To highlight the ongoing stigma around time off for menstruation, INTIMINA has launched "Useless Spanish Lessons," a parody language tutorial featuring the now redundant excuses that working people in Spain don’t need to use to get time off from work due to period pain.
Including six of the most common phrases used by people when calling in sick due to menstrual pain and discomfort, such as “I have a mystery virus” and “I have food poisoning due to a dodgy prawn” the parody video teaches viewers how to say these phrases in Spanish – even though they would never need to.