Republicans Are Calling Tim Walz "Tampon Tim," And The Backlash From Women Is Too Good Not To Share


Well, as you probably know by now, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris officially selected her vice president pick: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on stage at a rally, waving to a large crowd in an indoor venue with a "Harris Walz" banner aboveKamala Harris and Tim Walz on stage at a rally, waving to a large crowd in an indoor venue with a "Harris Walz" banner above

They set off on their first rally together Tuesday evening in Philadelphia.

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Seemingly part of their strategy, Republicans began painting Walz as a far-left liberal. The Trump campaign has already begun their line of attack with a new insult: “Tampon Tim.”

Tampax / Office of Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan / Via Twitter: @ChayaRaichik10

This is because last year, Tim Walz signed a bill that requires schools to “provide students with access to menstrual products at no charge” for grades 4 to 12.

Two sanitary pads in their packaging are on the left, and two tampons with applicators are on the right against a plain backgroundTwo sanitary pads in their packaging are on the left, and two tampons with applicators are on the right against a plain background

But Republicans are taking issue with the bill’s language that states “the products must be available to all menstruating students,” which is inclusive of transgender and nonbinary youth. At the time, some Republican lawmakers in Minnesota tried (and failed) to change the bill to “female restrooms” only.

The bill has led to countless anti-trans attacks by Republicans trying to combat the “weird” allegations. A Republican PAC posted an advert on Twitter that asked, “What could be weirder than signing a bill requiring schools to stock tampons in boys’ bathrooms?” And so the #TamponTim attacks began.

A tweet by MAGA War Room criticizing Tim Walz's bill to stock tampons in boys' bathrooms, with an image of hairy legs in a bathroom. A tweet by MAGA War Room criticizing Tim Walz's bill to stock tampons in boys' bathrooms, with an image of hairy legs in a bathroom.

However, many have pointed out that “Tampon Tim” isn’t really an insult when he’s helped countless young people have access to period products who might otherwise not have had it. And the bill’s Rep. Sandra Feist said she’s received many emails thanking her for providing transgender students with menstrual products without having to ask.

Twitter: @BeeForGeorgia

“I actually received emails from trans students, parents, teachers, librarians, custodians from across the country, talking about how they were — or that they knew — trans students who faced these barriers and needed these products, and how much it meant to them that they would have that access, and also that we were standing up for them,” she told the New York Times.

Anyway, if “Tampon Tim” is an insult, Walz supporters are embracing it. Here are all the best reactions:

Twitter: @hstarshot

Twitter: @Itoolikepumpkin

Twitter: @PaulkWrites

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Twitter: @hipchkk

Twitter: @shannonrwatts

Twitter: @julieroginsky

Twitter: @jemelehill

People wear "bandages" on their ears as they watch on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, WisconsinPeople wear "bandages" on their ears as they watch on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Twitter: @emzorbit

Twitter: @MattBinder

Twitter: @blaireerskine

Twitter: @ShayInLa

Twitter: @katefeetie

Personally, this is how I feel…

Twitter: @thatclarafied

…but let me know how you feel about “Tampon Tim” down in the comments!





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