Orange Is the New Black Quotes
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Source: Orange Is the New Black
Speaker: Piper Chapman
By all means, attribute my legitimate feelings of sadness to menses.
Context
This line is spoken by Piper Chapman, played by Taylor Schilling, in the TV show Orange Is the New Black (2013- ).
This one comes from the hit Netflix series about Piper Chapman, a WASPy lady who ends up having to go to prison for doing a little drug trafficking back in her wild days. The quote pops up in an episode called "Tall Men with Feelings." When Piper is feeling bad about another inmate who's died, an insensitive male guard suggests that she's just on her period. Piper answers him with this quip, which is mostly fun because it uses the word menses.
Where you've heard it
There's a good chance that you heard it straight from the Piper's mouth. Otherwise, you may have seen it on somebody's Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr page. Let's face it—this quote was made to post, especially if someone's just been the recipient of a particularly insensitive comment.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Nah, this one's not pretentious at all, even if it does uses the word menses.