Dear Amy and Mindy,

Well, unfortunately, I’m probably not the “appropriate” weight. I run because it’s an effective fat burner, which, basically means, I’m a heavy guy who actually HAS to run to keep the weight down, not some 140lb guy who does marathons for fun. If I dropped 50 lbs, sure I wouldn’t be a bit concerned about my joints.

I don’t think people here are trying to undermine other cultures. Culture is something that evolves, it’s not stopped during our time, it just seems so to us. If human sacrifices were once a tradition a part of culture, even though they are still part of the history of said culture, they’re no longer practiced. Is…

If underpants that say “feminist” are what makes the difference between being a feminist and not, I’m going to need someone to print up some underpants that read “rich,” “successful,” and, “tolerant of mediocrity in others,” and I’m going to need them to do it stat.

“To be honest, men are into girls in T-shirts and white underwear.”

You don't have to be Kurt Cobain, Isaac Newton, Abraham Lincoln, Andy Warhol, Leonardo Da Vinci, or ...

Who the fuck said they can't?? And why can't we all lend a hand when needed?

If you had bothered to read the article, you'd have read some really interesting interviews with Nepalese women. You might have learned what many of them actually think about the issue, instead of just assuming you already know. Now who's being offensive?

I think sarahk2k swallowed a book on theortical discursive lingo and is hellbent on using it since it's so much easier to disappear into your pseudo academic ivory tower instead of actually giving a shit.

I don't have a problem with overthrowing all of culture, but then again I have a soft spot for the Bolsheviks.

in all fairness, though, jezebel is pretty critical of the treatment of women in US culture. even the author of this piece acknowledges western-based taboos around menstruation. so i don't get the feeling that she is saying that the west is in any position to have the moral high ground here, but just pointing other…

Really? A.) Your tone in the original post was clearly dismissive of this issue, and vilifying the awful colonialist feminists daring to speak out against it. and B.) Yes, we can criticize traditions that are built around nothing more than "othering" women and perpetuating the view that women are dirty. Traditions…

I feel the part where the men are able to overcome it to rape the women is kind of telling. They don't really believe in the power of the period. It's one of those folklorey things that explains a woman's lesser place while also can be circumvented whenever by those who dominate them. :(

There are health risks to this whole practice: improper sanitation, not being able to fully clean menstrual cloths in order to avoid later infections, oh, AND BEING FORCED TO CLUMP UP IN TINY SHACKS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY AND RUN THE RISK OF RAPE AND SNAKE BITE. But you go on, defending "traditions" that are just more…

I would love to see more articles like this on Jezebel. Thank you.