“But I can’t go in the ocean with my period! Sharks can smell a drop of blood a mile away.”
“Don’t go hiking while menstruating, it will attract bears!”
You may have heard these and other similar claims about the supposed threat that menstrual fluid poses in attracting predators in the wild. But although…
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Since my last discussion of this topic over a month ago the anger over Trump’s misogyny has not subsided. While few likely voters were swayed and probably no opponent convinced by his derogatory views on women, some have channeled their anger into something more than a tweet.
https://twitter.com/ameliajoparish/status/641485727616921600
What Trump Sees? (Source: Pinterest, Aela Gholizadeh)
What we see.
I think it was Bubba Jefferson, Thomas’ lesser-known brother, who said that the tree of GOP primaries has to be watered with the tears shed for a candidate who drops out because of what he says about blood and women. And that is still true today.
Kidding aside, Trump’s blood comment should give us pause. In case you are lucky and still avoid the void of avoidable news, you may not have heard that GOP Presidential hopeful and front-runner Donald Trump received some pointed questions about his past comments about women (all disparaging, many shaming their bodies, some directly suggesting that submitting to sexual intercourse with Trump would be a good idea). FOX News anchor Megyn Kelly read some of his comments back to Trump, asking if he considers this in conflict with his electability for the office of the Presidency. And from there it went from bad to worse…
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