Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"I can't believe a film about menstuation won an Oscar!"
...will be in every Oscar story published.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
6 replies, 1790 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (8)
ReplyReply to this post
6 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
"I can't believe a film about menstuation won an Oscar!" (Original Post)
brooklynite
Feb 2019
OP
nolabear
(42,001 posts)1. It's a fantastic film. I'm so many ways.
cilla4progress
(24,791 posts)2. ????
??
hlthe2b
(102,491 posts)5. Could someone clue the rest of us into what you all are talking about? What film?
and btw, I've not seen ANY mention of this on any story about the Oscars. Admittedly, I fell asleep halfway through coverage, but I've read several MSM recaps.
k8conant
(3,030 posts)3. What is menstuation? Menstruation?
dweller
(23,692 posts)4. well, if it was men situation
it would be normal Oscar nite awards...
✌🏼️
hlthe2b
(102,491 posts)6. Your thread seems very dismissive especially since you give no context...
With considerable effort, I found this:
Period. End of Sentence, a short documentary about Indian women who organized around creating accessible hygiene products and fighting the stigma against menstruation in rural India, just won the award for Best Documentary Short at the 2019 Oscars. It was the first time a film about periods made it to the Oscars stage, and as a crew of all women came onstage to accept the award, that fact was not ignored.
https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/a-film-about-periods-just-won-at-the-2019-oscars.html
That it took quite a bit of searching to find that, I would say your assumption that everyone will be ridiculing it with the dismissive quotes is actually not the case.
Having worked in India and seen the horrific plight of "lower class/caste" women there, I think this is incredibly significant. I applaud those who shed light on even this seemingly minor issue--at least to men. It certainly is NOT insignificant to the women--who, in rural areas face the risk of rape and death just going outside to use a privy.
So, how about we not be so damned dismissive--even if it is a problem that you can not relate to.
This recent incident in Nepal only underscores how horrific this issue can become:
Nepal woman suffocates in banned 'menstruation hut'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47112769