Bored Panda reached out to Evan to hear his thoughts on the subject. “I grew up in a conservative religious culture in which I internalized messages thrown at me of the body being sacred to a point of non-discussion. We (at least my fellow male friends/classmates and I) didn’t talk about things like periods and tampons.”

“In fact, we avoided talking about bodies — especially those of women, and I worry that boys in other communities experienced this too,” Evan said. “Men have a tendency to not care about the inconveniences of women even if they are a product of our own oppressive actions. The attitude of “well it sucks that half the population has to deal with this but at least I don’t have to worry about it” is one that we unfortunately perpetuate.”