'Bloody hour': Israeli bar discount for women on period

[donotpissoffacow]

I squirm at this but I am a dead-woman-walking, so what do I know. And why should I be squeamish, damn it. We hear about men's prostates all the time. Is that any better to contemplate? I am woman: I bleed.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41793103

Isn't this all part of the anti-harassment thing?

But, I had a thought the other day. What if we have it all backwards? Anthropologists tell horror stories of women condemned to stay in a hut alone, away from the village, away from prying neighbors, away from nagging husbands, needy children, obnoxious mother-in-laws. Every month. Can't do the washing, feeding, digging, hunting, cooking, cleaning, weaving, etc, etc, etc.
Maybe an entire week every month.

Shunned to rest, silence, relaxation. Who started this rule? Or rather, who made men think they started this rule? If you are going to be miserable, why not be miserable in peace and quiet.

[Crunchy Frog]

1. Looks like this is a response to the ultrareligious notions of special "girl cooties"

that are transmitted during menstruation. An issue in a number of countries, including the one in the article.

I applaud them for the move.