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Protest reporting while female:
After riot police entered a public women's toilet on Mong Kok Laundrey street last Sunday, they brought out, arrested, and handcuffed a reporter who was in there earlier. she was pepper-sprayed, bleeding.
After riot police entered a public women's toilet on Mong Kok Laundrey street last Sunday, they brought out, arrested, and handcuffed a reporter who was in there earlier. she was pepper-sprayed, bleeding.
Moments later, images of plenty of bloodstained tissue found on site surfaced. As it turns out, another reporter had used that toilet to deal with her own menstrual horrors that day, after the arrest. She clarified today on Citizen News. https://www.hkcnews.com/article/29812/%E6%B4%97%E8%A1%A3%E8%A1%97-%E5%A5%B3%E5%BB%81-%E7%B6%93%E8%A1%80-29819/%E9%82%84%E5%8E%9F%E6%B4%97%E8%A1%A3%E8%A1%97%E5%A5%B3%E5%BB%81%E8%A1%80%E6%BC%AC%E7%9C%9F%E7%9B%B8-%E9%82%A3%E4%BA%9B%E5%85%B6%E5%AF%A6%E6%98%AF%E7%B6%93%E8%A1%80?fbclid=IwAR2uZ0txvr93Kap818LescwesfYjev_Nc0XM_ji9ehDhj-AGdFrrBC06t6Q
As a woman I can totally empathize with: the horrors of having to deal with blood soaked clothing while you're already having a long night of protest reporting; the horror of seeing it broadcast as news AND misconstrued; & finally having to write about it to clarify.
It's mortifying enough to have to leave behind your bloodstained tissues (am sure we've all had that broken unflushable toilet + blood experience) on a normal day.
But this is some PTSD-level of menstrual horror story for reporting as a woman. & This happens becos:
But this is some PTSD-level of menstrual horror story for reporting as a woman. & This happens becos:
First thing first, women get their periods irrespective of work/protests. 2nd, there aren't toilets at every street corner in mongkok. often restaurants (w toilets to use) are closed bcos of the protests or its late at night.
3rd, you have to move constantly on scene and even if you're eyeing a toilet nearby you can't go far.
4th, when you're livestreaming, you can't go deal w ur own blood just anytime. & the more time lapses, the more likely you're going to bleed through your pants.
4th, when you're livestreaming, you can't go deal w ur own blood just anytime. & the more time lapses, the more likely you're going to bleed through your pants.
And all this is on top of risks of getting teargassed, pepper sprayed, shot, arrested, tripping on the ground, getting your ID details shown on camera, filing on time, getting good shots of stuff happening.
& so this is how you'd report on HK protests while female.
& so this is how you'd report on HK protests while female.
AND AFTER ALL THIS you'd get criticized for not doing the sensible thing which is to borrow a napkin from someone, hence must have ulterior motives: It's 1 thing to replace your napkin, but it's another to dry your blood soaked pants using tissues.
GIVE US WOMEN A FUCKING BREAK!
GIVE US WOMEN A FUCKING BREAK!
