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England’s proposed ban on wet wipes is a patented attack on queer culture, and the gays aren’t going to stand for it.
On April 4, British environment minister Thérèse Coffey told the BBC that the government plans to ban plastic-based wet wipes to fight water pollution — as if Tories haven’t done enough damage.
90% of wet wipes contain plastic and flushed wet wipes do cause 93% of sewer blockages in the U.K., so the government’s concern isn’t unfounded. But clearly, Coffey hasn’t considered the cultural impact of her plan: for obvious reasons, wet wipes are a key part of hygiene for plenty of gay people, and toilet paper alone doesn’t cut it.
The British government has proposed a similar plan twice already, first in 2018 and again in 2021, and nothing’s happened to wet wipes yet. Still, if you’re worried about keeping squeaky clean downstairs, it might be worth investing in a bidet if you haven’t already.
Now, with wet wipes under attack, listen to the voice of the people to learn why we can’t do without them…
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A proposal to ban wet wipes has gay men freaking out
They’re coming for our wet wipes!
ddmtl
Do not act suprised, it is a well known recurrent problem. They block sewers and then it costs a fortune to fix it. How did you wipe your ass 20 years ago?
still_onthemark
Gay Twitter (TM) can go fvck itself!
Kangol2
Using toilet paper. It worked then, it works now–oh, and it disintegrates after a short while in water!
Fahd
They don’t already have enough post Brexit problems in the UK? Now this? Why isn’t there more focus on what the wet-wipe manufacturers are/could be doing to make their product more sewer system friendly? The focus should be on solutions through technology, rather than banning; but UK.
NateOcean
What is it about the British and wiping their bums?
Years ago, as a college student hiking around Europe, I spent some time in England, which I generally liked. At a camping store I purchased a small packet of toilet paper intended for campers (packaged as individual sheets in a flat pack, not a roll).
Imagine my surprise the first time I needed to use them, to find that the sheets were mostly the texture and consistency of wax paper; and just about as effective for the intended purpose!
storm45701
Aren’t newer wet wipes manufactured mostly from vegetable fibers? I thought companies had responded to this problem ages ago. Viva La Wet Wipes!!
1898
i keep seeing/hearing that bidets are super common in the UK and in Europe… is that not the case?
mailliw110
I, nor any of my hookups, had wet wipes. I’m 60 and never ever heard this was a gay thing! Are people just looking too far into this?
Rambeaux
I ‘m with you.
Never heard of this, but then there is much that I haven’t heard of.
Read the headline and thought that wet wipes were the new trick towel.
PubisHairus
How did your lovers wipe the Crisco off their fists?
andrewmpls
I’ve never understood this. Now I have a wet butt that I have use toilet paper on? I don’t get it.