If Men Could Menstruate

Unlike the Margaret Fuller article, this one was easier to get through. Just the title itself was intriguing. Good job, Gloria Steinem.
Like mentioned in this article, female menstruation is typically viewed as embarrassing or just a bad thing. I'm sure you have all heard the phrase, "Oh, it must be her time of the month," followed by a smirk whenever any girl is in a raging mood. Even though everybody has a right to get upset sometimes, even when they are or aren't on their periods, people still make jokes -- usually really bad jokes, too. It's an interesting thought to wonder what life would be like if it were the men instead of women who menstruated.
I would like to hope that the men would have to deal with the same things women have dealt with, good and bad, when it comes to menstruation. Of course, in a man-dominated world, this would not happen. We can never know what would happen, but Gloria seemed pretty spot on with her predictions. This ordeal would become a very manly thing, Gloria even said that, "men would brag about how long and how much" in regards to their periods. (Does that sound familiar?)
This article went into a lot of detail and I personally got a little upset reading it. Just thinking about how things could change so drastically with a simple switch of roles makes me angry about the unfairness that hasn't even happened. On page 2, there are a lot of different phrases placed in parentheses. They are both ridiculous and funny, but I honestly don't doubt that they could happen.
My favorite part of the article wasn't any of the silly predictions, it was near the end.
"If women are supposed to be less rational and more emotional at the beginning of our menstrual cycle when the female hormone is at its lowest level, then why isn't it logical to say that, in those few days, women behave the most like the way men behave all month long?"
For this article, I applaud Gloria Steinem. I would also like to mention that this idea would make quite an interesting film.