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    CBS News‏Verified account @CBSNews 16 Aug 2016

    Chinese Olympian casually mentions period in interview, becoming "the hero we all needed": http://cbsn.ws/2bltR3S pic.twitter.com/CR4gMYyuwl

    3:10 PM - 16 Aug 2016
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      1. NAFFY  🇩🇲 🇺🇸‏ @bawiman32 16 Aug 2016
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        Donald trump would have banned her from the pool

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      1. Bill‏ @Bill_321 16 Aug 2016
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        Well, the definition of "hero" certainly has changed over the last few years.

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      1. #TrumpTheRedPill2018‏ @JanJohnsonFL 16 Aug 2016
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        SMH. Hero? How low can we go... oh yes... #ClintonBS News...

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      1. Jiggerbytes‏ @Jiggerbytes 16 Aug 2016
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        .@CBSNews yeesh .. talk about a red dawn.... #amirite!?!

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      1. Terry Bort‏ @arecas35344 16 Aug 2016
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        Good for her! About time we stopped treating female menstruation like something that needs to be hidden

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      1. TodaysGOODNews‏ @JVH241 16 Aug 2016
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        Good grief, a woman has a period and you call that news. I thought most women did, not a hero a regular woman.

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      1. nazarmahar‏ @nazarmahar 16 Aug 2016
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        she said nothing wrong its part of natural process being female

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      1. Vitas‏ @vitpoto 16 Aug 2016
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        what a hero. i have a headache. just mentioned it. Praise me world!

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      1.  🐾 ⚾️͏k͏o͏r͏b͏e͏l͏r͏e͏n͏o͏k͏i͏a ⚾️ 🐾‏ @KorbelRenoKia 16 Aug 2016
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        I wouldn't say #hero, but 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 for just mentioning she had her #menstrual period. Much better than the slang words.

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      1. PROUD RET-LEO‏ @tomahawk2440c 16 Aug 2016
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        Hero for being a fertile woman? Then I'm a hero for being a fertile man...big fucking deal.

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