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June 1, 2015 11:23 AM

Manpons by Manpax.

An entertaining video to bring attention to WaterAid, which aims to get 100,000 signatures for a petition to get the UK government "to make sure the Sustainable Development Goals includes a target to reach everyone, everywhere with taps and toilets by 2030." Although it seems goal #6 of the proposed SGDs could be expanded to include this idea.

posted by numaner (7 comments total)

In my haste, I missed the other videos along this line:
- In the Office
- Football
posted by numaner at 11:27 AM on June 1, 2015 [1 favorite]

I agree that sanitation is a huge issue for a large section of the world, but it just feels a little strange that they characterize it as "access to a toilet". Maybe it's because the toilet is very western invention and symbol of sanitation, maybe it's because I'm a plumber and I know that tanpons (and feminine products in general) are absolutely not supposed to go down the toilet? I dunno, I guess it's another example of a good ideal expressed poorly.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 11:48 AM on June 1, 2015

I dunno, I guess it's another example of a good ideal expressed poorly.

I read it as shorthand for "access to what most westerners consider to be the most basic function of plumbing and sanitation."
posted by phunniemee at 11:55 AM on June 1, 2015

Manpons.
posted by quonsar II: smock fishpants and the temple of foon at 1:05 PM on June 1, 2015 [2 favorites]

Oh wow quonsar, I had forgotten about that!
posted by numaner at 1:11 PM on June 1, 2015

Where's the Manpon supposed to go? Up your dickhole or inside your bum? If it goes up your bum then it should be a Unipon. If it goes in the other place then why is it so big and do you have to lick it first or what?
posted by turbid dahlia at 2:40 PM on June 1, 2015 [1 favorite]

Metafilter: why is it so big and do you have to lick it first or what?
posted by CynicalKnight at 2:46 PM on June 1, 2015 [4 favorites]