Dads ever grossed out by periods? Men?

[Jay-Jay ♥]

Wow, what a jerk!

No, not all dads or men are like this - most men are a lot more respectful of women's bodies than to consider women's bodies "disgusting" and understand that menstruation is a normal process. I'd also hope most dads aren't so horrible as to make young women feel negatively about their bodies.

Boys don't get nearly enough education on women's bodies, which is very wrong, worse still society via other women and media teaches us menstrual taboos e.g. menstruation being gross, dirty, smelly, embarrassing, inconvenient, shameful, etc. women tend to internalise these ideas more than men but men can pick-up these ideas too.

In my experience men still have less of an issue with menstruation than women...I did a bit of a social experiment a few years ago, for about a year I carried round a bag covered in menstrual activism badges; various slogans, images of tampons or menstrual cups, images of uterus, etc. - women on public transport would actually mumble and move away from me while giving me dirty looks, where as the men would not only stay sitting next to me but would actually openly engage in discussions about menstruation, asking for tips to help their girlfriends and saying how cool it was.