Actress Tapsee Pannu talks about Mensuration Cycle in her Instagram post
New Delhi: The Pink star Taapsee Pannu is being viral by her latest video. She is being an advocate of menstrual health and wellbeing, raises several 'what ifs' in a video on Destigmatizing periods. In the clip, shared today, Taapsee makes the case for removing the perceived shame attached to being seen with a sanitary napkin, the taboo around the word 'period' and normalizing period leave. The 34-year-old actress is associated with a Mumbai-based NGO that works on educating underprivileged women about menstrual health and related issues.
Taapsee has been vocal on the subject of being "period positive" in interviews as well as on social media - see for reference today's post, which she captioned, "A fleeting thought, what if we cared menstrual wellbeing."
In the viral video, Indian actress Taapsee Pannu envisions a different social construct: "If only stereotypes were taboo and our period wasn't. If only rashes were more alarming and carrying pads openly wasn't. If only getting period leave was normal and saying it's just a matter of two days wasn't. If only saying I am on my period was common and saying I am down or I am chumming wasn't. If only stains were a sign of feminine power and shame wasn't. I wonder how much better our period journey would have been if only we cared about our menstrual wellbeing."
Recently in March, the Pink star posted "Let's talk about periods" on her Instagram Wall.
According to Mumbai Mirror, the actress share her thoughts about mensuration cycle. She told Mumbai Mirror that, "Even in a regular middle-class household in Mumbai and Delhi, periods are discussed using furtive gestures and awkward eye contact."
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