J.K. Rowling caused controversy on Twitter over the weekend when she mocked a headline with the term «people who menstruate.» The headline of the article — published by Devex, which describes itself as a media platform for the global development community — reads, «Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.» Rowling had an issue specifically with the more inclusive term «people who menstruate.»Rowling posted the article and tweeted, "'People who menstruate.' I'm sure there used to be a word for those people.
Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?"‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out.