Ngabe Izikhangiso Zangaphansi Ze-Thinx Zixubekile Ngoba Basebenzise Isikhathi 'Segama'?

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Ungase ubambe izikhangiso zokukhuliswa kwebele noma indlela yokuthola umzimba wasolwandle ohambeni lwakho lwasekuseni, kodwa abantu baseNew York ngeke babone noma yimaphi amaphenti enkathi. IThinx, inkampani ethengisa izingubo zangaphansi ezimunca ukuya esikhathini futhi ezibophezele ekwephuleni umthetho osesikhathini, isanda kwethula umkhankaso wokumaketha ovusa inkanuko wokuqwashisa ngomkhiqizo wabo nembangela yabo: ukuqeda ukucwaswa kwesikhathi. Izikhangiso ezihlongozwayo zifaka abesifazane eceleni kwezithombe zengxenye yegrapefruit ehlutshiwe (efana ngendlela emangalisayo nesitho sangasese sowesifazane) noma iqanda eliqhekekile (kubhekiselwa ekukhishweni kokuya esikhathini kwamaqanda angavundile) futhi zifundeka kanje: "Izingubo zangaphansi zabesifazane abanesikhathi." Futhi zifaka incazelo emfushane yokuthi siyini isikhathi (uyazi, uma kungenzeka ukhohlwe). (Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nokuthi kwenzakalani ngempela, hlola I-Brain On: Your Menstrual Cycle.)

Kuzwakala kungenacala ngokwanele, akunjalo? Phela, nganoma isiphi isikhathi, owesifazane oseduze nawe cishe usesikhathini sakhe—futhi bambalwa kakhulu abantu abakhuluma ngokukhululekile ngokuya esikhathini. Kunalokho, sinyenyeza ngokuyimfihlo ezindlini zokugezela zasehhovisi noma sihoxise izingxoxo ngesihloko ekuqokweni kwethu kwaminyaka yonke kwe-ob-gyn.

Yebo, i-Outfront Media-inkampani ephethe ukukhangisa okuningi kweMetropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) yaseNew York City-isanda kusenqaba isicelo sikaThinx sokusingatha izikhangiso emigwaqweni engaphansi komhlaba. Ukucabanga, ngokwengxoxo ye-Outfront Media ka-Mic: izithombe eziyela ngasocansini nenani eliningi lesikhumba esiboniswa izikhangiso. Ngokwemihlahlandlela ye-MTA, izikhangiso ezikhombisa "imisebenzi yezocansi noma eyokukhipha inyumbazane" noma ezisekela noma yiluphi uhlobo "lwebhizinisi elenzelwa ezocansi" azivunyelwe.

KULUNGILE, sithola into eyingqayizivele (uhlobo lwe?), Kodwa sisazama ukuthola ukuthi uThinx, inkampani enethemba lokushintsha ukunakekelwa kokuya esikhathini, ungena kanjani kulesi sigaba. Lezi yizenzo zomzimba, bantu! Futhi izithombe ezinjenge-racier ezikude kakhulu, i-ahem, lezo zemibukiso eMnyuziyamu Wezocansi we-New York-plaster izindonga zalokho okufana nazo zonke izitimela.

Inkinga yethu enkulu: Ingxenye yecala kungenzeka ukuthi empeleni lezi zikhangiso zigqamisa igama elithi "inkathi." Futhi ngokusho komqondisi wezokukhangisa kaThinx, abamele abathile be-Outfront Media babekhathazekile ngokuthi izingane zizolibona leli gama bese zibuza abazali bazo ukuthi lisho ukuthini (izulu alivumi!).

I-Outfront Media ikugcizelele ukuthi ayizenqabanga izikhangiso ngqo, kepha kunalokho nje ngeke iziveze esimweni sayo samanje. Lokho kusho ukuthi lawa ma-panties wesikhathi kungenzeka angadingi ngisho nokwaziswa okungeziwe-asevele athengisile ngalokho abecabanga ukuthi kuzohlala unyaka nohhafu.

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