Like, I don’t think I have to explain how perfect an analogy lycanthropy is for a period, so why is it that the only real films exploring that are Ginger Snaps and maybe Turning Red if you stretch the definition. I get that there are female werewolves in media but they’re usually side characters with little depth.

I’d also say werewolves are typically presented as a masc thing, like the whole juvenile “dogs are boys, cats are girls” presentation in a lot of media, but even that could lead to some interesting storytelling with typically masc characters having to go through a very fem experience.

Please, we cannot let the only deep exploration of lycanthropy and sexuality in mainstream media be Joannas botched attempts to make it an analogy for aids and then have a character attack and infect children. So I guess this is a stupid question and a call for requests.

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    Being Human UK version has a female werewolf and a great show.

    Also The Magicians has a female werewolf making a period blood reference in a later season but isn’t really much about werewolfs. Great show too.

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      first thing I thought about when reading the post. the being human that is. I barely remember the whole magicians thing.

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      That’s Nina right? As I recall she gets turned and very abruptly disappears at the end of season 2.

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        Yeah Nina. Spoilers>!She gets turned in season 2, becomes a main character in season 3, then “disappears” after season 3 before season 4 starts!<