Let's Talk About ... brad2542

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Tue, 11-20-2007 - 5:08pm

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Wed, 11-28-2007 - 11:31am
Interesting answers to my questions, Brad.

As for women being ashamed or embarrased about having their periods, I think that there are many many reactions to menses. Personally, I've never been ashamed or embarassed, but have always felt that it was quite private and personal. That is a distinction that sometimes can be interpreted as shame or embarrasment, I suspect.
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Wed, 11-28-2007 - 9:24pm

I guess it is a distinction between being private/ personal and being ashamed. At one time semen was considered in the same category as dirty, but today you can search for cum shots and find their glorification, but I doubt women in gym locker rooms boast about their flow like men talk about how far they "shoot." Granted, we're talking about 2 different things, but still menstruation is a taboo subject mostly, while the male orgasm is celebrated.


Having worked as a janitor, I've seen women embarassed asking for pads when they've had accidents. Today's generation (18-35) are more open. I've worked with women who tell me they need to go change their tampon, or talk about stains they got that day. That was unheard of a generation ago. Of course, women also talk of orgasms, vibrators, etc. so a lot of things have changed.


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Thu, 11-29-2007 - 4:01am
I think you're definitely mixing male thinking, wether it takes place in a locker room or elsewhere, but where the substance of the talk consists of the male bodily function of ejaculation with what you are guessing is in the female mind. There is no need for women to adapt the male mind set and way of thinking and talking, because women have always had their own ways of talking and communicating with other women. Women communicate with other women, and we do it in our own way.

Menstruation and the male orgasm are not at all comparable categories, IMO. As for a woman being embarrased about having to ask for a pad or tampon, she is entirely within her rights to be embarrased. Most women spend a great deal of time trying to make sure that the situation will not happen and the need to ask someone else for what they need at such a time is annoying for several reasons, embarrasment being just one of them. People get embarrased about many things, men as well as women. Humans are the only animals that can blush, or need to, after all.

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