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The Fight to End Period Shaming

Long article but a good read and worth sharing.

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[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

I'm one of those people who hates tampons and will only use pads forever, so I won't be using those groovy websites, but either way, this is way important. How the hell are they getting taxed as "luxury" items? I had no idea.

Randomly though:

"ACROSS THE U.S., you can buy food, doodads and necessities without being taxed: Pop-Tarts in California, BBQ sunflower seeds in Indiana, Mardi Gras beads in Louisiana, Bibles in Maine and coffins in Mississippi."

. . . interesting. I'll just file that away for a future story maybe. (Vampire Road Trip!)

[hamsterwoman]

Thank you for sharing -- that was a great article!

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing this.

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

[jediknightmuse.livejournal.com]

I'm like rhonda_rants, I'd honestly rather wear a pad, even though they feel like a diaper (and there are times where I get the huge ones that REALLY feel like a diaper because of how heavy it is), than a tampon. I've sucked it up and worn them when I've had to, like to go swimming, but otherwise I stick to pads, as much as I hate to. The biggest thing for me is that um...well, the fact that they get -stuck- and it FREAKING HURTS trying to pull them out (if you try to pull it out too early or whatever). There's also toxic shock syndrome, and while I'm not particularly worried about it because of my lack of using tampons, it is a factor that makes me glad I don't use tampons.

Honestly, if I could just skip through having my period, I would. I HATE it. I don't get it as bad as my friend does, where she had (or maybe still has, I'm not sure) some hormonal thing where she would have it for weeks and I think months at a time and she gets really bad cramps that she used to call out of work because of, but it gets to be pretty bad and makes me miserable and even more emotional than I already am. I probably need to see about some kind of birth control that can help make my periods less painful/heavy, honestly.

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for sharing this!!!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link.


Gabrielle

[night-owl-9.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Thank you for sharing!

[qwentoozla]

Thank you for the link! It's so sad how much shame women have around their periods, even though it's such a normal thing that we all have.

The random things that states don't tax is kind of hilarious. Seasoned croutons? Garter belts? How did they make that decision?!

[meepalicious.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the link! I like to read longform articles at work, so I'm saving this one for tomorrow!

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Periods and shaming, ugh. And then there's the lack of knowledge when it comes to the illness I have, Endometriosis, who is very much connected with my period, thank you very much. :-P

[teagues-veil.livejournal.com]

VERY nice read. Thanks for sharing!