Fear Not, My Deer

“This post was supposed to be about menstrual odor and wild animals, really it was. But the more reading I did on the topic, the further the material lead me to think more deeply about the cultural meanings around menstruation, particularly related to the idea of menstrual blood as polluting.”
 — Kate Clancy on attracting bears, “deer fear,” and whether our periods force the men to go a-hunting.