French men are alleged to have handed out looted sanitary pads to women during nationwide cost‑of‑living protests in Montpellier, in a scene that has drawn wide attention on social media.
Posts on X show what appears to be men distributing period products on the streets on Saturday, 17 October, as demonstrations in the southern city later descended into looting, damaged shops and clashes in the centre. The unusual detail has emerged amid wider unrest over purchasing power and public services across France.
