by Chris Bobel | Dec 3, 2009 | Activism, Communication, FemCare, Humor, Language, Men, Menstruation
Button by Insanitywear My friend, the poet and writer Andrea Scarpino, posted this brief essay on a blog she regularly contributes to–Steven Kuuisto‘s “Planet of the Blind.” It is not a coincidence that a blog centering on disability...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 24, 2009 | Advertising, FemCare, magazines, Menstruation
Looks like our friends at Always Infinity have ditched the skinny model,* but everything else in the ad is the same, right down to the copy about a disappearing act and the close-up shot of magic blue fluid. That pad still looks disproportionately large to me: its...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 20, 2009 | Advertising, FemCare, Humor, Menstruation
Concealing menstruation is always a chore, but especially when your boyfriend is a vampire. Twilight Cycles from Brandon Routh [via Glad...
by Chris Bobel | Nov 14, 2009 | Advertising, Communication, Humor, Language, Media, Menstruation
The land of euphemisms is a fantasy land. It is awash in pink. It never rains. The houses are made of gingerbread and the clouds of cotton candy. Look! There goes My Little Pony! It is a safe and happy place that keeps us innocent and pure. Wait? Was that Strawberry...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 2, 2009 | Advertising, FemCare, magazines
Just when you think femcare ads can’t get any sillier . . . the new Always “Infinity” pad promises to “pull its own disappearing act”. Hmm . . . don’t we want pads to STAY where we PUT them?! Oh, it’s the “fluid”...
