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Is it art while making a point – or ridiculousness while making a mess?

Thursday, 16 February 2017, 21:09 BFH Uncategorized 27

Yoga Instructor Practices in White Pants While Free-Bleeding to Make a Point About Period Shame.

Steph Gongora isn’t ashamed of her period, and doesn’t think other women should be either.

The yogi shared a video of herself on Instagram last week in which she performs a series of yoga moves while “free bleeding” — not using a cup, tampon or pad while menstruating — through her white yoga pants.

“I am a woman, therefore, I bleed,” she captioned the video. “It’s messy, it’s painful, it’s terrible and it’s beautiful. And yet, you wouldn’t know. Because I hide it. I bury things at the bottom of the trash. I breathe, ragged and awkward through the cramps, all the while holding onto this tight-lipped, painted-on smile.”

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Who ever said women should be ashamed of their periods?

There is nothing to be ashamed of if a natural body function that you cannot control occurs, like diarrhea.

You should be ashamed, however, if you poop your pants in defiance and show up at the movie theater.

You should be ashamed, however, if you know you’re on your period and you sit on the seat anyway because of some stupid political point that needn’t be made.

The nutbag goes on to say-

I am a woman, therefore, I bleed. . It’s messy, it’s painful, it’s terrible, & it’s beautiful. . And yet, you wouldn’t know. Because I hide it. . I bury things at the bottom of the trash. I breathe, ragged and awkward through the cramps, all the while holding onto this tight lipped, painted on smile. . Tampons? Shhh. We don’t say those words out loud. Hide them. In the back pocket of your purse, in the corner of the bathroom drawer, at the very bottom of your shopping cart (please let me get a female cashier). . Events or engagements get missed. I’ll tell myself it’s the PMS, sure, but it has more to with the risk of being “caught,” at what…I’m not quite sure. . And I’m lucky. . Over 100 million young women around the globe miss school or work for lack of adequate menstrual supplies, & fear of what might happen if the world witnesses A NATURAL BODILY FUNCTION. . WHY? .

Because hundreds of years of culture have made us embarrassed to bleed. Have left us feeling dirty and ashamed. . STOP PRETENDING. Stop using silly pet names like Aunt Flo because you’re too afraid to say “I’m bleeding” or “vagina.” Stop wasting so much effort hiding the very thing that gives this species continuity. . START talking about it. Educate your daughters. Make them understand that it can be both an inconvenience and a gift, but NEVER something to be ashamed about.

Educate your sons so they don’t recoil from the word tampon. So when a girl bleeds through her khaki shorts in third period (pun intended), they don’t perpetuate the cycle of shame and intolerance. . This #StartSomethingSunday , I want to highlight @corawomen . . Cora Women is a 100% Organic tampon company. . But that’s not all. They are also breaking barriers. Making it ok to talk about periods, even on social media.

Providing personalized, delivered tampon/pad orders right to your door. AND for every box purchased, donating a box of sustainable pads to girls who can’t afford menstruation products. . Fuck yeah. That’s the kind of stuff I can galvanize behind, NO money OR product needed. Just a mission I support on a topic we should ALL be talking about. . THIS IS JUST A LEAK, NOT FREE BLEEDING ✌🏽

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I’d like to talk a little about wet dreams, ladies.

Who wants to hear? It’s nothing to be ashamed about.

And don’t get me started on the unexpected boner. Nothing to be ashamed about.

ht/ Eleanor Roosevelt

27 Comments on Is it art while making a point – or ridiculousness while making a mess?

  4. ex·hi·bi·tion·ism (ĕk′sə-bĭsh′ə-nĭz′əm)
    n.
    1. Psychiatry The deriving of sexual gratification from fantasies or acts that involve exposing one’s genitals to a nonconsenting stranger.
    2. The act or practice of deliberately behaving so as to attract attention.

    Any questions?

  14. Can’t we celebrate civilization? Indoor plumping and regular trash pick-up are truly miracles to appreciate. She doesn’t get that kinda white to start with and make dirty by washing in the nearest stream bed. So spoiled it boggles the mind. It’s called a “SANITARY PAD” FOR A REASON. Germ theory must be a complete mystery. Schooling has failed.

    Maybe she can walk in front of some muslims at a mosque and see what they think.

  19. Ok, I’ll play:

    I am a man, therefore I fart. They can be loud, or they can be silent. Sometimes after a night of drinking, they can be messy. But they are always accompanied by a hideous stench that can make eyes water, cause projectile vomiting, hair loss, nose bleeds, and in extreme cases, alter DNA. So, if you as a woman, are free to bleed in public, then I as a man am now free to share my farts in the same manner. I hope that someday we get to meet…in a very small room…

  20. Last summer at work this Polynesian girl got up outta her seat and exited. In the colored light I saw that there was a discoloration in the seat. Upon closer examination I was overcome with horror and frighteningly realized that she was in her period and left a small pool of blood behind. I wiped it up and about BARFED. 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

  24. Hell, peeing and pooping are natural. O let’s all just pee and poop our pants!! Then we would not have to watch those damn adult diaper commercials!

    Heck, lets rejoin the ape world and throw our poop at each other.

    To hell with civilization. Liberals are inviting barbarians to our homes, let’s not use toilet paper and just use our hands.

    Hey, let’s go back to wiping our noses and mouths in our sleeves, also. Down with tissues.

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