It’s not a recent thing I’ve noticed or anything. But throughout the years I’ve seen a few people saying periods aren’t gross or correcting themselves after saying it is. I’m curious if this is supposed to be the ‘expected’ sentiment these days.

Now, I don’t think periods are some uniquely gross phenomenon or anything that needs to be pointed out and scrutinized like a 12 year old boy. I just view it the same as pissing or shitting. I mean, after all, it’s blood leaving your body.

I don’t know if the functions are the same as piss and shit or anything (I.e. getting rid of toxic waste - I never got any sex ed), but I just don’t like seeing body fluids at all. Of course, I’m not going to be “that guy” who runs away whenever someone says they’re on their period or asks for help (:Bwaaa:), I just wouldn’t pretend like it’s not a gross situation.

  • ssjmarx [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    It bothers me too, but yeah there's some historical baggage to it that I would be conscious of when dealing with the subject since I don't want to discriminate or make someone feel bad because of a natural process of their body. Patriarchal norms have taught us to treat women's bodies differently from men's but I wouldn't overcorrect by being like "it's actually delicious abolish tampons" either.

    There's a similar thing with queefing, where it's like - yeah that's gross, but sometimes it's funny, and if you treat it differently from a fart then that's a bad double-standard that you have to get rid of.