Comments on: Explain menstrual periods to me like IAMA [cis] man (Kevin McGowan)

By: randomnine

randomnine — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:01:49 +0000

I’m totally guessing here, but from the protagonist’s point of view waddling awkwardly to the till in a shop to obviously buy menstruation stuff sounds like 100% the worst thing ever.

By: Louis F.

Louis F. — Sat, 18 May 2013 07:18:29 +0000

I understood (and appreciated) everything about the physical pain and the more psychological side of things, but don’t women tend to be a bit better prepared, towel- and tampon-wise, for their monthly period? That took me a bit by surprise, given that the first thing I thought the protagonist would do on the day following the “makeshift padding” incident would be to procure some basic necessities (unless money is a concern).

By: c

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:53:10 +0000

or you can think about it like it’s written with cis men, trans women, or those without a uterus in mind; anyone else who may be incapable of biologically experiencing menstruation. it’s an interesting game. thank god for the pill.

By: Terry

Terry — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:45 +0000

it’s a gravitar: https://en.gravatar.com/

By: auntie

auntie — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:04:25 +0000

p.s. how do i change my avatar on this site IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN

By: auntie

auntie — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:03:57 +0000

i think i’m okay with this game having an intended audience.

By: PsySal

PsySal — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:01:18 +0000

HAH! This is excellent.

I have third-party independent verification that this depiction is accurate. I found it pretty shocking how bad (in the practical sense) periods were. BRB posting to facebook.

By: Pun?

Pun? — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:09:57 +0000

???

By: nobody

nobody — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:51:35 +0000

(If it helps, there’s nothing in the piece itself that suggests it’s being addressed to a man. It’s written in a second-person voice, but feels like a first-person narrative. ‘You are sitting on a barstool.’ The gender of the addressee is never alluded to apart from the fact that s/he’s menstruating. It would be a shame to skip this just because of the pun in the title.)

By: Kim Moss

Kim Moss — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:01:59 +0000

I’d like to play this but the title puts me off of doing so. To play would be to consent to something being explained to me “as though I were a man.”

Which is, well, a highly upsetting prospect for me.