,0:06:47.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of federal regulations \Nfor absorbency standards.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.91,0:06:51.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After only another five years\Nof lively back and forth
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.23,0:06:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with industry leaders, the FDA finally\Nreleased their ruling
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.00,0:06:58.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for “Ranges of Absorbency Labeling”\Nfor menstrual tampons
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.21,0:07:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on October 26th, 1989.\NMade it in under a decade.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.16,0:07:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well done.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.00,0:07:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While women could now take comfort in the\Nuniformity of tampon absorbency levels,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.07,0:07:12.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was still impossible for them \Nto know exactly what they
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.10,0:07:13.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were putting in their bodies.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.93,0:07:16.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As early as 1982, \Nthe FDA was asked to require
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.77,0:07:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ingredient labeling for tampons\Ndue to growing customer concerns.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.56,0:07:24.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But despite the advice of its own\NObstetrics-Gynecology Devices Panel,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.78,0:07:28.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it refused to do so.\NFor a product that has such prolonged
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.74,0:07:31.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and intimate contact with one of\Nthe most sensitive and absorbent
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.99,0:07:34.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,part of the body, \Nthe nondisclosure of ingredients
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.85,0:07:36.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is unsettling at best.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.37,0:07:39.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the FDA classifies tampons\Nas medical devices, companies
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.81,0:07:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are under no obligation to reveal\Nwhat’s in their tampons.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.27,0:07:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which leads us\Nto the second major health concern:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.95,0:07:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dioxin exposure in relation\Nto the bleaching process
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.64,0:07:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of tampon production.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.19,0:07:52.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dioxins are a group\Nof chemically-related compounds
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.67,0:07:54.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are persistent environmental\Npollutants
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.99,0:07:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, due to their fat solubility, \Naccumulate and remain in the body
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.50,0:08:00.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for 7-11 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.49,0:08:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the World Health\Norganization, “dioxins are highly toxic
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.47,0:08:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and can cause reproductive\Nand developmental problems,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.80,0:08:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,damage the immune system, interfere\Nwith hormones and also cause cancer.”
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.39,0:08:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While the majority of dioxins people come\Ninto contact with are through meat, dairy,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.56,0:08:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fish and shellfish consumption,\Nthey are also a byproduct
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.86,0:08:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the chlorine bleaching process\Nused in the manufacture of paper products,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.72,0:08:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including the rayon in tampons.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.80,0:08:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1987, an FDA scientist stated that, “It\Nis critical to an adequate risk assessment
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.70,0:08:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the level of dioxins in tampons,\Nsanitary pads, diapers,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.23,0:08:34.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other medical devices be measured.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.74,0:08:38.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The capacity to measure such levels\Nexists within FDA.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.57,0:08:39.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Extraction data for dioxin\Nfrom these products...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.93,0:08:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would improve the accuracy\Nof any risk assessment.”
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.04,0:08:46.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet the FDA again refused the advice\Nof its own people,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.55,0:08:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying there wasn’t adequate data\Non dioxins to warrant labeling.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.22,0:08:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Later in 1990, along with the EPA\Nand Consumer Product Safety Commission,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.62,0:08:58.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the FDA authored a study of risks\Nrelated to products containing
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.24,0:09:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chlorine-bleached wood pulp and found\Nthe dioxin levels to be negligible.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.51,0:09:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, numerous specialists\Ndisagreed with their conclusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.73,0:09:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One particularly firm voice was that of\NHouse Representative Carolyn B. Maloney,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.28,0:09:14.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who introduced a bill on November 7, 1997\Nproposing an act entitled
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.58,0:09:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“The Tampon Safety\Nand Research Act of 1997.”
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.12,0:09:21.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The act “provided for research\Nto determine the extent to which
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.49,0:09:25.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers,\Nand other additives in menstrual
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.31,0:09:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tampons pose any risk to \Nthe health of women.”
