Chiropractors receive a lot of flak, and it is consistently well deserved. And there is no shortage of dumb ideas to criticize. One such idea is the idea, formulated by Wichita-based chiropractor Daniel Dopps, CEO and President at Mensez Technologies, isthe “Mensez” adhesive “lipstick”, a “persohal hygiene product” intended to replace tampons and pads. The stick is “a natural patented compound of amino acids and oil in a lipstick applicator that is applied to the labia minora and causes them to cling together in a manner strong enough to retain menstrual fluid in the vestibule above the labia minora where the vaginal opening and urethra exit;” and the “compound is instantly washed away with urine”. Well, as opposed to Dopps, you may have some idea why such a product has not been developed before (like basic chemistry and risk of infections). Actually, Dopps has some ideas about that, too: “[Y]ou as a woman should have come up with a better solution than diapers and plugs, but you didn’t. Reason being women are focused on and distracted by your period 25% of the time, making them far less productive than they could be. Women tend to be far more creative than men, but their periods that [sic] stifle them and play with their heads.”
Part of the motivation for developing the product also seems to stem from his rejection of the difference between a urethra and a vagina – “we’re using the vagina like a bladder just like tampons do,” says Dopps. Though he received some criticism, Dopps dismissed his critics as being lesbians – though he also emphasized that he was in no way bigoted against the LGBT community: “My receptionist is lesbian”, said Dopps. So there.
Diagnosis: There’s been some years, and we’ve at least still to see Dopps’s product hit the stores. He’s probably still a chiropractor with weird ideas, though. Just stay away.
Hat-tip: Kavin Senapathy @ forbes
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