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Free bleeding — the act of experiencing periods without using tampons, pads, or any other menstrual hygiene product — might he found a great deal of attention thanks to TikTok — but it’s a form of activism meant to destigmatize menstruation which dates back to the 1970s. Ever curious Stern Show staffer Samantha Fontana decided to see first-hand what the movement is all about.
“It was way bloodier, heier, and messier than I thought it was going to be,” she told Howard Wednesday morning. “I would almost like cough, or do a character and scream or something, and I would feel the blood like shoot out …There was so much blood.”
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Colleague Sal Governale didn’t like hearing about it, but Sam was quick to point out Sal’s own long history of oversharing. “He’s such a baby,” she observed. “We he to like to listen to his jerking off to grannies [stories] or whatever the fuck.”
“We he to get more comfortable talking about women’s bodies and men’s bodies and stop the nonsense,” co-host and former registered nurse Robin Quivers agreed.
“Women are a lot stronger than men,” Howard concluded, adding, “Being a woman is not for wimps.”