'Why Is A Red Stain A Disaster?' Tips On Fighting Period Stigma (Plus A Zine!)
That's the question that researcher Inga Winkler of Columbia University asks. She shares advice on how to overcome feelings of shame and embarrassment about menstruation.
It's been a couple of years, but I can't get this viral tweet out of my mind. It was from 2019, and it asked: "Women, what is the dumbest thing a man ever said to you about ... menstruation, etc.?"
I remember laughing so hard at the thousands of replies:
"My husband thought I had to take a tampon out to pee."
"Someone I was dating asked me if I could reschedule my period so it didn't coincide with his birthday."
And I remember feeling angry, too.
"A dude in college [told] me only nasty women have accidents [stains] on their period."
, co-editor of the , published in July 2020, would very much like for people to know — in case these views on Twitter didn't bring the point
