by Alexandra Jacoby | Oct 30, 2012 | FemCare, Menstruation
A friend of mine is going camping soon, and getting her period then is the last thing she wants to think about! Camping and menstruation…That reminded me about the bears-being-attracted-to-menstrual-blood question, and, in case she didn’t know,** I let her know...
by Heather Dillaway | Oct 11, 2012 | Advertising, Communication, Internet, Media, Menopause, Menstruation
In an effort to continue positive conversations about menopause, this blog entry is about Poise’s new “2nd talk” campaign. I was watching TV the other night and an advertisement for Poise’s menstrual pad came on. For once, I was actually happy to see a TV ad on...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 13, 2012 | Disposable menstrual products, DIY, Men
Last week at The Art of Manliness, a contributor wrote a post about numerous possible wilderness survival uses of tampons. The post was picked up by the popular site, Boing Boing, and the commenters in both sites added more uses, as well uses for disposable maxi pads...
by David Linton | May 22, 2012 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Girls, Internet
Scary Little Menstruating Girl [note: Although re:Cycling has an international audience, the following post is written from the perspective of an North American consumer.] As is well known, cultural practices and attitudes regarding menstruation vary widely from place...
by David Linton | Apr 27, 2012 | Communication, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Girls, Menstruation
Despite occasional efforts by manufacturers of menstrual pads and tampons (the giants of the menstrual-industrial complex – thanks, President Eisenhower) to present period-positive images, they still seem unable to resist representing menstruation as an undesirable,...