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period pride manifesto

Emma Barnett’s Period Pride Manifesto

As women around the world raise their voices in the fight for equality, there is still a deafening silence around one taboo: periods.

Emma Barnett’s Period. is an agenda-setting, taboo-busting, humorous manifesto, addressing the stigma and myths that surround the female body. Bold, unapologetic and a crusade to ignite conversation, this is a book for every woman – and man – everywhere.period pride manifesto

* No more lying about periods. If you have one and need to mention it, do. And without turning period pink.

* No more listening to period bullshit – religious or otherwise. (Banter included.)

* Have the courage to call out all said bullshit.

* Humour is always your friend during confrontations, but sometimes what you are dealing with ain’t funny.

* Ask for anything you need to make periods easier, at school and at work. Educate those around you in doing so.

* Be a good friend, colleague, boss to those having periods who are starting to talk about them.

* Donate tampons and pads wherever you can:
supermarkets, school toilets, homeless shelters, food banks.

* Petition your MP for period products to be free to all, like loo roll.

* If you feel horny on your period – have sex. Without shame. Don’t just give out oral sex because you feel you owe some weird sex debt.

* Make and star in your own truthful period advert, if you wish. And share it online.

* Observe your own cycle and note down the positives (if there are any) and particulars to make life easier each month.

* Do your research and experiment with new period products like you would with recipes or sportswear.

* Go to the doctors if you don’t feel right on your period or during sex or anything else gynaecologically. And don’t take no for an answer if you feel fobbed off. Push to see specialists and fight for solutions to improve your lot. Medicine should be your friend and your body shouldn’t be ignored.

* Touch mayonnaise while menstruating. A lot of it. Much to the surprise of anyone else still believing bleeding women spoil mayo (most of Madagascar it seems, by the way), it won’t curdle.

 

 


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