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Post: 97620489_1 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 02:51:10 +0000
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Kiran Gandhi, who has played drums for singer M.I.A. and Thievery Corporation, decided to run the London Marathon without a tampon. Gandhi let her blood flow freely to raise awareness about women who have no access to feminine products and to encourage women to not be embarrassed about their periods.

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After the race, she took photos with her family and friends, wearing her period-stained running pants proudly.

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"If there's one way to transcend oppression, it's to run a marathon in whatever way you want," she wrote. "Where the stigma of a woman's period is irrelevant, and we can re-write the rules as we choose."

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Post: 97620489_2 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 03:27:27 +0000
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A lot of poor people in other countries don't have access to basic things such as toiletries and pants.

I could run a marathon without pants and crap all over myself and say it's for a cause, but that still wouldn't make it any less disgusting.

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Post: 97620489_3 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 03:46:47 +0000
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Oh my god. emotion_facepalm
Does she even realize this s**t originated on 4chan?

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Post: 97620489_4 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 03:47:52 +0000
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Oh my god. emotion_facepalm
Does she even realize this s**t originated on 4chan?

What s**t?

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Post: 97620489_5 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 03:51:12 +0000
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Oh my god. emotion_facepalm
Does she even realize this s**t originated on 4chan?

What s**t?

This whole "free bleeding" movement.
Edit: It's fine to raise awareness on something, but the whole "don't be embarrassed about your period" thing is what made me facepalm. It's one thing to encourage body love, but this.. is not how to do it. neutral

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Oh my god. emotion_facepalm
Does she even realize this s**t originated on 4chan?

What s**t?

I'm still trying to find the origin of oppression involved in this scenario. Women don't have access to feminine hygiene products in certain areas. That's cool, protest that. It can mean something.

But if you're going to protest a cause like this, then why protest it in a way that comes off as anti-feminine hygiene products?

Is it oppressive that women don't have access to feminine hygiene products, or is it oppressive that women use feminine hygiene products?

I was half expecting to read a slogan like "I will not be a slave to my tampon!"

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Post: 97620489_7 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:03:17 +0000
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Oh my god. emotion_facepalm
Does she even realize this s**t originated on 4chan?

What s**t?

Probably she means something like, women are taught periods are gross so it promotes self hate.
But the thing is, periods ARE gross. lol

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Post: 97620489_8 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:13:54 +0000
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Oh my god. emotion_facepalm
Does she even realize this s**t originated on 4chan?

What s**t?

Probably she means something like, women are taught periods are gross so it promotes self hate.
But the thing is, periods ARE gross. lol

Agreed, like a lot of other bodily functions, too.

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Post: 97620489_9 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:16:57 +0000
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to raise awareness about women who have no access to feminine products

...Okay, now it makes sense.

'Cause freebleeding on its own is ******** disgusting. Blood... is gross. Blood from your genitals is extra gross. Flaunting your goddamn unbaby cuntblood "because I'm proud to be a woman" is absurd and gross.

Until this thread, I hadn't actually heard why she did this, just "omg freebleeding, so inspirational!" But being gross for the sake of raising awareness makes sense.

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Post: 97620489_10 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:24:17 +0000
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Oh my god. emotion_facepalm
Does she even realize this s**t originated on 4chan?

What s**t?

Probably she means something like, women are taught periods are gross so it promotes self hate.
But the thing is, periods ARE gross. lol

Agreed, like a lot of other bodily functions, too.

I feel like people who tell women they're gross for having a period is something a bunch of elementary kids do.

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Post: 97620489_11 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:26:51 +0000
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to raise awareness about women who have no access to feminine products

"Unbaby cuntblood"
rofl
I'm gonna use that.

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Post: 97620489_12 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:30:15 +0000
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"Unbaby cuntblood"
rofl
I'm gonna use that.

Weird language is my friend 4laugh

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Post: 97620489_13 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:30:46 +0000
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to raise awareness about women who have no access to feminine products

I free-bleed from my man-bits all the time. I find it very liberating.

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Post: 97620489_14 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:34:25 +0000
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shockascent

I free-bleed from my man-bits all the time. I find it very liberating.

. . .

you uh

you might

might wanna

see a doctor

about that

buddy

eek

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Post: 97620489_15 created on Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:34:58 +0000
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I free-bleed from my man-bits all the time. I find it very liberating.

. . .

you uh

you might

might wanna

see a doctor

about that

buddy

eek

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