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(08-06-2015, 05:15 PM)Faye Wrote:Tho, don't forget exercise can and does help to alleviate menstrual cramping (after that push past "ah god my everything hurts" of course).Â(08-06-2015, 04:45 PM)Melkire Wrote: ... is... is that really something worth discussing? A throwaway line in a roleplay scene?
I've pretty much surmised that the OP and anyone else considering how menstruation could affect role-play has never had a period IRL because I can promise you it's the last thing anyone who has would want to RP. I dunno what the point is. An odd fetish? A weird, misguided attempt to RP a female character more believably?
Editing to add: If anyone really wants to know how a period may affect a badass warrior chick, I recommend watching Berserk. Anemia, cramping, fatigue, headaches, and low-grade fevers don't make for peak fighting shape.
And the feeling I get from War Siren is more harmless curiosity mixed with some pretty common preconceived notions.
Someone who can't have periods asking folk who can how periods would effect them in a fantasy setting is pretty much like asking deaf people how having a tail and emotive ears would affect their sign language. If you don't have any experience in someone's world, it makes sense that you would ask for some info before you try to portray it. /shrug I personally think it's better than pretending 1/4 of your sexually mature experience doesn't exist because you may find it icky. (I'm still weirded out by not being able to find a single outhouse in eorzea)