▲ 2092 ▼ Bathroom tampons. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 230 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago* (2 children) They don't want 4th-grade boys to know what menstruation is. That's the only thing I can think of. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) My grandma in the 30s had to hide all evidence of menstruation from just one of her two younger brothers, the explanation being he was intended for the priesthood. I'm not saying it makes sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) In what denomination do priests not know what menstruation is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) This was Catholicism. He's a smart guy and I'm pretty sure he figured it out. Did not become a priest, though, so maybe his mom was right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I went to a catholic school in the 80s/90s. I’m fairly certain we were taught about anatomy and human reproduction. We knew what menstruation was. permalink fedilink source parent [–] proudblond@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago This is frustrating because menstruation, while obviously playing a roll in having children, does not equal sex (which is, I assume, why their panties are in a bunch) and plenty of women and trans men who are abstaining from sex or childfree still get periods. We should not be having a moral panic about fucking tampons. Arrrrrrgggghhh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) My grandma in the 30s had to hide all evidence of menstruation from just one of her two younger brothers, the explanation being he was intended for the priesthood. I'm not saying it makes sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) In what denomination do priests not know what menstruation is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) This was Catholicism. He's a smart guy and I'm pretty sure he figured it out. Did not become a priest, though, so maybe his mom was right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I went to a catholic school in the 80s/90s. I’m fairly certain we were taught about anatomy and human reproduction. We knew what menstruation was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) In what denomination do priests not know what menstruation is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) This was Catholicism. He's a smart guy and I'm pretty sure he figured it out. Did not become a priest, though, so maybe his mom was right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I went to a catholic school in the 80s/90s. I’m fairly certain we were taught about anatomy and human reproduction. We knew what menstruation was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) This was Catholicism. He's a smart guy and I'm pretty sure he figured it out. Did not become a priest, though, so maybe his mom was right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I went to a catholic school in the 80s/90s. I’m fairly certain we were taught about anatomy and human reproduction. We knew what menstruation was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I went to a catholic school in the 80s/90s. I’m fairly certain we were taught about anatomy and human reproduction. We knew what menstruation was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago This is frustrating because menstruation, while obviously playing a roll in having children, does not equal sex (which is, I assume, why their panties are in a bunch) and plenty of women and trans men who are abstaining from sex or childfree still get periods. We should not be having a moral panic about fucking tampons. Arrrrrrgggghhh permalink fedilink source parent
