I was never quite drawn to this article immediately, because when I saw the word “period” in a headline, I could only assume it was the grammatical definition of the homonym was being used. I chose to click on the article anyhow, and to my surprise, would find out that my hypothesis was proven incorrect. I have nothing but praise for both the New York Times as well as the editor of the article for publishing this story. Considering the aim of most news companies is to increase both viewership and revenue, I thought it would be ages until an article about such a subject would be published.
Before I proceed, I must specify that I am not someone who would go around advocating ruthlessly for menstruation to be recognized more regularly in conversation. …show more content…
It is inappropriate and inexcusable. I don’t quite understand how Ms. Fu “shatters another barrier” by talking about her period in public. A much more suitable headline would have been “Uninhibited Chinese Swimmer, Discussing Her Period, Violates the line of appropriateness.” I am a mother of two children who would not usually voice her opinion to the public, but after watching such an unwarranted video, could not walk away from this with silence. I was offended on behalf of everyone who watched the interview, including many innocent children who were not just my own. It was in no way necessary for Ms. Fu to have said what she did on …show more content…
Fu. Menstruation is a natural occurrence, but so is masturbation and do you think that is an appropriate subject to speak about in front of the 27.5 million people who were watching the olympics? Menstruation is in no way something that should ever be mentioned in any civil conversation, and personally I don’t think testing this out on live television is a righteous idea. I do agree that In some countries, there are issues surrounding a woman’s period that need to be resolved, but I think Ms. Fu and all of her apparent fans of the action should consider an alternate, less ill-mannered
Before I proceed, I must specify that I am not someone who would go around advocating ruthlessly for menstruation to be recognized more regularly in conversation. …show more content…
It is inappropriate and inexcusable. I don’t quite understand how Ms. Fu “shatters another barrier” by talking about her period in public. A much more suitable headline would have been “Uninhibited Chinese Swimmer, Discussing Her Period, Violates the line of appropriateness.” I am a mother of two children who would not usually voice her opinion to the public, but after watching such an unwarranted video, could not walk away from this with silence. I was offended on behalf of everyone who watched the interview, including many innocent children who were not just my own. It was in no way necessary for Ms. Fu to have said what she did on …show more content…
Fu. Menstruation is a natural occurrence, but so is masturbation and do you think that is an appropriate subject to speak about in front of the 27.5 million people who were watching the olympics? Menstruation is in no way something that should ever be mentioned in any civil conversation, and personally I don’t think testing this out on live television is a righteous idea. I do agree that In some countries, there are issues surrounding a woman’s period that need to be resolved, but I think Ms. Fu and all of her apparent fans of the action should consider an alternate, less ill-mannered