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To the man at the table next to me at the sushi restaurant last week: Telling any woman “That’s enough of the period talk” is extremely inappropriate, let alone a group of women you don’t know and who never asked for your opinion. I’m sorry if overhearing the words “menstruation,” “flow” and “vagina” was so highly disturbing to you that you couldn’t finish your meal…oh wait, I’m not. I hope you come to realize that menstruation is a totally normal and acceptable thing to talk about. It’s something half the people in the world experience on a monthly basis. I also hope you remember that you came out of a vagina. sincerely, —Menstruator
This article appears in Apr 14-20, 2016.
We should go for sushi sometime, I can tell you about some of the epic shits I’ve taken.
What if that same man had talked about his sperm count? You can bet the women at the next table would have beaten him to death with a sushi platter. How dare he bring up the very essence necessary to fertilize human life!? Keep your rag talk to yourself. Just reading this post made me want to vomit.
C’mon and hear, C’mon and hear, Alexander’s Ragtime Band.
If you honestly believe it’s sexist to not want to hear about disgusting bodily effusions while trying to eat, you really do need to step down off your Earth Venus pedestal and join the rest of the plebes. Had you been talking about the colour, aroma and consistency of your fecal outflow, prodigious amounts of mucous produced when in the throes of the gryppe, or the last time you had a cyst lanced you would have received, and richly deserved, an identical response.
It’s not body shaming or patriarchal to request courtesy. Learn some.
It appears my fellow commenters have well responded but the topic was just too tempting to just “like” the comments and not leave one myself.
I would add that this bitch and your expectations are exactly why you OB and others like you don’t get the respect you deserve.
Now, enough period talk as it’s breakfast time.
And I bet if there was a table of men talking about the women they “plowed” you’d be on here bitching about that.
Sounds like this guy had a weak stomach to period talk. Some can talk about natural gross body functions like its nothing and some can’t. Pretty sure most have one topic that makes them weak in the stomach. And that one topic will make anyone annoyed enough to say stop if it goes on to long.
The Menstruator is absolutely correct. “Menstruation is a totally normal and acceptable thing to talk about.”
The Menstruator should also be aware that common courtesy is extended to one’s fellow diners. One limits one’s conversations over dinner to palatable subjects. This has never included bodily functions and never will no matter how much an individual thinks it should.
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Menstruator: It is normal and acceptable to only discuss female reproductive functions discreetly with willing conversationalists. Anything else is TMI.
Total smackdown by the Coasters. I haven’t seen this kind of cooperation since the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, but can it last?
God forbid people have standards when they go out to eat. Jeez honey you need to learn some freaking manners. Conversations like that are usually held discreetly, in private, with friends.
Lots of coordination on the God post too there Cranky. Stars are aligning!
The OP uses the term inappropriate so has heard of the word. Now they just need to learn to use it about their choice of a conversation topic in a place where they are socially interacting with many others in a public eating place. The subject may be ‘normal’ etc. but for crying out loud like many other topics there is a time and place to discuss it. One assumes the OP is an adult then should act like one and learn a bit about public social interaction. After all there is a reason there used to be something called table talk etc. Then again perhaps they would also be fine if a couple decided to strip off get on a table and just start rutting in front of everyone. After all it could be called ‘normal’. Sheesh, surely it should not be too hard to come up with something to talk about other than things of a gynaecological nature. Or perhaps you just like to make people uncomfortable in a social situation and that has always been and is still a rude thing to do to others.
OB, just wondering your thoughts on farting in restaurants…….. Like I’m talking releasing the valve on the hot and stanky diarrhea thunder crowd fart.
It is something the entire population of the world would experience at least once on a monthly basis.
To the Woman at the table sitting next to me in the Sushi bar last week: Telling a man “That’s enough Penis talk” is extremely inappropriate, let alone a group of people you don’t know and who never asked for your opinion. I’m sorry if overhearing the words “Penis,” “Foreskin” and “Pre-cum ” was so highly disturbing to you that you couldn’t finish your meal…oh wait, I’m not. I hope you come to realize that Penises are totally normal and acceptable things to talk about. It’s something half the people in the world have. I also hope you remember that you needed a penis to come out of a vagina. sincerely, Struttin’ Cock.
This rant is ridiculous. Pick yer battles more wisely Menstruator. I’m an adult, I have a sister. I Have had many a girlfriend. Menstruation doesn’t gross me out. Sooo many people above had it correct. Some topics are not appropriate conversation over a meal. Especially in a public Eatery. Have some Tact. Have some Class and Bone up on your etiquette.
Talk of menstration while eating over priced raw fish. What a night out for you OP! Fuckin guy ruined what would of been a perfect night. Next time your out with your gal’s maybe you can talk about diarrhea over a bowl of stew.
Next time I’m at a viewing for a funeral I’m totally talking about my cum and how it varies from time to time.
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Hahaha!
Cranky when Dan Savage dies, it will probably be a requirement.
Yes of course your period is fine to talk about with a group of friends in private but if you were loud enough for the guy to hear your conversation about them then I’m pretty sure its about manners not SEXISM you dumbass. Perhaps you’re not accustom to this idea so I will explain. In Canada (and many parts of the world) It’s well known in that bodily functions are NOT COOL to talk about in public …especially if others around you might hear. Most human beings are natural grossed out by the thought of stranger’s bodily functions. So It’s common decency and respect for your neighbour not to talk about that stuff. I hate when women like you turn events like this into an example of sexism. The man was letting you know you have no manners, not that he hates your period! If you want to get respect as a woman then be a woman ! Not a self absorbed pig.
The NERVE of that guy to not want to hear about your monthly, bloody, pulpy, crotch discharge while he was eating his expensive lunch! What a sexist, opressive, patriarcal sh*tlord!
Have some class – dining out is not the time to talk about vajajays.
Time to stick a tampon in each ear and scream ‘LALALALALALA!!!’ Keep your jamrag adventures to yourself. No one, other than you, gives a shit if truth be told.
wow. There is such thing as acceptable table talk conversation. Im sure youd be throwing a fucking tantrum if the guy or guys regaled you about their dick or balls while you were eating. OB you have no class, no couth and are disgusting.
wow, it’s people like you who make me ashamed to associate with the word feminism.
To all men out there, there are some woman who aren’t asshats. really, we do exist.
I was raised to have manners, and although I, myself can spend some time talking about periods and all things gross and bodily, a restaurant is most definitely not one of those places.
“Menstruator” you also need to realize that you came out of a penis as well, and if that man had been talking abut his penile functions you’d have your panties in a bunch about that.
Realize you were wrong to be talking about periods in a restaurant and say you’re sorry instead of calling sexism when you get called out for being wrong.
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