Umlando wokuya esikhathini
Kodwa okokuqala, kwenzeka kanjani ukuba amaphedi alahlwayo alawule imakethe yaseNdiya?
Amaphedi alahlwayo nama-tampons angabonakala ebaluleke kakhulu namuhla kodwa aseneminyaka engaphansi kweyi-100 ikhona. Kuze kube sekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, abesifazane bamane bopha ezingutsheni zabo noma, lapho babekwazi khona, izinsalela zendwangu noma ezinye izinto ezimunca amagxolo noma utshani zibe iphedi noma into efana ne-tampon.
Amaphedi alahlwayo ezohwebo aqala ukubonakala ngo-1921, lapho uKotex esungula i-cellucotton, into emunca kakhulu eyayisetshenziswa njengebhandeshi lezokwelapha phakathi nempi yezwe yokuqala. Abahlengikazi baqala ukuyisebenzisa njengama-sanitary pads, kuyilapho abanye abasubathi besifazane bethambekele emcabangweni wokuwasebenzisa njengama-tampons. Le mibono yanamathela futhi kwaqala inkathi yemikhiqizo yokuya esikhathini elahlwayo. Njengoba abesifazane abaningi bejoyina abasebenzi, isidingo sezinto ezilahlwayo zaqala ukwanda e-US nase-UK futhi ekupheleni kwempi yezwe yesibili, lolu shintsho lwemikhuba lwasungulwa ngokugcwele.
Imikhankaso yokumaketha yasiza ekuqhubekiseni phambili lesi sidingo ngokuncika kakhulu embonweni wokuthi ukusebenzisa izinto ezilahlwayo kukhulula abesifazane “ezindleleni ezindala ezicindezelayo”, okubenza “besimanje futhi basebenze kahle”. Yiqiniso, izikhuthazo zenzuzo zaziningi. Okulahlwayo kukhiyele abesifazane emjikelezweni wokuthenga wanyanga zonke ozohlala amashumi eminyaka ambalwa.
Intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe kumapulasitiki aguquguqukayo ngeminyaka yawo-1960 kanye nama-70s yabona ngokushesha amaphedi alahlwayo namathamponi angavuzi futhi asebenziseka kalula njengoba kwakwethulwa ama-backsheets epulasitiki nezinto ezisetshenziswayo zepulasitiki emiklamo yazo. Njengoba le mikhiqizo yayisebenza kahle kakhulu “ekufihleni” igazi lokuya esikhathini kanye “namahloni” owesifazane, ukukhanga kwayo kanye nokubakhona kwayo yonke indawo kwanda.
Iningi lemakethe yokuqala yezinto ezilahlwayo belikhawulelwe entshonalanga. Kodwa ngeminyaka yawo-1980 ezinye zezinkampani ezinkulu, ziqaphela amandla amakhulu emakethe, zaqala ukudayisela abesifazane izinto ezilahlwayo emazweni asathuthuka. Bathole umfutho omkhulu lapho ekuqaleni kwamaphakathi nawo-2000 ukukhathazeka mayelana nempilo yokuya esikhathini kwamantombazane nabesifazane kulawa mazwe kubona umgomo womphakathi wokuphusha ngokushesha ukuthi kuthathwe ama-sanitary pads. Imizamo yezempilo yomphakathi emazweni amaningi kulawa yaqala ukusabalalisa amaphedi alahlwayo noma amahhala. Ama-pads ayethandwa kakhulu kunama-tampons ngenxa ye-patriarchal taboos ngokumelene nokufakwa kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane okwandile emasikweni amaningi.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jan-12-2022