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.36,0:09:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadly, Maloney’s act was not passed.\NBut, ever persistent,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.04,0:09:34.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she resubmitted it in 1999,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.26,0:09:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2003,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.30,0:09:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2005,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.54,0:09:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2008,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.43,0:09:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2011,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.38,0:09:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2014
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.08,0:09:40.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 2015,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.79,0:09:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now calling it “The Robin Danielson Act,”\Nafter a woman who died from TSS in 1998.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.96,0:09:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An important element of Maloney’s\Nargument remains that the FDA itself
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.68,0:09:53.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn’t monitor dioxin levels, \Nbut rather relies on companies
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.01,0:09:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to self-monitor and submit reports.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.33,0:09:58.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if ever there were someone\Nthe honor system was made for,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.74,0:10:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s faceless multi-billion\Ndollar corporations!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.26,0:10:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The dioxin levels found to be negligible\Nby these organizations are based
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.60,0:10:08.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on one tampon, \Nnegating the accumulation
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.87,0:10:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within the body.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.90,0:10:12.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maloney compares this to \Nbasing the health risks of smoking
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.66,0:10:14.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on one cigarette.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.25,0:10:18.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While tampon companies have moved from\Nthe original chlorine gas bleaching methods
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.27,0:10:21.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to either elemental chlorine-free\Nbleaching or totally
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.57,0:10:25.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chlorine-free bleaching, \Nmost manufacturers use the former,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.21,0:10:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which still produces dioxins.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.40,0:10:30.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now know what you must be thinking. \N“Okay, okay, I get it!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.65,0:10:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tampons are toxic, infection-filled\Ncancer sticks for my naughty bits.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.86,0:10:36.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a tamponspiracy!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.57,0:10:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what’s that got to do with\Nveganism?” I’m so glad you asked.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.51,0:10:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, with all the aforementioned\Nsafety issues,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.45,0:10:46.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scientists of course realized that\Nthe only way to keep women safe
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.55,0:10:49.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the great white threat\Nwas to torture and kill mice, rabbits,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.92,0:10:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chickens, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs,\Nmonkeys, sheep, goats and baboons.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.62,0:10:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because nothing says feminine daintiness\Nlike brutal vivisection.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.40,0:11:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While I’ve always had to dig down\Nseveral layers to get to the substantial
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.98,0:11:06.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,studies when I’ve researched animal testing\Nfor particular products like medication,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.42,0:11:09.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cigarettes or what have you,\Nthere’s always been some readily
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.41,0:11:13.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accessible information with which to start.\NThis was not the case with tampons.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.55,0:11:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Outside of questions and debates on vegan\Nforums and a totally uncited excerpt
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.46,0:11:22.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,posted and reposted on vegan tumblrs,\NI couldn’t find specific information
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.03,0:11:25.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how or even if tampons\Nare tested on animals.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.25,0:11:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, much like nature’s gift to women,\NI’m nothing if not persistent.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.00,0:11:31.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I eventually found my way\Nto a document for
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.100,0:11:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,US Patent number 5641503 A\Nfor additives to tampons,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.82,0:11:41.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,filed on January 13th, 1995 and published\NJune 24th, 1997, on behalf
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.45,0:11:47.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Mcneil-Ppc, Inc, owned by the more\Nwidely known Johnson & Johnson.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.35,0:11:49.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This document described\Nseveral experiments,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.53,0:11:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving me just enough to search\Nout the original papers as a starting place.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.62,0:11:57.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I’m not sure the difficulty of finding\Nsuch studies was purposeful
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.39,0:12:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it was certainly in the best interest\Nof tampon producers everywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.69,0:12:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ll briefly describe some\Nchoice examples
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.08,0:12:06.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the very un-vegan side of tampons,\Nbut do refer to the blog post
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.64,0:12:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for links to additional\Nand more thorough examples.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.64,0:12:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I won’t be showing anything graphic.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.66,0:12:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The studies were hard enough\Nto find let alone photos.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.42,0:12:16.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To start, almost every experiment\NI encountered,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.67,0:12:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether using live animals or not,\Nat least employed the use of rabbits’ blood
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.98,0:12:25.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and either bovine brain heart agar,\Nwhich is exactly what it sounds like,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.29,0:12:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or some sort of beef heart medium,\Nwith several also employing
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.15,0:12:32.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sheep erythrocytes,\Nand one using fetal calf serum.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.23,0:12:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A rather unique study incubated fertilized\Nhen’s eggs for 11 days and then injected
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.16,0:12:42.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the live chicken embryos with Toxic Shock\NSyndrome Toxin One, knows as TSST-1.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.41,0:12:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The embryos were then “examined\Nfor death 24 hours after the injection.”
