Talk:Menstrual taboo

There's an article Culture and menstruation. I wonder if all the information in this article would fit into that one - the taboo is essentially a cultural phenomenon. Lyrl Talk Contribs 20:31, 17 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Naw, a full merger is too much. This article has the potential to expand (and the other article is not so short). But I definitely support creating a section titled "Menstrual taboo" in that article and summarizing this article in there. --Sofeil 22:51, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Judging from the citations
This appears to be a synthesis. Some of the facts have citations, but very few of the conclusions do. At best it seems to be an anthropological term paper; at worst, a lot of speculative analysis. Mangoe (talk) 03:54, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Exaggeration
I've noticed some of the "examples" being a bit too extreme here. It's not that menstruation is considered especially taboo, it is just about as taboo as everything having to do with other bodily processes. As far as I know, no Pampers commercial uses yellow liquid to demonstrate absorption, and I doubt that much Band-aid ads show the blood flowing. Also, euphenisms are used for anything, and many times they are just used not to sound too scientific (when was the last time that you preferred announcing you needed to urinate instead of saying "I have to take a leak"?). Seriously, cut the crap. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.6.195.113 (talk) 21:00, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

what? you're an idiot :\ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.12.102.75 (talk) 18:26, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

To IP.113: Those are some excellent points. To IP.75: Please refrain from personal attacks. Boneyard90 (talk) 16:19, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Activism
I believe that there should be more information about menstrual activism on this page. In addition, I agree that there should be more information about the possible historical reasons for the menstrual taboos.

Menstrual Activism is a relatively new movement. It gained its momentum with the Woman’s Health Movement during the 1970s and is now showing itself in new forms as part of third wave of feminism. Notable campaigns arose in the 1970’s that sought to de-medicalize the woman’s body. These movements promoted of DIY health care, corporeal consciousness and providing information for woman on their bodies. It was believed that woman should be empowered to make informed decisions regarding their own bodies without having to rely on entirely on medical institutions.

Menstrual Activism shines light on taboos and cultural practice regarding menstruation and the female anatomy that have lead to various forms of female oppression. A major avenue of this oppression is through the advertising of feminine hygiene products. Women are told that they need to spend money on unnecessary feminine hygiene products which are not eco-friendly and which could be potentially dangerous to the user. Menstrual activists promote highlight the environmental and personal dangers and risks of using disposable pads and tampons and promote the use of eco-friendly,, non-toxic feminine care products such as re-usable pads and the menstrual cup.

Menstrual Activism also encourages woman to not be ashamed of their menstruation but to instead use the cyclical nature of the woman’s body to their own advantage. For example, a woman may be more creative or productive during certain points in her menstrual cycle. As a woman becomes more aware of her personal strengths and weaknesses embodied at different parts of her menstrual cycles she are able to intergrade and incorporate these patterns into her daily life and as a result, live more efficiently and at ease.

This is just a vague outline of some of the major pillars of menstrual activism. More research is necessary in grounding my evidence and filling in the gaps. I was surprised to find that there is so little information on this movement. Perhaps there an entire new page should be created devoting itself exclusively to menstrual activism? Any thoughts?

Ravenzoo (talk) 22:36, 19 October 2014 (UTC)Ravenzoo


 * I would like to suggest adding Petra Mattheis. She is a German artist who investigates menstruation in a playful, artistic approach. Parventrus (talk) 08:56, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Feel free to do so. By the way, how about my proposal to merge two articles together? See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Menstrual_taboo#Merge_with_culture_and_menstruation? EMsmile (talk) 11:53, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Why?
Wouldn't it be appropriate for there to be some information about possible _reasons_ for there to be menstrual taboos at all? This was what I came to this article to find out about. 120.18.151.12 (talk) 08:50, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Hinduism
This portion needs cleanup. It's written defensively, poorly, and lacks citations for these portions.

Example 1: "This certainly does not mean..." Example 2: "...and would not even enter the kitchen..." Example 3: "But there is an exception to it in Kashmiri Hindu culture." Example 4: "...as the body of the woman becomes weak due to blood loss." Example 5: "There is no such rule like..." Example 6: "The woman can indulge in all the household chores."

Examples 1, 2, 3, and 5 are poorly written. Examples 4 and 6 are insulting/sexist. Example 4 is biologically ignorant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.23.25.253 (talk) 21:28, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Merge with culture and menstruation?
There is an article called culture and menstruation and I see heaps of overlap with this one. How about merging the two together? EMsmile (talk) 17:45, 28 December 2017 (UTC)


 * i am definitely PRO the merge idea. Heaps of over lap, better to bring VERY similar idea together in one place Cilstr (talk) 13:14, 30 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Great! Now we just need to find someone who has time to make it happen. Also which article should be merged into which one, i.e. which final title is better? I guess "culture and menstruation" is the broader one? But we could perhaps change it to "Menstruation and culture". EMsmile (talk) 13:36, 30 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Please, if you want to pursue this, follow the proper procedure. See Proposed mergers. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 16:58, 30 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I think we have already followed the proper procedure, haven't we? The merge tags are up on both pages for quite a while. Given the low level of interest so far, I don't think it would be a very controversial one. EMsmile (talk) 12:52, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry, for some reason I didn't see the tags. You seem to have consensus. Here is how to close the discussion, with instructions for the correct next step. Good luck! I'll so some wikignoming once the two articles have been merged. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 15:35, 2 July 2018 (UTC)


 * OK, I've done the merger now. Am currently tidying up culture and menstruation.EMsmile (talk) 03:36, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

The lead needs further work
You have added content to the lead, User:Altg20April2nd but remember the lead is meant to be a summary of the article. Currently it does a poor job at that. How about moving content from the lead to the article and then have a proper summary, which is easy to understand for the layperson? EMsmile (talk) 14:44, 13 February 2018 (UTC)