This man’s fury at a teacher giving out tampons will have you facepalming (and laughing) into next week

Leading contender for facepalm of the week is surely this, a man who was furious – really furious – after reading about a teacher who was doing her bit to help her pupils by giving out tampons in class.

It’s the story of a Texas teacher, reported by CNN, whose pupils are aged between 12 and 14, the time that most girls start their menstruation cycle.

So Kylie DeFrance thought she’d do something to help make it easier for them by handing out free pads and tampons.

And it turns out it’s not only her pupils who should be studying biology.

Because that’s probably tricky to read, here is the exchange again.

So many questions, so little time.

‘This grown ass man thinks tampons are birth control,’ said glockout40 who shared it over on Reddit. And here are our favourite things people said in response.

‘How does one confuse the two? In the age of search engines there is no reason this grown man couldn’t learn the difference between contraceptives and menstruation supplies.’
HoneyCombs1639

‘According to him, you’d be put on a FBI watchlist if you know what a tampon is.’
glockout40

‘So someone who teaches children about things they find disgusting is a “groomer”? That’s fucking terrifying.’
RaelImperial31

‘A groomer is just whoever they disagree with now, I guess snowflake finally got worn out.’
irrelevant_potatoes

‘This extreme misuse of the term groomer is just going to make it harder for kids who actually are victims of grooming.’
popipienoodl

‘It’s a shame we are so stuck misogynistic and puritanical ways that we can’t discuss reproduction and our bodies. As a result, we have so many that are confused by things like that.

‘BTW – why do we have toilet paper, soap, water, and towels in public bathrooms but not tampons and pads? Wrong answer is cost.’
djkoch66