"And this happens to all women? They become cranky and weird, and yet you never see this in films or on TV... and men are supposed to be in control of the media! This is the biggest cover-up since Watergate!"
— Kryten, Red Dwarf, "Only the Good..."
Once a month your girl's upset
She goes to Boots to buy Lilets
It happens every 28 days,
When she's in her Luteal phase.
All she does is moan and nag,
You go five days without a shag
There's no cunnilingus
You can only use your fingers
When she's using a menstrual rag.
She goes to Boots to buy Lilets
It happens every 28 days,
When she's in her Luteal phase.
All she does is moan and nag,
You go five days without a shag
There's no cunnilingus
You can only use your fingers
When she's using a menstrual rag.
—The Amateur Transplants.
Modess ... because.
But in the world of comics, those things are not a big deal...
— Natsuki Takaya, in response to the question of how Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket deals with this.
Lessons in parenting: never refer to your daughter's period as "Shark Week".
— Warren Ellis, via Twitter
Everyone suddenly gets quiet when you mention your period.
— Helena, The Voynich Hotel
You try and start the Nun's period, but she has been fasting, and is too malnourished to start her period.
She smiles, knowing she is holier because of it.
Pearl: I think the question to ask, Connie - is if you are grossed out by it?
Connie: (pauses to think) Not really? Surprised, definitely. But it's what my body is designed to do right? I keep thinking about one thing - I've read hundreds of books with young heroines, and not a single one has mentioned periods. Even when the characters are older than me.
Garnet: That's strange.
Pearl: I think it might be a human cultural thing?
— Steven Universe fanfic "Echoes"
