China’s Olympic darling taught her country swimming on your period is safe—and there’s no shame in it
“Fu, a Hangzhou native, is arguably China’s most popular athlete right now, thanks to her over-the-top facial expressions and sense of humor […]
“Fu’s comments also made many Chinese people realize that swimming on your period is perfectly hygienic and safe. Some Weibo users, both men and women, wrote to ask “why there was no blood in the swimming pool?” (link in Chinese, registration required) and later found out it’s possible to do so with a tampon.”
Tampons have never been popular in China. In 2015, Chinese manufacturers made 85 billion sanitary pads but not a single tampon.
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