If Men Could Menstruate

Abstract

In this satirical essay published in an early issue of Ms. magazine (October 1978), feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem “flipped the script” to show how a natural reproductive process, which is considered negative and stigmatized because it is associated with women’s bodies, would become positive and worthy of attention and pride if it were associated with men’s bodies. The essay provokes laughter as it illuminates (Click!) the ways that anything associated with higher-status groups is automatically more valuable and respectable than anything associated with lower-status groups.

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