Men and menstruation (Warning!! GROSS, for girls only!)

Hello Kitty · #1 03-29-2008, 11:25 PM

So ladies, I was wondering why is it that most guys get SO grossed out by menstruation? I was talking to a bunch of friends and mentioned the L7 throwing a bloody tampon in the crowd incident - one guy just flipped out! He said "if I got hit with a bloody tampon, I would SHOOT HER". He was completely serious.

My spouse will buy me tampons and pads, but it took a while for him to feel comfortable doing so. He gets incredibly grossed out if he sees any evidence of my period (but he thinks it's funny to tell me about his bowel movements).

So why is menstruation such a taboo subject for guys, and why do I find it so funny?

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Evil Queen · #2 03-29-2008, 11:31 PM

I dunno; they play the most violent games but heaven forbid if I send them out to get me Midol.

I like the tampon blowgun, to be honest!

Rapscallion · #3 03-29-2008, 11:33 PM

Maybe it's just me amongst men, but I consider it hilarious.

I don't have to deal with it personally, I don't have to live with anyone who deals with it, and the way the commercials are aimed at 'hinty-hinty' with smiling women (smiling? why?) is a laugh riot.

Mind you, I used to be a butcher.

Rapscallion

Ree · #4 03-29-2008, 11:40 PM

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Quoth Rapscallion

Mind you, I used to be a butcher.

Yep...you scare me. You really scare me.

Aethian · #5 03-29-2008, 11:45 PM

My guy is pretty cool about it but he seems to keep his distance now at a scheduled time and is very helpful...maybe my irritated PMS has finally taught him something.

blas · #6 03-30-2008, 12:00 AM

I'm on the Depo and haven't had an actual menstrual cycle since 2004, but nevertheless, if I have some spotting and need to avoid certain activities (I know, TMI, sorry!) my ex bf used to get really grossed out and didn't want to hear about it.

I tried the video game comparison as well, and deer hunting as well. My goodness, cleaning a dead deer carcus seems so much worse than a tampon to me.

Kusanagi · #7 03-29-2008, 11:31 PM

Deep seated jealousy that usually when we bleed below the waist, there's a serious problem.

Honestly though, I have no idea. Maybe it's just a blood thing in general.

kibbles · #8 03-30-2008, 10:47 PM

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Quoth Hello Kitty

I was talking to a bunch of friends and mentioned the L7 throwing a bloody tampon in the crowd incident - one guy just flipped out!

Well I think anyone, guy or girl, would be understandably flipped out by that

I know as a girl I wouldn't want to be in that crowd!

RecoveringKinkoid · #9 03-31-2008, 01:50 AM

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Quoth Hello Kitty

So ladies, I was wondering why is it that most guys get SO grossed out by menstruation? I was talking to a bunch of friends and mentioned the L7 throwing a bloody tampon in the crowd incident - one guy just flipped out! He said "if I got hit with a bloody tampon, I would SHOOT HER". He was completely serious.

I know!

What a f

g lady, right?

That took some...well...I dunno what it took exactly, but it took SOMETHING. This woman pulled out a tampon, on stage, flung it at the crowd, and said something like "Eat my bloody tampon, fuckers." Holy CRAP.

There was a show that featured this incident that was hosted by Zach Wyld and all he said was "I wanna marry her." Evidently didn't gross HIM out.

I think men are grossed out by it because it's always been treated as shameful by society. Hell, there's even tampons you can buy that have wrappers that dont' make crinkly noises in the ladies room. I mean, THAT'S how messed up in the head we are about our bodies, ladies. Yeah, men are grossed out, but let's be honest, there are plently of women out there who are just as freaked out by it. When women quit being ashamed of their bodies, maybe men will grow up, too. But we can't expect them to until WE do.

DGoddessChardonnay · #10 03-31-2008, 01:55 AM

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Quoth RecoveringKinkoid

I know!

What a fucking lady, right?

That took some...well...I dunno what it took exactly, but it took SOMETHING." This woman pulled out a tampon, on stage, flung it at the crowd, and said something like "Eat my bloody tampon, fuckers." Holy CRAP.

There was a show that featured this incident that was hosted by Zach Wyld and all he said was "I wanna marry her." Evidently didn't gross HIM out.

I think men are grossed out by it because it's always been treated as shameful by society. Hell, there's even tampons you can buy that have wrappers that dont' make crinkly noises in the ladies room. I mean, THAT'S how messed up in the head we are about our bodies, ladies. Yeah, men are grossed out, but let's be honest, there are plently of women out there who are just as freaked out by it. When women quit being ashamed of their bodies, maybe men will grow up, too. But we can't expect them to until WE do.

It has been treated as a "dirty secret" for generations. Little is known about how women handled life's phases before roughly the 1800's.

Check out this website devoted to the history of mensturation (yes, it's an actual museum) for lots of interesting information/vintage print ads/discussions about various products and humorous stories sent in by readers:

Museum of Menstration

And, would you believe this site is run by a male? How cool is that?