Bad Blood by https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd The stigmatisation and shame of menstruation. en-us 2018-09-05 03:00:15 UTC 2026-01-15 17:47:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Instagram bans periods. cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277823324 This image was banned from Instagram due to it's depiction of menstrual blood. This raises another key issue about Instagram and the censorship of women's nipples. Instagram does not allow photos depicting women's nipples and have even removed photos of female children's nipples. Men's nipples however are perfectly acceptable on Instagram, as is men's blood. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/instagram-slammed-for-censoring-period-283123]]> 2018-09-05 03:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277823324 'On the marathon course, sexism can be beaten. Where the stigma of a woman’s period is irrelevant, and we can re-write the rules as we choose. Where a woman's comfort supersedes that of the observer' cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277823596 Kiran Gandi ran the London marathon without a tampon to challenge the stigma of visible menstruation. While the act of sweating while running is acceptable, the act of bleeding (menstrual) blood was an act of rebellion and protest in 2015. For a woman, especially a woman in active wear, the thought of leaking menstrual blood is the pinnacle of embarrassment and shame. Gandi suggested that her comfort is more important than that of people watching her and she wanted to provoke a response but also to show that periods are a normal part of our bodily function.]]> 2018-09-05 03:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277823596 I hate Trump. Period. cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277824030 Trump was being interviewed about Fox News reporter Megyn Kelly who had several encounters with the President which did not cast him in a favourable light. Trump suggested that Kelly had her period when interviewing Trump as the reason for her negative questioning of him.]]> 2018-09-05 03:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277824030 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277824271 2018-09-05 03:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277824271 Fu Yuanhui openly talks about her period affecting her performance. cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277829993 The Chinese swimmer was very frank wen explaining why her performance wasn't up to her usual standard. Female athletes do not usually discuss how their periods affect their ability to compete. I have also included some articles responding to her interview.]]> 2018-09-05 04:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277829993 Homelessness and menstruation. cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277830183 This interesting mini documentary deals with two taboo/shame inducing issues - homelessness and menstruation. The women depicted in the video talk about their experience having periods without proper facilities or access to hygiene products. This issue is prevalent across the world in developed and developing countries. This video highlights the stigma of uncleanliness associated with menstruation and also feelings of shame experienced by these women.]]> 2018-09-05 04:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277830183 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277830475 2018-09-05 04:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277830475 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277830531 2018-09-05 04:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277830531 "Humans are uneasy with the fact that they leak." - Karen Houppert. cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277833032 2018-09-05 04:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277833032 Sarah Levy - Portrait of Trump cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277941247 In response to Trump's comments about Megyn Kelly, American artist Sarah Levy painted this portrait of Trump using her own menstrual blood. ]]> 2018-09-05 12:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277941247 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277942015 2018-09-05 12:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277942015 Beauty in Blood - Jen Lewis cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277945127 American visual artist Jen Lewis creates conceptual feminist art by photographing specimens of her own menstrual blood. Lewis uses her art as a form of feminist empowerment and aims to challenge the stigma of menstruation.]]> 2018-09-05 13:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277945127 cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277981669 2018-09-05 14:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/277981669 The last unmentionable taboo cazcantrell https://padlet.com/cazcantrell/lbx2xj6nlnkd/wish/278352121 “Houppert asserts that the menstrual hygiene industry reflects sexism and contributes to it by promoting negative attitudes about menstruation as something secret, which must be kept hidden and about which women are to feel ashamed. Her hypothesis is that this secrecy is psychologically disorienting and contributes to society's control over women.” (1622)
Leslie Hartley Gise, 2000. "The Curse: Confronting the Last Unmentionable Taboo: Menstruation." JAMA 283, (12): 1622-1623.


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