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Maybe they, like in some Abrahamic religions to come later, considered women "impure" when they had the period, and this somehow translated to the men in the ho
by the_af 5y ago
Maybe they, like in some Abrahamic religions to come later, considered women "impure" when they had the period, and this somehow translated to the men in the household? Wild speculation, of course.
- dhzhzjsbevs 5y agoCalm down. It's just a PMS joke.
- pc86 5y agoNo it's not
- dhzhzjsbevs 5y ago
- the_af 5y agoDid I not seem calm in my reply?
- dhzhzjsbevs 5y agoOh come on, now you're just being hysterical.
- MonkeyClub 5y agoThat's what I thought as well, though I would expect that'd appear in higher frequency - unless the bosses sent people to check.
- bobsmooth 5y agoI think it's more likely that the men had to take over household tasks while their wives were on the rag.
- the_af 5y agoHm. Why would they have to take over? Women on their period are not invalids. Though maybe the weren't allowed to do household tasks?
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoProbably considered unclean -- some religions still believe this (Islam, Judaism). You can't clean and cook if you're unclean? I don't know.
- tsol 5y agoIn Islam and Judaism women can still do housework. It's a ritual purity, not an actual physical one.
- lwouis 5y agoSome women are completely disabled by their period pains. I can imagine the husband coming home to attend to her, the kids, the animals, and the house
- spoonjim 5y agoNow imagine women without modern feminine hygiene products. It’s a very different story.
- bryanrasmussen 5y agoright, a woman with a particularly heavy period might need to be cared for on the worst day.
- Ma8ee 5y agoThere are still some cultures where women isolate themselves in separate buildings while they are "unclean".
- the_af 5y ago
- bryanrasmussen 5y agoMenstruation, Menstrual Hygiene and Woman's Health in Ancient Egypt http://www.mum.org/germnt5.htm http://www.mum.org/germnt5.htm