Most d00ds hate nothing more than to be laughed at.
See how long he can bleed before he dies. Natch.
I fucking hate the menstrual taboo and won't be bound by it.
A couple of nights ago one of my daughters asked me a question about her bleeding and as an afterthought apologised to her 15 year old brother who was sitting with me. My response was to point out that if he bled every month not only would it not be taboo but that he would have a week off, free tampons and a hamper of chocolate from the government. (his response: "cool!") And therefore to not EVER apologise or use the menstrual taboo again. It's insiduous. I wrote about it in my post 'shame' for the feminist carnival of sexuality. Anyway, end of ramble - good post fimg x
Did you ever read that old Gloria Steinem essay, "If Men Could Menstruate." @ fimg: it reminds be of your terrific comment to your kids. Margaret Cho also has a hilarious bit about along these lines("If straight men had periods..." and "If gay men had periods...") in The Notorious CHO.
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My favored response is, "Yeah, you WISH you could bleed for seven days without dying."
If there is one way in which my much-younger brother was raised properly, it was that there was no menstrual taboo in my household. My sister and I were always very open about saying, "Well, I gotta go deal with my bleeding vagina, I'll be right back." My dad always got supremely squicked out, but it was just an everyday occurrence for my brother.
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