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.44,0:12:50.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rabbit models for tampon safety\Ncome in several variations.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.78,0:12:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some rabbits received multiple\Nintradermal injections into their backs
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.70,0:13:00.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the TSS toxin over a period of 7 weeks\Nat which point “the rabbits were bled.”
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.50,0:13:03.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One experiment described\Nstrapping the rabbits into a rack
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.38,0:13:06.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for four hours to acclimate them\Nso they’d fight less
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.27,0:13:08.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when restrained for injection.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.17,0:13:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then their “deaths were recorded\Nand surviving rabbits were observed after
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.84,0:13:15.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,four days for gross myocardial\Nand liver necrosis.” Some were also
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.71,0:13:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,given endotoxins “to determine\Ntheir susceptibility to lethal shock.”
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.68,0:13:23.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other methods implanted subcutaneous\Ndiffusion chambers under the rabbits’ skin
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.81,0:13:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a steady release of toxins.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.64,0:13:29.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One such experiment included\Nthat their diffusion chambers were made
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.09,0:13:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of “perforated polyethylene gold balls.”
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.78,0:13:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet other rabbits had four\Ndiffusion chambers implanted
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.90,0:13:38.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their uteruses, releasing toxins\Ndirectly into their wombs.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.63,0:13:41.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The chambers were “recovered\Nat the time of death
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.01,0:13:44.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or after 14 days\Nwhen the experiment was terminated,”
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.22,0:13:47.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at which time all remaining rabbits\Nwere killed and dissected.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.49,0:13:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some rabbits endured the repeated\Nvaginal insertion of actual tampons
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.36,0:13:54.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,laced with live TSST positive bacteria.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.45,0:13:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In one such experiment,\Nrabbits had an infected tampon inserted
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.08,0:14:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and left for four hours before having it\Nremoved and the process repeated
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.76,0:14:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a sterile tampon,\Nand then again with a third
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.28,0:14:09.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was left in for 14-16 hours\Nto simulate overnight usage.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.21,0:14:12.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Menstruation was simulated\Nby injecting a mixture of rabbit blood
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.46,0:14:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bovine serum albumin\Ninto the rabbits’ vaginas
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.48,0:14:17.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once the tampons were in place.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.17,0:14:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps the most bizarre iteration\Nwas an experiment where tampons
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.08,0:14:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were inserted subcutaneously into the\Ntissue on the back of the rabbits’ necks.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.85,0:14:28.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The forced vaginal insertion\Nof toxin-laced tampons
Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.77,0:14:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was also inflicted upon baboons,\Nwith one experiment leaving them in
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.34,0:14:35.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for twelve hours at a time\N“to allow for additional growth
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.45,0:14:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of staphylococcus aureus and TSST-1\Nproduction within the vaginal cavity.”
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.24,0:14:44.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Guinea pigs also received intravaginal\Ninnoculations of the TSS toxin
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.43,0:14:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other associated strains\Nin an experiment carried out
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.82,0:14:51.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a University 15 minutes\Nfrom where I currently live.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.42,0:14:55.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One report used terminology\NI’ve never before seen in a scientific paper
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.31,0:14:58.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stating that the rabbits\Nwho hadn’t already died
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.06,0:15:02.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were “sacrificed” for dissection,\Na term which actually captures
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.55,0:15:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather simply the main\Nargument for animal testing.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:05.28,0:15:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Namely that it’s a necessary sacrifice\Nfor the greater good.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.54,0:15:11.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have an entire video series\Non animal testing delving into
Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.82,0:15:14.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this argument and more,\Nbut a summary review
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.49,0:15:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Toxic Shock Syndrome research\Nfrom within the scientific community
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.72,0:15:21.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,itself and one that’s in favor\Nof continued experimentation,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.41,0:15:23.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,says it better than I ever could:
Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.21,0:15:27.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“That S. aureus strains produce\Na wide number of extracellular products…
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.81,0:15:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which cause severe biologic effects\Nin some animals makes it difficult
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.02,0:15:35.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to confirm that the symptoms noted\Nin animals given TSST-1 or infected
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.05,0:15:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with TSST-1-producing strains are\Nspecific for TSS in humans.”
