Woman receives death threats for sharing menstrual blood selfie protesting period shaming

In case you didn’t already know, periods are pretty ‘effing lame.

Once a month, the menzy train stops calls into the station and brings a whole host unwelcome passengers; including bloat, cramps and emotions. Ew.

If that wasn’t bad enough, after THOUSANDS of years, periods are still a taboo – despite the fact half of the world will have to experience them at some point.

Louelle Denor, a student from Scranton Pennsylvania, is calling BS on the censorship of menstruating and period shaming by posting a bloody selfie… (See what we did there?).

Holding her messy menstrual cup in full view of the camera, period blood can be seen running all over her hand.

Ms Denor rages: ‘It’s come to my attention that women are having their accounts banned for showing menstrual blood (and no nudity). This is very seriously f***ed up.’

Making a point which may get you thinking, she goes on: ‘If this was a picture of blood from a finger laceration, there’d be no issue.’

Clearing up any confusion, she adds: ‘Yes, this blood is from my#vagina . It happens every month.’



While Ms Denor’s selfie has garnered a few hundred likes, she’s also been branded a ‘a f***ing feminist dumb c***’ a ‘sick bitch’ and she’s even received death threats.

In response, she explained: ‘You guys, btw, if you don’t like it, you don’t have to look, and you certainly don’t have to be unkind.

‘Let’s treat each other with respect. You don’t have to agree with me, nor like the image. That’s okay. I won’t call you names or belittle you for it. I think it’s time we usher in a new wave of kindness toward each other, regardless of our differences.’

(Picture: Kiran Ghandi)

Her picture follows Kiran Ghandi’s London Marathon free-bleed to raise awareness of women who don’t have access to vital sanitary products.