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Indian Women’s (Forced) Vow to Secrecy
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What’s the most awkward conversation you recently had? I will go first.
Yesterday, I reached out to my friend for a couple of creative posts that I needed for my freelance writing business.
Once I sent him all the details, I called to share my vision for the project. He didn’t answer.
I called again. No answer.
So, I sent him a text, informing him I wasn’t keeping well.
It worked because he called me back in five minutes.
After discussing the details of the said project, he asked me why I was feeling sick. To which I, nonchalantly, told him that I was on my period and it was my second day, and so, I was bleeding heavily and experiencing severe cramps.
He went silent at first, then cleared his throat to express his discomfort, before hanging up on me for good. He is an excellent graphic designer and a great guy, too, but in this instance, he was cold towards me: No sympathies extended, no form of acknowledgment whatsoever.
All this because I told him I am on my period.
As kids, Indian women were taught that period blood makes them ‘impure’ and men were taught early…
