Tampax is committed to making period conversations as normal as periods. In 2020, Tampax joined forces with Emmy award-winning comedian and actress Amy Schumer, to expose the knowledge gap that exists around periods and tampons and help provide widespread education through humor.

In September, Tampax sparked a firestorm on social media after it said that "not all people with periods are women." "Fact: Not all women have periods," read the post, which has racked up 15,000 likes and over 10,000 retweets. "Also a fact: Not all people with periods are women.

We doubt anyone had this item on their 2022 Bingo card: Amy Schumer being blamed for a shortage of tampons. The 41-year-old actress, who starred in a series of Tampax commercials in 2020, is now being linked to the lack of supplies on the shelves by the brand.

Tampax apologizes for tweet that sexualizes periods Tampax, owned by Procter & Gamble, apologized for jumping onto a meme in a way many found offensive. In a now-deleted tweet sent on Nov. 21, the brand wrote, “You're in their DMs. We're in them.

This is a not-so-subtle reference to Tampax, which caused large swathes of the internet to see red after an off-colour tweet last week. “You're in their DMs,” Tampax tweeted. “We're in them. We are not the same.”

Before Courteney Cox became Monica Geller, she was the first person to say “period” in a national commercial, thanks to her leg warmer-forward 1985 Tampax ad.

Days after Cardi B was part of a police investigation for throwing a mic at a concert-goer, the singer is now in news for flashing a tampon string on stage.

The hashtag #BoycottTampax trended in the U.S. on Twitter on Tuesday after the menstrual product company made a joke about being “inside” its users, with some accusing the brand of “sexualizing” those who get periods, and others expressing anger at the company for using gender neutral pronouns in its post.

Several tampon manufacturers have confirmed that they are indeed facing supply issues in 2022, leading to a tampon shortage. According to Time, Procter & Gamble, which makes Tampax, said it was having issues sourcing raw materials.

Tampax is facing a potential boycott after it was accused of "sexualising women" in a controversial tweet that ended up going viral. In a spin-off of a popular internet meme, the US arm of the tampon brand wrote: "You're in their DMs. We're in them. We are not the same."

Courteney Cox Courteney Cox was the first person to say “period” on American television in a 1985 advertisement issued by Tampax ✨ - Submerged under…

In 1972, tampon ads are shown on TV in the U.S. for the first time ever, marking a major milestone towards normalizing period talk and bringing more awareness about tampon options to women across the nation.