by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 11, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, Men, Menstruation
It’s not news that menstrual products are marketed with claims of how well they conceal menstruation. But usually from whom must it be concealed is implied, rather than made explicit. Not so in this new campaign for Whisper in southeast Asia. (Whisper maxi pads...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 3, 2010 | Activism, FemCare, Humor, Independent Film, Internet, Men, Menstruation
We’ve had a couple of productive discussions recently here at re:Cycling about men and menstrual humor, so it seems a good time to introduce Vinnie D’Angelo, creator of Vinnie’s Tampon Case. Therese Shecter has graciously shared this clip from her...
by Chris Bobel | Jan 28, 2010 | Humor, Internet, Men, Menstruation, Television
All this iPad humor has got us thinking about menstrual humor more generally–what’s funny (to some) what’s not (to others), why and why not. In the end, anything-menstruation is almost always met with either 1) a shudder and a swift topic shift OR 2)...
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 27, 2009 | Newspapers, PMS
Dear Amy: My girlfriend wants to “talk” again. She is currently experiencing her monthly cycle. Can I ask her to wait until this is over? She usually gets a bit worked up and later apologizes. I do not want to come across as inconsiderate. Based on past...