Years of progress and modernity, but there are still shackles that hold people back. Unfortunately, women are still surrounded by menstrual or period taboos. Women in rural areas who live under thatched huts still lack access to and knowledge about menstruation. This only goes to show how important period education is. Anshula Kapoor recently penned a powerful note ahead of Menstrual Hygiene Day in which she addressed myths, taboos, and why it is critical to eradicate them. Following the RedDotChallenge trend, she wrote a heartwarming post that was true in every word, and yes, all women would relate to the core.
Anshula has written a word picture of what women go through and why, woven in simplicity. There are still taboos. People in 2023 are hesitant to discuss the period. Is it still a taboo subject that women must discuss in private? But, why?
CHECK OUT HER POST HERE:
Social media is the new place to share ideas and opinions, as well as to initiate change. Kapoor once again chose her Instagram space to express her emotions, vulnerabilities, and to be a voice. She stated: "Everyone born with female reproductive organs menstruates. It’s natural. And it’s a huge part of our lives, every single month. Yet most of us refuse to talk about it. a lot of us can’t even say “menstruation” or “period”. We call it “that time of the month” “chums” and so many other names. Why are we so scared of it? I really hope we can normalize it one day soon such that both men and women can talk about it as normally as we would talk about the last TV show we liked watching…"
"I would realllyyy love living in a world where stores don’t hide pads and wrap it in layers of newspaper or black bags. A world where boys and girls aren’t separated into different classrooms in school when it’s time for period education. I dream of a world where women aren’t treated differently and banned from doing mundane things like cooking or going to places when they menstruate. A world where we aren’t considered impure or unclean when we’re on our period. Because it’s normal for us to menstruate every month. It’s not in our control. And it’s not something we should be ashamed of or made to feel lesser for," her post read.