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Period shamed? Not this person. Putting it


Posted: Aug 10, 2015

Just read about a woman who was to run the London marathon. The night before she started her period. She thought she could either wear a tampon or go without, to do so because she claims there is "period shaming." She went without. She said also did it for all the women around the world who do not have the products when they have their period and also she thinks some do not talk about it because of shame. I saw a picture of her after the race with her blood soaked pants. I have no idea what others think. I have never been shamed but as a young girl I had to wear panties with rubber lining because of such a heavy flow and if not then I had it down my legs. I would have been much more shamed, as she put it, to have my pants all soaked up standing at the finish line.;

Okay, I'm not clear on why she would choose not to wear a tampon. - ???

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If she's on her period, she's on her period. Who's gonna know if she has a tampon in? Do they check you over that close before your run a marathon?

And what is this period shaming nonsense? Who's shaming women on their periods? We all have periods (or most of us do) - right??

This is just a bizarre story!

Did you get a chance to read/see the story - I am at loss to explain

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her thinking but I surely would have slapped one of those on. To run a race, to be out in public with blood streaming down your legs just to make a point of you think shamed because of having your period?

I would have taken her statement more seriously if--sm - anon

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she would have also provided information about the number of women in the world who do not have access to hygiene products. Or had information mean provided about period shaming in other cultures where a woman is considered unclean because she is menstruating, etc. In most Western cultures, a women's menstruation is an inconvenience and an irritant but not shameful.

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