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"Menstruators" in a Guardian tweet

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ShoesJerry · 25/10/2018 17:09

Last year, YouGov asked 538 menstruators about their experiences of period pain in the workplace; 57% said it had affected their work

FFS. Cheeringly, there are many horrified comments underneath the tweet.

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Avegemitesandwich · 25/10/2018 18:45

What the fuck is this 'its because not all women menstruate' bollocks? Why does that mean you can't refer to 'women' as a collective? They are the only ones who ha e periods so by using 'women' you see covering everyone who has a period.

I don't menstruate at the moment. Am I not a woman? Will I become a woman again if/when I start menstruate? Should I be offended by 'women' being used to describe people who have periods?

What is this batshittery?

BeerAndBassGuitars · 25/10/2018 18:36

In a while testicle really made me chuckle Grin

arranfan · 25/10/2018 17:42

Thread that gives a shout out to Janice Turner for her response to Guardian's "menstruators": www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3405022-A-moment-of-pause-to-venerate-Janice-Turner

gastropod · 25/10/2018 17:30

The poke has a nice summary of some of the responses...

poorbuthappy · 25/10/2018 17:22

Oh no pic..

"Menstruators" in a Guardian tweet
VickyEadie · 25/10/2018 17:21

The Guardian's decision to use that word wasn't even accurate - the women polled were not solely women who currently menstruate (probably because some of us who did it for 40-50 years but no longer do menstruate still have a lot of data to add to the survey) and some of them never have done.

FekkoThePenguin · 25/10/2018 17:19

I saw that tweet. It didnt go down well did it?

poorbuthappy · 25/10/2018 17:19

Love this response.

"Menstruators" in a Guardian tweet
AspieAndProud · 25/10/2018 17:16

At least you’d get maternity leave.

AspieAndProud · 25/10/2018 17:12

Last year, YouGov asked 538 menstruators about their experiences of period pain in the workplace

I didn’t know menstruation was a job, let alone that there are workplaces set aside for it.

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ShoesJerry · 25/10/2018 17:11

Sorry, that tweet should have been in bold:
"Last year, YouGov asked 538 menstruators about their experiences of period pain in the workplace; 57% said it had affected their work"

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