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.08,0:15:43.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically meaning because these are mice,\Nrabbits, rats, hamsters,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.19,0:15:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,guinea pigs, monkeys, sheep,\Ngoats, and baboons, and not humans,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.98,0:15:51.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the results can’t be relied upon\Nas indicators of human reactions.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:51.29,0:15:53.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what was the point?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.56,0:15:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the report assures that\N“Nonetheless, most animal model data
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.97,0:16:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relating to the effects\Nof TSST-1 strongly support its role
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.27,0:16:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the most prominent toxin causing TSS.”
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.37,0:16:05.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Excellent.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.59,0:16:09.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we know that the Toxic Shock\NSyndrome Toxin Number One
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.31,0:16:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the most prominent cause\Nof Toxic Shock Syndrome.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.11,0:16:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m sure every one of those beings\Nwho was injected,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.15,0:16:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cut into, raped with toxin-laced tampons,\Nand “sacrificed” can rest easy knowing
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.01,0:16:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their invaluable contribution to\Nscience was not in vain.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.14,0:16:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While most of the specific experiments\NI described were from the eighties
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.74,0:16:34.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and nineties, with a few in the 2000’s\Nthis kind of experimentation
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.18,0:16:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,continues today all over the world,\Nright in our own backyards.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.12,0:16:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now if what we’ve covered already isn’t\Nreason enough to ditch
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.96,0:16:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the little toxic seeds\Nof vaginal destruction,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:43.72,0:16:47.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let’s briefly look into the environmental\Nimpact of our Monthly Visitor
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.42,0:16:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The average woman will throw away\N250-300 pounds of menstruation products
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.38,0:16:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including as many as 16,800 tampons\Nin her lifetime.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.43,0:17:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While both tampons and pads leach\Nchemicals, including dioxins, into the water
Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.60,0:17:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and soil, tampons in particular\Nare a major hazard to marine life.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.24,0:17:07.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The buoyant applicators can float out\Nfor miles and are often eaten
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.05,0:17:10.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by marine wildlife,\Nbecoming lodged in their digestive tracts,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.74,0:17:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,causing them to slowly starve to death.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.44,0:17:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some also contain bisphenol A,\Nan endocrine disruptor
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.02,0:17:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,proven to have harmful effects\Non aquatic wildlife.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.95,0:17:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Used tampons and pads\Ncan harbor harmful pathogens and bacteria,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:22.62,0:17:27.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their decomposition in landfills\Nis unlikely to impossible with a 2005 study
Dialogue: 0,0:17:27.47,0:17:32.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,showing tampons to be the slowest \Nto degrade of all paper/cotton products.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:32.01,0:17:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it’s safe to say,\Nafter all of this,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.56,0:17:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that mainstream tampons\Nare decidedly not vegan
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.56,0:17:39.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and very, very likely, not safe.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.38,0:17:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what’s a girl to do\Nwhen the Uterine Ninjas arrive?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.77,0:17:47.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, luckily there are alternatives\Nwhich I have links to on the blog post.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.05,0:17:50.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are several brands\Nof 100% organic cotton tampons,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.23,0:17:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which sidesteps the toxic chemicals\Nof conventional cotton
Dialogue: 0,0:17:53.59,0:17:57.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the questionable affects of rayon,\Nthough can still contribute
Dialogue: 0,0:17:57.13,0:17:59.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pollution even if\Nlabeled biodegradable.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.75,0:18:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ones I have listed on the blog post\Nhave clear no animal testing policies.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:04.09,0:18:07.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An alternative that checks all the boxes\Nis a menstrual cup,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.71,0:18:10.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, believe it or not,\Neven predates the tampon,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:10.39,0:18:13.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the first known concept arising in 1867.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:13.72,0:18:17.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though distributed since the 1930’s,\Nmenstrual cups have not seen
