Name: 【TED】阿迪蒂-古普塔：無忌諱的談經方式(無忌諱的談經方式|阿迪蒂-古普塔) (【TED】Aditi Gupta: A taboo-free way to talk about periods (A taboo-free way to talk about periods | Aditi Gupta))
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T07:29:47.000Z
Duration: 11 min 11 s

that every girl and woman goes through every month

每個女孩、女人每個月 都必須經歷這事，

她們的大半人生都是如此度過。

that the survival and propagation of our species depends on it.

We feel awkward and shameful talking about it.

一談到月經，我們就覺得 不自在，覺得羞恥。

I was told to keep it a secret from others --

Later when this chapter appeared in our textbooks,

即使對生父及親兄弟也是如此。

之後我看到教科書上 有一章談到此事，

I learned that it is really shameful to talk about it.

shows that three out of every 10 girls are not aware of menstruation

this number is as high as nine out of 10 girls being unaware of it.

十個女孩中有九個不重視月經。

that most of the girls that I have spoken to,

你們會對大部分跟我談過的女孩

who did not know about periods at the time of their first menstruation

Menstrual hygiene is a very important risk factor

並很快就要死了一事感到驚訝。

But in India, only 12 percent of girls and women

have access to hygienic ways of managing their periods.

然而在印度， 只有百分之十二的女性

88 percent of girls and women use unhygienic ways to manage their periods.

有百分之八十八的女性沒辦法 在經期注意個人衛生。

I grew up in a small town called Garhwa, in Jharkhand,

where even buying a sanitary napkin is considered shameful.

我在賈坎德邦上的小鎮加瓦縣長大，

在那裡連購買衛生巾 都是很羞恥的事。

After every use I would wash and reuse them.

每次用完，我都會洗乾淨重複使用，

I would hide and keep it in a dark, damp place

so that nobody finds out that I'm menstruating.

我必須把它們藏在陰暗潮濕的地方

Due to repeated washing the rags would become coarse,

and I would often get rashes and infections using them.

因為反覆清洗，這些布變得很粗，

I wore these already for five years until I moved out of that town.

Another issue that periods brought in my life

在離開小鎮前， 我已經如此過了五年。

另一件月經帶給我生活帶來的問題是，

that are imposed upon our girls and women when they're on their periods.

我們這些經期中的女孩和女人 身上的約束。

but I'll still list it for the few who don't.

I was not allowed to touch or eat pickles.

但為了顧及那些不知道的人， 我再說一次，

I was not allowed to sit on the sofa or some other family member's bed.

我不被允許觸摸或食用醃漬物。

I had to wash my bed sheet after every period,

我不被允許坐在沙發 或其他家人的床上。

每次月經完，我都必須洗床單。

and forbidden from worshipping or touching any object of religious importance.

所以禁止敬拜或碰觸 任何宗教相關的物件。

denying the entry of menstruating girls and women.

who imposes such restrictions on younger girls in a family.

After all, they have grown up accepting such restrictions as norms.

強迫家族中的年輕女性 履行這些約束。

畢竟，她們生長的過程中 就是奉此為圭臬。

that propagate from generation to generation.

where girls have to eat and wash their dishes separately.

They're not allowed to take baths during periods,

and in some households they are even secluded from other family members.

About 85 percent of girls and women in India

在某些家庭中，她們甚至 與家族成員隔離。

would follow one or more restrictive customs on their periods every month.

都默認經期間有一種以上的 道德約束加諸己身。

to the self-esteem and self-confidence of a young girl?

The psychological trauma that this inflicts,

這對年輕女孩的自尊 和自信心影響多大嗎？

and every single aspect of growing up during her early formative years?

I religiously followed all these restrictive customs for 13 years,

以及對早期成長過程中 各方面的影響有多大呢？

until a discussion with my partner, Tuhin,

因信仰的緣故，我服從 這些規範十三年之久，

changed my perception about menstruation forever.

In 2009, Tuhin and I were pursuing our postgraduation in design.

才永久改變了我對月經的概念。

2009年時我和杜辛正為 從設計系畢業努力。

and I was at ease discussing periods with him.

我跟他談到月經時是很自在的。

He was astonished to know that girls get painful cramps

about the restrictions that are imposed upon menstruating girls and women

【TED】阿迪蒂-古普塔：無忌諱的談經方式(無忌諱的談經方式|阿迪蒂-古普塔) (【TED】Aditi Gupta: A taboo-free way to talk about periods (A taboo-free way to talk about periods | Aditi Gupta))

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