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Fer fuckin fuck fuckin sake.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -wear.html
Hand out M badges for menopausal women to wear on buses so other passengers 'cut them some slack', says TV star Andrea McClean
By SUSIE COEN SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 22:02, 15 March 2018 | UPDATED: 02:17, 16 March 2018
For women going through the menopause, hot flushes can turn the journey into an incredibly uncomfortable experience.
Now daytime TV star Andrea McLean has called for those going through the change to wear badges on public transport – so other passengers ‘cut them some slack’.
The 48-year-old Loose Women host said other commuters would better understand why they wanted to open a window in the depths of winter.
She suggested menopausal women could wear pins marked ‘M’ or ‘hot flush’ in the same way pregnant women can have ones saying ‘baby on board’. Miss McLean, who had her first hot flush at 37 and is still battling symptoms of the menopause more than a decade later, said: ‘By the time you are where I am it [the menopause] is so natural, it just seems something that is as natural as pregnancy.
‘Women wear badges now on the train that say baby on board and people let them have a seat.
‘Nobody bats an eyelid and says, “Oh my God that’s horrendous, she’s got a baby in there – that’s so gross”.’
Asked if she thinks women should wear badges that say they’re going through the menopause, she said: ‘Yes, big “M” badges, or “hot flush”.’
The mother-of-two said the public might be more understanding if they know women were going through hormonal changes. She said: ‘I commute every day – and all through winter when it’s been really cold women get on the train and they’re leaning over, opening windows and you can see people going, “What the hell, it’s snowing outside, what are you doing?”
‘I know what they’re doing, I know what they’re going through, but if there was more knowledge out there I think male commuters would say, “OK, it’s fine, she’s burning up like a furnace, let her open the window, cut her a bit of slack”.’
Miss McLean, who presents the live ITV lunchtime show, had a hysterectomy in 2016 after discovering she had endometriosis.
The condition causes tissue lining the uterus to spread elsewhere.
She said she would sweat so profusely when having a hot flush she would use sanitary products to stop herself getting sweat patches on TV.
‘I would literally be sitting in a TV studio with sweat running down my back while interviewing A-list stars, trying to hold it all together with... seven cameras, a studio audience, plus loads of people watching at home’, she said. ‘My whole body, my scalp, was absolutely soaked. I had pads under each arm. And it was a game-changer because it meant I wasn’t panicking about getting sweat marks, because people are horrible.’
The former model has teamed up with clothing company Become to create underwear for women going through the menopause.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -wear.html
Hand out M badges for menopausal women to wear on buses so other passengers 'cut them some slack', says TV star Andrea McClean
By SUSIE COEN SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 22:02, 15 March 2018 | UPDATED: 02:17, 16 March 2018
For women going through the menopause, hot flushes can turn the journey into an incredibly uncomfortable experience.
Now daytime TV star Andrea McLean has called for those going through the change to wear badges on public transport – so other passengers ‘cut them some slack’.
The 48-year-old Loose Women host said other commuters would better understand why they wanted to open a window in the depths of winter.
She suggested menopausal women could wear pins marked ‘M’ or ‘hot flush’ in the same way pregnant women can have ones saying ‘baby on board’. Miss McLean, who had her first hot flush at 37 and is still battling symptoms of the menopause more than a decade later, said: ‘By the time you are where I am it [the menopause] is so natural, it just seems something that is as natural as pregnancy.
‘Women wear badges now on the train that say baby on board and people let them have a seat.
‘Nobody bats an eyelid and says, “Oh my God that’s horrendous, she’s got a baby in there – that’s so gross”.’
Asked if she thinks women should wear badges that say they’re going through the menopause, she said: ‘Yes, big “M” badges, or “hot flush”.’
The mother-of-two said the public might be more understanding if they know women were going through hormonal changes. She said: ‘I commute every day – and all through winter when it’s been really cold women get on the train and they’re leaning over, opening windows and you can see people going, “What the hell, it’s snowing outside, what are you doing?”
‘I know what they’re doing, I know what they’re going through, but if there was more knowledge out there I think male commuters would say, “OK, it’s fine, she’s burning up like a furnace, let her open the window, cut her a bit of slack”.’
Miss McLean, who presents the live ITV lunchtime show, had a hysterectomy in 2016 after discovering she had endometriosis.
The condition causes tissue lining the uterus to spread elsewhere.
She said she would sweat so profusely when having a hot flush she would use sanitary products to stop herself getting sweat patches on TV.
‘I would literally be sitting in a TV studio with sweat running down my back while interviewing A-list stars, trying to hold it all together with... seven cameras, a studio audience, plus loads of people watching at home’, she said. ‘My whole body, my scalp, was absolutely soaked. I had pads under each arm. And it was a game-changer because it meant I wasn’t panicking about getting sweat marks, because people are horrible.’
The former model has teamed up with clothing company Become to create underwear for women going through the menopause.
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...and the ones with heart disease, diabetes and suffering old age, common cold and general lazyitis they should all get a green carnation giving them a reason to sit on that one remaining seat?
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So we're supposed to freeze because the old biddies are hot flashing, but don't you DARE manspread!
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It's every man's right to go through the menopause if he wants to. Don't oppress me!
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Men dont have a menopause? Well I do. Do I get a badge?
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This news is going to give Forty Two an MRAgasm.
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It's a good idea. Maybe not a badge, but definitely a car sticker, like the P plate for a recently qualified driver.
The M could stand for menopausal, or menstruating. In both cases, keeping a good distance away would save lives.
The M could stand for menopausal, or menstruating. In both cases, keeping a good distance away would save lives.
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But women don't sweat, they glow!
Nurse, where the fuck's my cardigan?
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Dont mention it. I sleep with my balcony door open at 0C and it is still too hot. My wife says I glow like a stove.
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Both menopause and menstruation are myths of the patriarchy. It's right in the name, FFS.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Man - that made me pause for thought...
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Still, I think the idea of making people wear badges is a good one - it would make life so much easier.
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