THE LAST TABOO
THE LAST TABOO
THE LAST TABOO
ARTIST STATEMENT
“Call a period what it is: The shedding of the uterine lining of any menstruating woman”
I welcome a society that sees menstruation as a natural and essential biological process instead of a curse or a stigma. This stigma was challenged by Kiran Gandhi, who ran the London marathon while bleeding freely, without tampon, staining her running pants. She explains in her blog: “ Although menstruation stigma is only one of many systematic factors that perpetuate gender inequality, I find it to be a rather large one that we frequently ignore. My run was about using shock factor to create dialogue around menstrual health and comfort, so that women can start to own the narrative of their own bodies. Speaking about an issue is the only way to combat the silence, and dialogue is the only way for innovative solutions to occur.”
“Call a period what it is: The shedding of the uterine lining of any menstruating woman”
I welcome a society that sees menstruation as a natural and essential biological process instead of a curse or a stigma. This stigma was challenged by Kiran Gandhi, who ran the London marathon while bleeding freely, without tampon, staining her running pants. She explains in her blog: “ Although menstruation stigma is only one of many systematic factors that perpetuate gender inequality, I find it to be a rather large one that we frequently ignore. My run was about using shock factor to create dialogue around menstrual health and comfort, so that women can start to own the narrative of their own bodies. Speaking about an issue is the only way to combat the silence, and dialogue is the only way for innovative solutions to occur.”
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