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" The hashtag #IfMenHadPeriods is trending on Twitter today. It started as a semi-political &amp;quot;What If?&amp;quot; scenario, and then it developed into a sexist stereotype battle that essentially pitted men and women against each other. Finally, it evolved to reflect the non-inclusivity of the hashtag, as some people\u2014mainly transgender men\u2014don&amp;#039;t neatly fit into the &amp;quot;only women have periods&amp;quot; narrative. So, in a day, #IfMenHadPeriods went from mildly thoughtful to troll-ish to woke. So it goes on Twitter.  In light of #IfMenHadPeriods, let&amp;#039;s keep a few things in mind. First, (most) men don&amp;#039;t have periods, and hypothetical arguments don&amp;#039;t get us very far. Dealing with reality is far more constructive. Second, making jokes about a woman&amp;#039;s emotions during her menstrual cycle is dumb, tired, and boring. Third, gender equality won&amp;#039;t be solved by wishing a biological process on half the population. It might be solved by an equally split presidential cabinet, or equal wages, or better maternity support.  Anyway. These tweets try to capture the good intentions of the hashtag:      #IfMenHadPeriods tampons, pads, and birth control would be free and given out freely tbh \u2014 sadie (@comicsadie) September 6, 2016         #IfMenHadPeriods, they probably would make male birth control pills too. What&amp;#039;s the holdup, science? \u2014 Crysta Timmerman (@crystatimmerman) September 6, 2016         #IfMenHadPeriods While this highly cisnormative hashtag is trending, I want to remind everyone that trans men do exist + some have periods. \u2014 Feminism Vibes (@feminismvibes) September 6, 2016         #IfMenHadPeriods: many of them do, but you refuse to listen to their experiences, so what&amp;#039;s the point of this hashtag? \u2014 Tyler Ford (@tywrent) September 6, 2016    Maybe Twitter should sit the next few rounds out.         "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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