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"Turning Red" is important for everyone, period, @letsnixit founder Rachael Newton writes #InTheirOwnVoices.

How the Pixar film helps destigmatize menstruation, so we can all embrace our "red panda."
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Growing up in Asia, Newton connected deeply with the film and the long-standing values of her family. But also "there’s one amazing point that must be mentioned: the openness when talking about our “red panda” and the film’s destigmatization of periods."

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"Woven into this, a connection to her mother, her grandmother, and her ancestors. They have all experienced the red panda," she writes. "We saw Mei struggle with controlling it, with understanding it, and ultimately, becoming at peace with it."
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"Despite the generational stigma surrounding red pandas, Mei is the change I hope to see.

When we normalize something that could be embarrassing and weird, when we share our experiences with others, they can show us that we really are not that different." thestar.com/opinion/contri…

As the founder of period care company @letsnixit, Newton says she's encouraged by the film. "Let’s embrace our inner pandas, because as Mei shows in the film, it’s really not that weird or embarrassing after all."
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