#OneDropNFTs Destigmatizing Menstruation in the Web3 Space Red Paper

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#OneDropNFTs is a grassroots art movement and challenge hosted by ntent.art Twitter: @ntentart. The goals of #OneDropNFTs are as follows:

1. Destigmatize menstruation and other gender-based issues through discussion and art.
2. Raise funds for charities focused on addressing period poverty and girls education.
3. Raise visibility of female, trans, non-binary, and ally artists in the NFT space.
   

#OneDropNFTs is an inclusive movement. Not all women menstruate and not all people who mensturate are women. Regardless of one’s gender, sex, or whether or not they menstruate, everyone has a story to tell about menstruation and it is worthy of being told. By telling our stories and sharing our art, we fight against the censorship of menstruation.

Mint Info

• The Official #OneDropNFTs collection is comprised of 67 menstruation-themed NFTs from 52 different artists.
• Presale starts on May 2nd 2022 at 3pm EST only at ntent.art/onedrop.
• Presale is open to holders of the ntent.art genesis collection, n3o v|ta. n3o v|ta pieces are available for secondary sale here.
• Public sale starts on May 3rd 2022 at 6pm EST only at ntent.art/onedrop.
• Mint price is .1Ξ
• Mints are on our gas-optimized ERC-721A contract. Mint as many pieces as you like for next to the price of one.
• Blind mint, reveals one day after sell-out or 7 days after mint, whichever comes first. Rolling reveals weekly as necessary.


List of contributing artists:

