Reflective tag
Menstruation is a perfectly normal thing but in some cultures it is seen as an abnormality or something that should be avoided. This fear of the menstruation is most likely linked to lack of understanding as well as religion and tradition. Education could go a long way in helping a lot of women deal with unfair treatment because of something that is very natural.
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Menstruation is the time when a women sheds the lining of the uterus which occurs once a month often lasting about 2-7 days. In foreign countries and different cultures the menstruation period is thought of as something unnatural and unclean. People often fear what they don’t understand and menstruation is no different, people actually believe that you can get sick from being close to someone who is menstruating. This is largely due to being uneducated, religion, and tradition.
In the United States women have it better off then other areas but there are still negative views when it comes to girls menstruating. The main reason for this is the negative side effects that are related to this, one of the most noticed being the change in mood that can occur. Females who are on their period are thought to transform into monsters but that is not always the case, some girls have little to no symptoms when it comes to getting their periods. Back in the day women could get away with crimes just by saying that they were on their period because people believed that these women were under the influence of raging hormones and therefor were not responsible for their actions.
Meanwhile in other countries women are getting punished for their normal cycle by keeping them away from the village not because they did anything wrong but because they are seen as dangerous and unclean. Typically in places with little education such as tribes is where this discrimination against the menstrual cycle is commonly seen. Often women have to live in little shacks alone or in groups completely exposed to the elements even during the wintertime. They are unable to go near the livestock or the males in fear of contaminating them and making them ill which we see as absurd but they see as possible due to years of tradition.
The Jewish Orthodox religion also has an extreme view when it comes to the menstruation cycle of the females not because of lack of education but more because of religion and tradition. During the time a female in menstruating a female can not touch a male or hand him anything directly. After the time a period is done she then goes to a special place to be purified so that she can once again touch her husband. This is an interesting practice and the rules regarding it are still being debated among the community especially when it comes to whether a female can read the holy book during this time.
Menstruation is a very natural thing in girls and the fact that it is portrayed with negativity I find to be a little ridiculous. The only reason it is portrayed negatively is because of the way people interpret what is going on during that time of the month. If people looked less at the negative side of what was happening it probably wouldn’t be perceived in such a negative manner. The period is a sign of fertility and it is perfectly natural and normal.