{"id":374627,"date":"2022-08-30T15:04:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T10:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=374627"},"modified":"2022-08-30T15:11:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T10:11:16","slug":"netizens-school-men-saying-menstrual-hygiene-products-non-essential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netizens-school-men-saying-menstrual-hygiene-products-non-essential\/","title":{"rendered":"Netizens School Men Saying Menstrual Hygiene Products &#8216;Non-Essential&#8217; Amid Flash Floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As donations pour in from all over for those affected by the devasting floods in Pakistan, many men on Twitter had to ruin the moment of human kindness. These men took to Twitter to tell donors that women&#8217;s menstrual hygiene products are non-essential. Even going as far as to ask them to not send these in donation drives.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-374630 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/flood-donations.jpg\" alt=\"flood donations - Menstrual Hygiene Products\" width=\"331\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/flood-donations.jpg 331w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/flood-donations-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So of course many Netizens stepped in to school such people. Soon enough plenty were <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/womenmenstrualhealth?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeting about<\/a> women&#8217;s menstrual health.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/akhriipasta\/status\/1564452078952407040<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netizens-react-to-fatima-jinnah-sister-revolutionist-stateswoman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netizens React to Fatima Jinnah: Sister | Revolutionist | Stateswoman<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Some women got graphic with the details of what flood affectees are having to do amid their menstrual cycle in a natural disaster.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/zakraaaaa\/status\/1563871330914963462<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How did you think a washed cloth is okay to use \ud83e\udd2e how unhygienic it is <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bOd9yxPBmY\">https:\/\/t.co\/bOd9yxPBmY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Autumn (@shahrz_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shahrz_\/status\/1564211796680089603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aethena666\/status\/1563537763647225856<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As for suggestiona about homemade or makeshift pads, someone even pointed out how the floods have left people with nothing. Where do they get supplies for &#8216;homemade pads&#8217;. Why not provide women&#8217;s menstrual hygiene products like all other essential items?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\">How ignorant. Logo ky gher hi nhi rahy ab kya wo paani sy homemade reusable pads bnaye? Crackhead <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ynUb20PCZQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ynUb20PCZQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Autumn (@shahrz_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shahrz_\/status\/1563511205029113860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As for people arguing that &#8216;rural women don&#8217;t use pads&#8217;, they don&#8217;t use canned foods, sleeping bags, and tents on a day to day basis either do they. This is a state of emergency, no?<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sindhu_S_Nisa\/status\/1564218665591050241<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There were plenty of educational resources shared to, for those that care to read.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aethena666\/status\/1564540787022594048<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter user went as far as to create a &#8216;Menstrual Education 101&#8217; guide for Pakistani men.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Menstruation (Period Cycle) Education for Pakistani men especially:<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; H\u2077 (@PurplePeaches7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PurplePeaches7\/status\/1564306266406768641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netizens-troll-rohail-hyatt-for-mansplaining-menstruation-to-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netizens Troll Rohail Hyatt For &#8216;Mansplaining&#8217; Menstruation To Women<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Aside from explaining basic biology to people, this Netizen even highlighted the importance of menstrual hygiene. As well as the long-term affects that stem from a lack of menstrual hygiene. From reproductive and uninary tract infections to cervical cancer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">such as hepatitis B. Other er serious health risks like Cervical cancer and many fungal and bacterial vagainal infections. Though period blood is not harmful it is just as clean as any other blood that comes out of our body<br \/>Therefore it is very important for men and women to have<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; H\u2077 (@PurplePeaches7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PurplePeaches7\/status\/1564306292562444288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It seems one of the men that sparked this debate on Twitter, later realized that they were at fault and deleted the tweet.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NotYourAccounta\/status\/1563529732246843401<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So at least some people learned something about menstrual hygiene and it&#8217;s importance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As donations pour in from all over for those affected by the devasting floods in Pakistan, many men on Twitter had to ruin the moment of human kindness. These men took to Twitter to tell donors that women&#8217;s menstrual hygiene products are non-essential. Even going as far as to ask them to not send these in donation drives. &nbsp; So [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netizens-school-men-saying-menstrual-hygiene-products-non-essential\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":374637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199,1291],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-374627","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-social-media"},"wps_subtitle":"Periods don't stop during disasters!","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Menstrual-Health-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Menstrual-Health-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Menstrual-Health.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Culture","Featured","Social Media"],"title_text":"Netizens School Men Saying Menstrual Hygiene Products \u2018Non-Essential\u2019 Amid Flash Floods","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2199,1291&exclude=374627","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374627"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=374627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}