But when such a simple gesture is celebrated with blogs and its own Twitter handle (#tamponclub), and is the subject of speeches on gender equality, it speaks volumes about the technology sector.
The politics of competitive parochialism has always been far more lucrative to politicians than what they dismiss as a salon conversational subject: freedom of speech.
Mr. Obama appeared to relish the larger canvas of the United Nations and his subject, freedom of speech and why in the United States, even making "a crude and disgusting video" is a right of all citizens.
When you have a personal connection to the subject of your speech, a common way to start your speech would be to share a personal story that demonstrates that connection.
But judging by the contents of that speech, Mr Stein's profile seems bound to grow.The subject of the speech was the Fed's large scale asset purchases (LSAPs), colloquially known as quantitative easing (QE).
First, while the subject of the speech was supposedly "the need to reinvigorate market capitalism," most of the speech is a revisiting of the history of the financial crisis, with the purpose of justifying Paulson's actions.
Mr. Obama's speech, delivered at dawn on Thursday, Kabul time, is expected to be the subject of a speech by Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, scheduled for later in the day.
Facebook declined to comment on Friday on the subject of hate speech or on what steps had been taken.
Donal MacIntyre, investigative reporter and Radio 5 Live presenter I am an absolutist on the subject of free speech and I absolutely feel it was the right decision.
