Pink Tax Thesis

All people born with and retain a uterus are burdened with the menstrual cycle. It comes every month between the approximate ages of 11 and 55 and stays for approximately 5 days. For the sake of this paper I will mostly use the term women to refer to those who get their periods. Although, I want to strongly emphasize the point that Trans men who retain a uterus and do not take hormones may also have this problem. This monthly occurrence causes women to spend approximately $1773.00 a year on tampons (Huffington). That is an excessive amount of money given that women are forced to have a uterus. This excess cost of having a uterus is one small part of the concept of the pink tax. The pink tax is the additional costs people who buy items targeted towards women have to pay if they want such products. Pads and tampons are the biggest culprit in terms of the pink tax because it is the one thing men don’t have to buy. It’s not women’s fault that the uterus has a tantrum every 28 days and decides it is necessary to shed its layers

Although it is not a popular practice, the consumption of menstrual blood is not unknown. Ingestion of menstrual blood existed in Ancient Egypt as a ritual to increase spiritual power and connection to women (Menstruation.com). In current times, many people will perform oral sex on their partner while the partner is on their period, resulting in the consumption of the blood. This practice has rave reviews from men who claim it brings them closer to their wives and girlfriends and that the taste is not a factor. Those who have gotten sick, however, are ones to drink the blood as if it were juice. The nausea is not directly linked to the contents of the blood but more so the concept of drinking blood from their uterus. This is why I propose preparing the blood in a meal, drink, or pill form so that the consumer can enjoy it without feeling like a cannibal or a