Melbourne singer Melody Pool is “furious” with Facebook after the social networking site allegedly suspended her account after she published a post about period pain.
Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Ms Pool said Facebook suspended her account for 24 hours after she wrote on her private Facebook page the line, “Does anywhere deliver codeine to you because lady blood moon is waging war upon me,” as News Corp Australia reports.
Here’s how the singer reacted after Facebook deleted her post, which it had deemed to be “inappropriate” and in violation of its “community standards”:
Thanks for deleting my post about period pain & not allowing me to post for 24hrs @facebook oh yeah & for the disgusting hit of oppression
— Melody Pool (@melodyjanepool) July 17, 2016
I'm dumbfounded that a NORMAL BODILY FUNCTION is "inappropriate"?! Are you kidding me @facebook ? I can't even message anyone
— Melody Pool (@melodyjanepool) July 17, 2016
Revolting form @facebook I am really mad and insulted that you consider being a woman 'inappropriate'
— Melody Pool (@melodyjanepool) July 17, 2016
I am so furious that I got suspended for 24hrs from @facebook for being a woman with a menstrual cycle.
— Melody Pool (@melodyjanepool) July 17, 2016
Pool believes one of her Facebook ‘friends’ reported her ‘period pain’ post.
“I posted a mild status on Facebook about having period pain and some waste of space reported me for it, and Facebook deemed it ‘inappropriate’ and suspended my account for 24hrs, including no posts, comments, messaging or even ‘liking’ anything,” she says.
“For one, I’m furious that Facebook considers being a woman with a menstrual cycle ‘inappropriate’ but I’m even more furious that some conservative misogynist managed to become my friend on Facebook, so now I speak directly to this person — delete me right now.
“You and your patriarchal mindset are not welcome on my personal Facebook page, you sour old dinosaur. In the words of my beautiful friend Laura, ‘I’m going to keep bleeding and keep being loud!’”
Pool also believes Facebook might have had an issue with the mention of codeine in her post. Her personal Facebook account has since been reactivated.
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