…Yet it still happens ALL the time. Women are embarrassed to buy tampons, and are hyper aware of bringing their bags with them to the rest room because ~everyone will know~. Here, 11 women share times that they were made to feel shamed during that time of the month. We think you’ll relate. — Evette, 27 — Reddit user Faithfulhumanity — Bari, 20 — Mary, 24 — Molly, 29 — Reddit user BucolicHarvest “Also, a male boss once yelled at me for ’looking depressed’ at work because I had cramps, so I yelled back, ‘I’VE GOT MY FUCKING PERIOD,’ and he scurried away, mortified. That didn’t shame me, though it did kinda shame him.” — Alle, 32 — Mary, 28 — Mel, 28 — Nicola, 22 — Reddit user Waffles-McGee
title: “Women Reveal Their Most Relatable Period Shaming Stories” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-06” author: “Victoria Christian”
…Yet it still happens ALL the time. Women are embarrassed to buy tampons, and are hyper aware of bringing their bags with them to the rest room because ~everyone will know~. Here, 11 women share times that they were made to feel shamed during that time of the month. We think you’ll relate. — Evette, 27 — Reddit user Faithfulhumanity — Bari, 20 — Mary, 24 — Molly, 29 — Reddit user BucolicHarvest “Also, a male boss once yelled at me for ’looking depressed’ at work because I had cramps, so I yelled back, ‘I’VE GOT MY FUCKING PERIOD,’ and he scurried away, mortified. That didn’t shame me, though it did kinda shame him.” — Alle, 32 — Mary, 28 — Mel, 28 — Nicola, 22 — Reddit user Waffles-McGee
title: “Women Reveal Their Most Relatable Period Shaming Stories” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-04” author: “Lois Nalepa”
…Yet it still happens ALL the time. Women are embarrassed to buy tampons, and are hyper aware of bringing their bags with them to the rest room because ~everyone will know~. Here, 11 women share times that they were made to feel shamed during that time of the month. We think you’ll relate. — Evette, 27 — Reddit user Faithfulhumanity — Bari, 20 — Mary, 24 — Molly, 29 — Reddit user BucolicHarvest “Also, a male boss once yelled at me for ’looking depressed’ at work because I had cramps, so I yelled back, ‘I’VE GOT MY FUCKING PERIOD,’ and he scurried away, mortified. That didn’t shame me, though it did kinda shame him.” — Alle, 32 — Mary, 28 — Mel, 28 — Nicola, 22 — Reddit user Waffles-McGee
