Twitter Backlash of The Day: Woman in Britain Are Outraged Tampons Have a 'Luxury Tax'

Members of the British Parliament voted 305 to 287 this week against removing a luxury tax on tampons and women's sanitary items.

Apparently, the government considers feminine products "non-essential, luxury" items.

Outraged women took to Twitter to protest the "tampon tax" and show off just how luxurious their tampons really are.

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Over 250,000 people signed a petition against the tax.

via Change.org
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But tampons are just SO luxurious.

via @AllyKatte

We all deserve a bit of luxury #tampontax pic.twitter.com/4mM9NysaNr
— Mrs Sarah Nic (@sp1305) October 28, 2015

Luxuriating with my luxurious luxury item #tampontax #luxury pic.twitter.com/uuWN0FiIZS
— Ashley Storrie (@ashleystorrie) October 28, 2015

Just had to decide whether to stick the silver plated or diamond encrusted tampon up my vagina. #luxury
— Ann Scantlebury (@scanters) October 28, 2015

Was going to run a nice bubble bath but then I decided shoving a wad of cotton wool up my vag was much more of an indulgent treat #tampontax
— Libby (@libbyarnold94) October 28, 2015

pay day soon, can't wait to treat myself to a little "luxury" #tampontax pic.twitter.com/4d9YKiQiFR
— Tia (@tiaisanoob) October 27, 2015

Just some of life's little luxuries #tampontax #enditnow pic.twitter.com/zhqVtGmbiY
— justovaryacting (@justovaryacting) October 25, 2015
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Makes you just want to curl up by the fire, open a bottle of the finest wine and put on your best tampon.

via AJ+