Indeed, menstruation carries a long and pretty horriblestigmain many cultures.
Generally, this is the result of a lack of information.
Boys and young men in many cultures are just not taught what a period is.
Even worse, a common source of this kind of information might be onespeers.
This can even lead to men having absolutelydistortedviews on what periods are and why they happen.
Even less so if the group is exclusivelymale.
Unfortunately, this stigma runs so deep that even mothers might not effectively educate their own daughters.
One study in Nigeria found that only half of the women they interviewed had learned about menstruation from theirmothers.
Remember, these same mothers are also subjected to the same stigmas that might be prevalent in their society.
Otherwise, more stubborn folks will just internalize theurban legendsthey grew up with and simply never move on.
Indeed, if we take his words at face value, he has fully accepted them.
All of us, for example, urinate.
Doing any of this in theshoweris a sort of gray area that each household needs to figure out independently.
It is understandable why she might get offended at being called gross.
Its not exactly something most of us are ok with being called.
Its quite possible that she is entirely aware that this isnt something one does normally.
However, as he mentions, she is undergoing quite a bit of stress.
However, at the same time, she does definitely have some issues, for example not showering enough.
But leaving used pads on the floor is gross, no matter how you spin it.
Some folks had more questions
But most thought he was being reasonable
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