Monday, May 22, 2006

And it's not because of pregnancy...

Menstruation Is Fast Becoming Optional - Yahoo! News

From the above (quite lengthy) story:

Still, surveys also show most women consider monthly periods normal. Small wonder: Girls learn early on that menstruation is a sign of fertility and femininity, making its onset an eagerly awaited rite of passage.

The period is "way over-romanticized," says Linda Gordon, a New York University professor specializing in women's history and the history of sexuality.

Not by men, that's for sure.

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