AAG Creative (Anna) @aagcreative

Ali Sabet @sabet

Alison Rebecca Martin @waitwhatETH

Amli @amli_art

Amy Goldfarb @IsaidsodidntI

Ángel Costa Torrens @Lepoetenoir_090

Angry Women @AngryWomenNFT

BadassWomenNFT1 @badasswomennft1

Blacklady @AnaRoxanaDiaz01

Blue Moon @bluem0xn

Bouquet Okcu @Queen_Meta_

Darling Oddity @darlingnftease

Dr. Benton Banner @drbentonbanner

Fat Baby @NftFat

Fiona Ryder @itsfionaryder

Gabriela Chang @GabrielaChangM2

Iman K. @RoseNfts

iRise NFT @irise_nft

IzoldaT @IzoldaT

Jasmine Lee from Ok Not To Be Ok NFT @Oknottobeoknft

Jennifer Panepinto QuantumSpirit @jenpanepinto

jiwa @dotjiwa

Jules @juleslauberr

Kathleen Bonsall @kathleenbonsall

KAYLA @MetaLandCakes

Ladybossleader @ladybossleader

Leo.nfts by RZ @nftsleo

LUCINE @lucine_art

Maliha Abiid @maliha_z_art

Marino Ingi @myhappyvulva

Marta Cherednik @Marta_Malinko

Misti The Creator @MistiTheCreator

Moon Goddess Arts @moongoddessarts

Niki Baltimore @nikibaltimore

OMsweet0M @OMsweet0M

OONA @madebyoona

Ophelia @ophelia_s_death

Paula Pazos @paulapazosarg

RockofAJs @rockofajs_art

Saint Kyriaki Chonacas @katiechonacas

Shurooq Amin @shurooqamin

sun sun @sunsunbeats

Tair Almor @tairalmor

Talia Zoref @taliazoref

The Vagina Celebration @HoneyPotNFT

Tina Marie @tinamarienfts

Tizadi @SVAW_NFT

vanshika dhyani @vanshikaNFT

VeronicaSoto.eth @insomniousnyc

Yagama @yaga_ma

ytiomin @ytiomin

Zaza-Finely belle @zaza_arts

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Project

• Starting February 7th 2022, artists of any gender/sex were invited to register and donate pieces of art with a menstruation theme for the first Official #OneDropNFTs collection.
• Share your art on social media starting March 1 using the hashtag #OneDropNFTs
• Submissions for the first Official #OneDropNFTs collection are closed.
• Submissions for Season 2 of the Official #OneDropNFTs collection (mint date TBD) are being collected through this form.
• The official collection will be dropped after March, Women’s History Month and Endometriosis Awareness Month and will be sold as a blind mint.
• Payment details are transparent and laid out in the ntent.art smart contract. 15% of sales goes to the planet (10% to the ntent sustainability fund, 200% carbon offsets, and planting at least 1 tree per mint), 5% goes to administrative fees, and 80% will go to a period poverty fund.
• Artists who donate art will get a special OneDropNFTs artist POAP to commemorate their contribution on the blockchain.
• Join ntent.art/discord and verify on the #onedrop channel for important updates.

Community

• Collectors are challenged to buy and hold these works of art as a sign of solidarity and demonstration of a shift of tolerance and celebration toward menstruation in society.
• Every Monday at 3pm EST Blue Moon @bluem0xn will be hosting Menstrual Mondays Twitter Spaces to discuss menstruation in art, share stories, and onboard artists into the movement.

Context

Menstrual blood and period themes have been censored in recent history. How will the Web3 world respond?

Example 1: IRL - NYC subways

In 2015, ads for the reusable period underwear company Thinx featuring fruit and raw egg were deemed offensive and inappropriate for viewing in NYC subways by Outfront Media, the advertising contractor for NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA).

Source: [1]

Example 2: Web1 - Reality Television RuPaul’s Drag Race

2019 - Drag queen Manila Luzon posted this image and caption to Instagram:

Ru said my ORIGINAL Curves & Swerves Runway look was in “bad taste” and production told me to wear my back up.

I was really looking forward to wearing this gown that I think celebrates a perfectly normal human experience! Many of my fans are young women who may feel pressured by society to be embarrassed by periods. It’s empowering to teach young women about their bodies, encourage them to celebrate them AND to question people who tell them not to!

My goal with this look was to normalize menstruation by looking sick’ning even if I was on my period!

Instead, i decided to wear the beautiful quilted dress you saw in the episode because it is not my show, it’s Ru’s. But because of Ru, I have my very own platform to speak for myself and show you all my interpretation! ❤️

my Period Gown is by @theladyhyde

Source: [1]

Example 3: Web2 Instagram

2015 Artist Rupi Kaur’s photo depicting blood stained pants and sheets was removed from Instagram twice for violating their terms of service:

thank you @instagram for providing me with the exact response my work was created to critique. you deleted a photo of a woman who is fully covered and menstruating stating that it goes against community guidelines when your guidelines outline that it is nothing but acceptable. the girl is fully clothed. the photo is mine. it is not attacking a certain group. nor is it spam. and because it does not break those guidelines i will repost it again. i will not apologize for not feeding the ego and pride of misogynist society that will have my body in an underwear but not be okay with a small leak. when your pages are filled with countless photos/accounts where women (so many who are underage) are objectified. pornified. and treated less than human. thank you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀

this image is a part of my photoseries project for my visual rhetoric course. you can view the full series at rupikaur.com the photos were shot by myself and @prabhkaur1. I bleed each month to help make humankind a possibility. my womb is home to the divine. a source of life for our species. whether i choose to create or not. but very few times it is seen that way. in older civilizations this blood was considered holy. in some it still is. but a majority of people. societies. and communities shun this natural process. some are more comfortable with the pornification of women. the sexualization of women. the violence and degradation of women than this. they cannot be bothered to express their disgust about all that. but will be angered and bothered by this. we menstruate and they see it as dirty. attention seeking. sick. a burden. as if this process is less natural than breathing. as if it is not a bridge between this universe and the last. as if this process is not love. labour. life. selfless and strikingly beautiful.

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What is period poverty?

Period poverty refers to the inadequate access to menstrual hygiene tools and educations, including but not limited to sanitary products, washing facilities, and waste management. Through education and advocacy we can greatly improve access to hygiene facilities and products, reduce stigma and shame, and encourage education about menstruation.

Source: [1]

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