The meltdown at Meta over tampons in men’s bathrooms is a perfect snapshot of the modern left: hysterical over symbolism, blind to reality, and completely incapable of handling the slightest shift away from radical ideology.
Earlier this month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a series of policy changes to rein in the company’s out-of-control wokeness, restoring some basic common sense to both its internal operations and external platforms. That included lifting speech restrictions to “restore free expression” across Meta’s products and revising its “Hateful Conduct” policy to allow criticism of gender identity. But inside the company, what really set off the activists was something even more fundamental: the removal of tampons from men’s bathrooms.
Yes, you read that correctly.
The tech giant had been stocking men’s restrooms with women’s sanitary products for the sake of “inclusivity”—because apparently, biological reality is an optional belief in Silicon Valley. But when Zuckerberg’s leadership team removed them, certain employees completely lost it, launching what The New York Times hilariously describes as “quiet rebellions.”
What did these “rebellions” consist of? Did Meta employees walk out? Did they organize mass resignations? No—some of them simply started sneaking tampons back into the men’s rooms. Others circulated a petition to “save the tampons.”
Just sit with that for a moment.
These are not middle schoolers trying to prank their janitor. These are supposed to be some of the most brilliant, highly-paid tech professionals in the world, working at one of the most powerful companies on the planet. And yet, they’re throwing tantrums and smuggling hygiene products into bathrooms in defiance of their CEO’s rightward shift.
For years, Silicon Valley workers believed they ran these companies, not their CEOs. Big Tech was their ideological playground, their political machine, their social experiment lab. They used it to silence dissent, promote radical policies, and punish anyone who didn’t toe the leftist line.
Now, for the first time in a long time, the bosses are taking back control.
The New York Times all but admits it:
“The quiet dissent underlines who wields the power in Silicon Valley these days: the bosses.”
Translation? For years, woke activists inside these companies dictated policy. Now, they’re not getting their way, and they don’t know how to cope.
The article also reveals that employees had planned to confront Zuckerberg at a company Q&A about “how women at Meta could provide ‘masculine energy’ to the office.” This was in response to Zuckerberg’s recent comments on The Joe Rogan Experience praising “masculine energy” as a force for good. But before the Q&A could happen, Meta changed its policy to skip questions it deemed “unproductive.”
That’s a polite way of saying: We’re done humoring this nonsense.
What’s even more telling is the contrast between this “subtle resistance” and the loud, public protests of the first Trump administration. Back then, Silicon Valley workers boldly declared themselves the guardians of democracy, walking out of offices, staging mass protests, and publicly condemning their own executives for engaging with Trump’s White House.
But now? Now, they’re reduced to whisper campaigns and bathroom supply sabotage.
Why? Because they know they’re losing power.
The Times openly acknowledges that Big Tech leaders are shifting away from the radical left. Companies that once cozied up to the Biden administration are now normalizing relations with Trump. Tech giants that once censored conservatives are rolling back those policies. And the employees who thought they ran the show are being reminded, in no uncertain terms, that they don’t.
The war inside Meta isn’t just about tampons in men’s bathrooms—it’s about something much bigger. It’s about whether radical activists will continue to dictate corporate policy or whether leadership will restore sanity and take back control.