Feminists have hit a new low… by asking women to celebrate their STDs (yes, really)

Just when you thought feminism couldn’t get any lower, they begin a social media campaign dedicated to celebrating women’s sexually transmitted diseases and you’re proven wrong.

After all, April IS Sexually Transmitted Infection Awareness Month, in case you didn’t know. (I don’t think ANYONE knew this.) And also in case you didn’t know, STDs have been softened from diseases to infections, or STIs.

So what is a woman to do if she has an STI? Well, according to feminists, they should shout it from the rooftops. And if they do, hashtag it, #ShoutYourStatus. Here are some examples:

STIs are a health issue. We don’t stigmatize diabetes. Why do we stigmatize herpes? #ShoutYourStatus

— Whitney Dawn Carlson (@whitneydawn) April 8, 2016

The #shoutyourstatus is similar to #shoutyourabortion – talking about things openly, getting rid of shame.

— Dianna E Anderson (@diannaeanderson) April 14, 2016

I have nothing, but stand with those who are bravely #shoutyourstatus because stigma hurts, and an sti isn’t an indicator of poor choices.

— Ash (@veganpunkchick) April 13, 2016

As Tiffany Gabbay at TruthRevolt reported, one of the women behind the #ShoutYourStatus campaign is freelance writer Britni de la Cretaz. She was interviewed by “millennial” publication Revelist and said being open about her STIs is a “privilege:”

“[It] is a privilege and I want to use that privilege to help other people feel less alone.”

She proved it by shouting her status on Twitter:

#ShoutYourStatus is for STI+ people to shatter stigma & not feel ashamed. There’s too much shame & judgment, when so many of us have STIs.

— Britni de la Cretaz (@britnidlc) April 6, 2016

And these feminists aren’t just aiming for a twenty-somethings audience but one that is MUCH younger, like 7th graders and perhaps even younger. As Gabbay noted in her piece, another woman, Emily DePasse is “going around telling 7th graders that having an STI doesn’t prevent her from having a ‘fulfilling sex life.'” Because that’s appropriate subject matter in junior high? DePasse has said:

“Teaching sex ed this week has taught me that it really, really, REALLY needs to happen over the course of childhood.”

Remind me to keep my children home during DePasse’s lesson.

On her blog on Valentine’s Day this year, DePasse wrote a post titled, “I’m Most Grateful to the Guy Who Gave Me Herpes.” She has a strange way of embracing her true self:

“Embracing myself as a herpes positive woman has been one of the best decisions I have made. So cheers to the guy who gave me herpes. I thank him for making me the best-damned version of myself. I can only hope that he is able to evolve beyond his past and move forward to a better self.”

Alrighty, then.