[ SECRET POST #3234 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3234 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.
[Golden Girls]


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02.
[Boku no Hero Academia]


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03.
[C.S. Lewis vs. J.R.R. Tolkien]


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04.
[Pokémon, Leah Remini]


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05.
[Tales of Zestiria]


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06.
[The Man In The High Castle]


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07.
[Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda, Monstress]


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08.
[Sleepy Hollow]








Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 020 secrets from Secret Submission Post #462.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 2 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Controversial Opinions

[(Anonymous)]

...how the hell would menstruation possibly affect combat? A well-trained soldier isn't going to start crying if they get a few blood stains on their underwear.

Re: Controversial Opinions

[(Anonymous)]

Do you not know how messy periods can be? Protip: Heavy-flow clotty periods can be super fucking messy and certainly a hindrance in, say, Afghanistan and Iraq or other desert climates.

So to avoid that, you have to factor in the logistics of packing pads or tampons, changing them regularly (or dumping your cup, if you go that route, or dealing with needing to take a daily BC bill to stop your period during your tour. And then you have to carry that, too. And that's all fine for non-combat roles.

It can be a problem when you're caught out in a war zone.

Re: Controversial Opinions

[(Anonymous)]

If I'm in a war zone, I'm thinking my period is going to be the least of my concerns at that moment, honestly.

Re: Controversial Opinions

[insanenoodlyguy]

Cramps would be pretty fucking concerning though.

Re: Controversial Opinions

[(Anonymous)]

This is true, good point. I guess in that case I figure I'd be aching and stressed out enough already from running about that any and all kinds of pain I felt might kinda blur together after a while. When one's running on adrenaline, it's amazing the pain they're willing to ignore or push through sometimes.

Re: Controversial Opinions

[(Anonymous)]

Depends on the girl, really. I like to have an ibuprofen the first two day, but I can deal if I don't. Strengthening the core and being in shape helps a lot too, which anyone on the frontlines should be. (I'm fairly outta shape, for the record.)

Re: Controversial Opinions

[(Anonymous)]

But cramps aren't like THAT big of a deal for most women. Yeah, you feel them, yeah, it's not a great feeling, but no, it doesn't mean that you aren't able to lead a perfectly normal day. For me, I get like no cramps at all. Sure, we all love to whine about them but I think for most of us, it's more for the love of whining about relatively small things than actual serious pain. For those with bad cramps, ibuprofen usually does the trick. I mean at any rate, in a serious situation that's probably not what you're going to think about and I doubt cramps are going to get a well trained soldier killed.

Re: Controversial Opinions

[(Anonymous)]

There's nothing normal (by civilian standards) about a day in a warzone.

Re: Controversial Opinions

[(Anonymous)]

Exactly, so why would cramps factor in at all? A bit of an ache is probably the last thing on most female soldiers' minds when they're more concerned with not getting blown up and shit.

Re: Controversial Opinions

[(Anonymous)]

So don't take a daily pill? There's not a lot of reason to take hormonal BC daily instead of weekly or monthly.

And women do fly military jets. Ask a military pilot about dietary requirements and pills to make sure you can stay awake and only eliminate at appropriate times.

Re: Controversial Opinions

[(Anonymous)]

"It can be a problem when you're caught out in a war zone."

Military women already DO get caught out in war zones. The whole letting women be in combat positions thing? It's basically about ensuring women get paid appropriately for shit they're already doing.

None of this shit is hampering the women who are already out there. Why would it start to now?