A Question

[pecunium]

I have seen, as I travel to and fro in the net I keep seeing something I don't understand.

Women telling men they really don't want to look behind the curtain at TMI posts about menstruation.

Now, I understand warning people about TMI posts. Descriptions of the details of surgeries, accidents and all manner of gruesome goings on are not for everyone.

What I don't understand is why that single topic gets that warning.

Are men, as a class, that easily squicked?

Comments

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

This isn't just periods. It's things like cramps, shed uterine lining, hysterectomy, cysts, ectopic pregnancies, etc.

TK

[joecrow.livejournal.com]

True. A lot of dudes seem utterly terrified about anything related to womanbits that occurs deeper than the fur. I dunno if it's just standard male culture vs. scary woman culture stuff, or if it's some kind of psychological external genitalia vs. internal genitalia phobia, or if it's just that most dudes learned all they know about chicks from their dads and other dudes. Me, I was raised by my mom, so I dunno if I just didn't pick up a lot of dude culture or what. Maybe that's why I don't dig sports either.