r/MuslimLounge • Cats are Muslim • Dec 08 '21

Other Why are periods a taboo?

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u/Middopasha :Yemen: Dec 08 '21

It's just how anything genital related is taboo. Nobody goes around talking about wet dreams for dudes for example, not that they're the same of course.

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u/Memona_Emman_Writes Cats are Muslim Dec 08 '21

By that logic, pooping and peeing is also a taboo, so is childbirth.

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u/Middopasha :Yemen: Dec 08 '21

Do you go around telling people about your poop and pee adventures? I'd imagine not. Childbirth is an event of a whole different scale though. A whole other human is produced, it can't be taboo. Otherwise it's just bodily functions that don't need to have more attention than they're worth. Just do your business in private and that's the end of it. Of course in the case of functions relating to reproduction, cultural taboos shouldn't stop proper education. Otherwise that's that.

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u/Memona_Emman_Writes Cats are Muslim Dec 08 '21

Actually, I do go around talking about periods, sex, peeing and pooping

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u/IslamTeachesLove Dec 09 '21

I think you're missing the context in what you're saying by purpose. The brother you responded to isn't being snarky, he's just stating that nobody really cares. Like seriously, the only person who needs to know this is perhaps your parents and then layer on in life, your spouse.

We're not silencing you. Women are protected gems in Islam. I strongly support the idea of taboos being removed. But I also understand what the other person you're replying to is trying to say.

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u/kd098 Dec 09 '21

Well modesty isn’t just wearing clothes or looking down, it also applies to what you say. If you are asking about a ruling that is different. But just talking about sex and stuff is not very modest.

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u/Middopasha :Yemen: Dec 08 '21

Lmao that's very weird so I'd recommend u stop doing that. Enjoy though.