A girl’s first menstruation shock is compounded when mothers treat it drily and matter-of-factly
Evidence
I was speechless in astonishment when, not yet twelve, I was indisposed for the first time. I was struck by horror, and as my mother limited herself to telling me drily that this would happen every month, I considered it something disgusting and refused to accept that this did not also happen to men. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 753
Categorization
- QUESTION: Wonder whether contemporary menstruation education has measurably reduced this specific form of shame and refusal to accept womanhood.
- XREF: connects to: Menstruation horrifies girls because it signifies a descent into subordinated femininity — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1977
Broader Connections
- Menstruation horrifies girls because it signifies a descent into subordinated femininity
#expands(0.82) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1977