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Sexism is still alive and well in 2021, even against our best efforts. Nonetheless, the women of Twitter aren't having any of it. They're coming straight for the double standards, mansplainers, rape culture, and period shamers at full throttle. Some tweets will make you laugh, some tweets will make you cry, but all of them call out the sexists of the world for their bullsh*t. Scroll down for these super harsh but true tweets. 

Every month, women get the pleasure of a visit from Aunt Flo. Well, unless they're pregnant, of course, which may or may not be a relief. And when she comes, she wreaks havoc on your hormones, your underwear, your bedsheets, and your wallet. From around 12 - 55, women everywhere have to deal with blood, cramps, emotional breakdowns, and more. Hopefully, these period memes will make you feel less alone in your bloody struggles every month. Now excuse me while I go and eat my whole body weight in snacks.

Oh, those pesky period symptoms. Come on, ladies, admit it, you also get those period poops, sore boobs, and the feeling like you want to eat everything in sight. If it makes you feel any better (it did for me), you're not alone. The women of Reddit shared their strangest 'I'm about to start my period' symptom, and you may very well find your symptoms in there. Alternatively, you'll be horrified at what other women go through; it can go either way.

Ladies, if there's one thing we can all relate to, it's when Aunt Flo pays us our monthly visit. And while our period is a necessary but beautiful evil, and we're grateful for it, yada yada, the pain, hormones, and bleeding that comes with it are things that, frankly, we could do without. Here are some hilarious period tweets that all women can relate to, which men will never understand. Because periods are a total b*tch... period.

As the world is becoming more and more 'woke,' companies are doing their best to be as inclusive as possible. Corporations are being careful to avoid discrimination of any kind, with some going out of their way to prove just how inclusive they are. Tampax, who in a recent attempt to be inclusive towards trans-people who may still experience periods despite their gender, tweeted, "Fact: Not all women have periods. Also a fact: Not all people with periods are women. Let's celebrate the diversity of all people who bleed!"

The tweet was received mixed reviews and created somewhat of a stir on Twitter, with nearly 30k people commenting. The feminists claimed Tampax's dismissal of women, their primary market, and the only gender who can scientifically menstruate, to be offensive and misogynistic. They especially didn't react well to women being referred to as "people who bleed". But others commended Tampax for their inclusivity, labeling the feminists as 'transphobes', who were confusing sex with gender and denying trans people a period experience. Here are some of the tweets below which show people's responses to the controversial tweet.

We all judge other people; it's human nature. Everyone thinks they know best, although they rarely do. The subreddit r/AmItheA–hole is a great place to go if you're feeling judgy, because it's practically full of people questioning their culpability in various situations, looking for public approval. Look, if you have to ask the public if you're an a-hole, then the odds are that you probably are one. Like the dad who posted, asking, "AITA for expecting my daughter to do chores?"

At first glance, you might think, no, chores are an essential life skill for children to learn so that they learn responsibility, cleanliness, and how to keep their own house one day. But the father goes on to explain that she does the chores because he has to "spend extra on my daughter each month not only for her extracurriculars but for her monthly supplies, so it's my way of having her pay me back. She cleans the shared living spaces and bathrooms in our apartment and cooks four meals a week. My brother said I spend twice as much on my son's extracurriculars, and by my logic, he should have to do chores too. I explained he didn't because I feel his could help him get into college, but hers were just a hobby, in my opinion."

Yep, that's right, this madman's sexist double standards is period-shaming his daughter into doing the job of a housekeeper while her brother sits by and does nothing. All while he blatantly disregards his family's attempt to intervene when his daughter leaves home (not surprisingly). Scroll down for the comments left by other Redditors who lost it at this backward, lunatic of a man who does not deserve to be a parent.

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Periods. Just saying brings you the chills. One thing is certain, you will always remember when it was your monthly mother nature visit came along the first time. For some it was in the safety of their own home. However, some weren't so lucky...

Artist Daisy Bernard expresses our pain perfectly through her illustrations. So if you're a woman, you'll definitely relate to these illustrations.