Period Taboos
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‘Unclean’, ‘monstrous effects’, ‘the curse’: Menstruation has a long history of stigma, shame
Discussions of menstruation have continued to portraying periods as something to be embarrassed about and to be kept hidden.
Rachael Gillibrand, The Conversation
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Why did students in Lahore cover a college wall with sanitary pads?
A 'period protest' in Pakistan didn't let 'sharmindagi' get in its way.
Rhema Mukti Baxter
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'Do you have an extra pa...' 'Panda?': Watch stand-up comic Aditi Mittal rip apart sanitary pad advertising
'Why is she talking about that which must not be named?'
Scroll Staff
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