Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Menstruation Is Not A Bad Word!!!

 
Yesterday I was catching up on email and ran into another WTF political moment. In this case trying to ban any talk about menstruation in Florida elementary schools*. 

Menstruation Is Not A Bad Word!!! 
Menstruation Is Not A Bad Word!!! 
Menstruation Is Not A Bad Word!!! 

I am very very tired of mensurating bodies being criminalized, being shamed, being something that no one can speak about. Human bodies and human functions are not bad, not unclean, not what ever these politicians think they are. 

Menstruation Is Not A Bad Word!!!
Gender Is Not A Bad Word!!!
Sex Is Not A Bad Word!!!
Gay Is Not A Bad Word!!!
Lesbian Is Not A Bad Word!!!
Bi Is Not A Bad Word!!!
Ace Is Not A Bad Word!!!
Trans Is Not A Bad Word!!!
Drag Queen Is Not A Bad Word!!!
Race Is Not A Bad Word!!!
Whatever Is The Next Word That Will Be Banned Is Not A Bad Word!!!

* Source The Daily Skimm Mar 20, 2023

Don’t Say Period

The Story

Florida lawmakers don't want some girls talking about their periods.

What?

Last week, a Florida House subcommittee passed a proposed bill that would ban conversations about periods and sexual health in elementary schools. The legislation also bans students from talking about STDs or sexuality. It's the state’s latest effort to crack down on school curriculum (see: bans on books and critical race theory, and the ‘Don’t Say Gay Bill’). The bill still needs to go to the floor for a full vote, but it could pass in the Republican supermajority Legislature.

What are people saying?

State Rep. Stan McClain (R-FL), who’s sponsoring the bill, reportedly said the bill would bring consistency to sex education across Florida’s school districts. But state Rep. Ashley Gantt (D) called the bill “egregious,” and raised concerns that younger girls — who may go through puberty earlier in life — wouldn’t be able to ask questions about their changing bodies in school. For his part, McClain said he’d be “amenable” to changes.


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