Tampons, pads, period panties and…glue?
Dr. Daniel Dopps, a Kansas-based chiropractor, has proposed a new product for menstruating women: Mensez. According to his LinkedIn profile, which designates him CEO and President of Mensez technology, the product would function like an adhesive lipstick to be applied to the labia.
"Mensez feminine lipstick is a natural patented compound of amino acids and oil in a lipstick applicator that is applied to the labia minora and causes them to cling together in a manner strong enough to retain menstrual fluid in the vestibule above the labia minora where the vaginal opening and urethra exit," Dopps wrote on LinkedIn. "The Mensez compound is instantly washed away with urine, which releases the menstrual fluid along with the urine into the toilet every time a woman urinates. No pads or tampons are needed. Safe, secure and clean."
Let’s break this down real quick: it's essentially an adhesive that's applied to the labia to glue it shut in order to stop bleeding. Oh, and urine washes it away. But this is apparently totally safe, and totally makes sense?
Dopps’ product proposal has been met with skepticism and amusement from women. Comments on a Facebook post by Mensez, which was shared by user Thea Butler, range from joking memes to downright outrage that a man is suggesting women glue their labias shut.
Dopps responded to the backlash, saying that he might be a man, but women haven't thought of anything better—"reason being women are focused on and distracted by your period 25% of the time, making them far less productive than they could be. Women tend to be far more creative than men, but their periods that stifle them and play with their heads." His comments defending the project to Forbes weren't much better. Okay Dopps, have you invented a time machine in addition to this 'lipstick'? Because your ideas about women seem to be from another century!
To recap: A male chiropractor, who is seemingly confused by female anatomy and thinks women on their periods cannot function cognitively, is trying to sell a product to glue your labia shut. It's a real brainteaser.