by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 17, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, magazines, Menstruation
In the ongoing femcare arms race, manufacturers compete to promote the latest technology in menstrual wear. We’ve seen LeakLock®, Four Walled Protection®, Built-in Backup® Skirt, Clean SorbTM Cover (I am not making this up, to borrow an old line from Dave...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 16, 2010 | Advertising, Anatomy, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Girls, Menstruation
This week, Kotex is launching a new campaign “that aims to encourage women to talk candidly and without embarrassment about periods and vaginal care”. Research statistics from the brand indicate that “vaginally-aware women” are more likely to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 15, 2010 | Activism, Advertising, FemCare, Men, Menstruation
Frequent re:Cycling contributor David Linton was profiled last week in The Online Rocket, the student newspaper of Slippery Rock University. Professor Linton gave a talk on campus about the role of men in advertising for menstrual...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 14, 2010 | Internet
We posted with a few warm-up entries last summer, but re:Cycling officially launched on September 15, 2009. So we’ve been period-blogging for six months! Here are some of our milestones: 178 entries (this one is #179) in 49 categories, with 230 tags Largest...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 13, 2010 | Internet
A few highlights from our reading this week: Because your vagina is never good enough as is: advertisements for tightening cream at Copyranter. Efforts to develop and distribute an improved female condom (funded by the MAC AIDS fund). Pubic hair: to shave or not to...
