Menstrual taboo
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A menstrual taboo is any social taboo concerned with menstruation. In some societies it involves menstruation being perceived as unclean or embarrassing, extending even to the mention of menstruation both in public (in the media and advertising) and in private (amongst friends, in the household, and with men). Many traditional religions consider menstruation ritually unclean.
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See also
- Culture and menstruation
- Grandmother hypothesis
- Menophilia, colloquially menstruation fetish. Cunnilingus during menstruation is colloquially referred to as earning one's red wings.
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