Dialogue: 0,0:18:17.61,0:18:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same success as tampons,\Npossibly in part because of their lack
Dialogue: 0,0:18:21.38,0:18:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of built in obsolescence,\Nmeaning most of the companies
Dialogue: 0,0:18:23.63,0:18:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are small and independently run.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.63,0:18:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Options include the Keeper,\Nthe Diva Cup, and more.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:28.97,0:18:31.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Additionally, for your pads,\Nas they are composed of the same
Dialogue: 0,0:18:31.59,0:18:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,questionable materials and toxins,\Nand just as environmentally destructive,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.64,0:18:39.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are reusable cloth options\Nlike GladRags and Lunapads,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:39.33,0:18:41.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with organic non-bleached options.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:41.51,0:18:45.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both the cups and reusable pads\Nhave to struggle against societal norms
Dialogue: 0,0:18:45.92,0:18:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and menstruation taboos as they require\Na bit more intimacy with your own anatomy.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:50.24,0:18:53.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when you think of your health,\Nthe needless torture of animals,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:53.49,0:18:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the destruction of the planet\Nand its marine life, getting a little more
Dialogue: 0,0:18:56.96,0:19:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,acquainted with your private parts\Nseems a small price to pay.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:00.62,0:19:05.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And since cups and cloth last for years,\Nyou actually save money!
Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.41,0:19:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that this video has been helpful.\NIt’s far longer than I originally envisioned
Dialogue: 0,0:19:09.60,0:19:13.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in seeing how very little reliable\Ninformation is out there on this topic,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:13.82,0:19:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really wanted to be thorough.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.32,0:19:19.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Menstruation is nothing to\Nbe ashamed of or secretive about.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.23,0:19:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like the importance of exposing\Nthe animal products industries,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:22.24,0:19:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s only when we shine a light on what’s\Nhidden that we can know what we
Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.85,0:19:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are supporting and choose to make\Ndifferent decisions from here on out.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:29.70,0:19:33.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The time it took to produce this video\Nclocks in at about [62 hours].
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Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.77,0:19:39.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,putting in the long hours to bring you\Nthis educational resource,
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Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.39,0:19:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’d like to give a special thanks my $50\Nand above patrons and my whole Patreon family
Dialogue: 0,0:19:55.81,0:19:58.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for making this\Nand all of my videos possible.
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Dialogue: 0,0:20:00.74,0:20:03.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I’d love to hear your thoughts on this\Nred-hot report.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:03.49,0:20:05.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you know this information about tampons?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:05.57,0:20:09.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What alternatives do you use\Nor think you’d like to try in place
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Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.99,0:20:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just discovered something great!\NIt's Rely.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:34.46,0:20:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A new tampon from Proctor and Gamble.\NIt's really different and better.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.79,0:20:43.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Really a better tampon.\NRemember they named it Rely.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:43.78,0:20:48.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you use Rely Tampons here is an\Nimportant message from Proctor and Gamble.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.26,0:20:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Women who use Rely Tampons should\Nstop using them and return any unused
Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.02,0:20:55.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,product to Proctor and Gamble\Nfor a refund.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:55.27,0:20:59.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Proctor and Gamble has suspended the\Nsale of Rely tampons.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:59.31,0:21:02.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This action has been taken until more\Nis known about a new disease
Dialogue: 0,0:21:02.84,0:21:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Toxic Shock Syndrome.\NSome studies suggest that Rely Tampons
Dialogue: 0,0:21:07.70,0:21:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,increase the risk more than other\Ntampon brands.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:10.50,0:21:13.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We advise you to stop using Rely\Ntampons.
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